The citizens of Alberta will be electing a new provincial government on March 3, 2008.

If you will be absent from the province on polling day, I encourage you to contact Elections Alberta to obtain an absentee special ballot voting kit.

Please click on the below website link that will take you to a special Elections Alberta publication which outlines the procedure to obtain a special absentee ballot. Please note that you can register with your local returning office by telephone, which will speed up the processing of your ballot request.

http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/files/Documents/A_guide_for_use_of_the_special_ballot_poll.pdf

I encourage all members to take advantage of this special ballot process.

Once Alberta's new government takes office, your association - the Canadian Snowbird Association - will be making contact with the premier and key cabinet ministers to continue to promote your rights and privileges as a snowbird traveller.

J.D. (Don) Gardiner, C.M.

President