If you're planning on voting in this B.C. provincial election, what do you need to do to ensure you can cast a ballot?

• Who can vote?

Any Canadian citizen who is 18 or older on election day and has lived in British Columbia for at least six months is eligible to cast a ballot. For those who have not registered to vote yet, they can still register on election day in person. 

• Where do you vote?

91Ô­´´'s ridings have changed since the last election, and voters may be in the 91Ô­´´-Abbotsford, 91Ô­´´-Walnut Grove, or 91Ô­´´-Willowbrook ridings. You can find out which riding you are in with through their website at .

If you were already registered to vote, you should have also received a Where to Vote card in the mail. This gives information about your assigned polling place for the Oct. 19 election day. Voters are advised to bring that card with them when they vote to speed up the process.

However, if you do not want to vote at that polling place, you can vote at another. A complete list of every voting location in the province .

There are also one or two early voting locations in each riding. Early voting was scheduled for Oct. 10-13 and 15-16.

Voters can also vote by mail, but the deadline to request a mail-in ballot is Oct. 13 online or by phone, or in person up to 4 p.m. at a district electoral office.

All mailed in votes have to be received before 8 p.m. on Oct. 19, or they will not be counted. Mail-in ballots can also be dropped off at electoral offices or advance voting or final voting day locations.

• What ID do you need?

Most voters will only have to show one piece of voter ID to confirm their identity. A B.C. driver's licence, B.C. Identification Card, B.C. Services Card with a photo, or a Certificate of Indian Status are all sufficient.

Without one of those, voters must show two documents that show their full name, at least one of which includes their current address. Types of documents that can be used include a passport, SIN card, Citizenship Certificate, birth certificate, government-issued cheques or tax stubs, college or university admissions documents, or bank or mortgage statements.

• When can you vote?

On election day, polls will be open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

If you are working on that day, your employer must give you up to four hours off to get to the polls and back, with certain exceptions for remote jobs. Employers denying workers the right to vote on election day can be fined up to $10,000.