Resources to help voters and future voters get ready for the 2024 Provincial Election:
Anyone who is 16 or 17 years old, a resident of B.C., and a Canadian citizen can join the List of Future Voters so they are automatically registered to vote in provincial elections when they turn 18.
Democracy in a Box Activity Kit
The democracy kit explores voting and democracy – past and present - in B.C. It’s available in English and French.
The kit includes:
- supplies for a mock election
- trivia cards
- a map to explore B.C.’s electoral districts
- a timeline to learn about the history of voting rights in B.C.
The Royal BC Museum and Elections BC created a kit called Having a Voice: Voting Rights and Democracy in BC. It includes an educator’s resources guide, primary-source documents, photos, maps and activities. The kit examines these questions:
- What is democracy and why do we vote?
- What are direct democracy and representative democracy?
- How have voting rights changed over time?