Referendum day: What you need to know

It's referendum day in Alberta. Here's what you need to know. Polls are open across the province from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m., but Albertans can only vote in their designated stations. Those are assigned by your home address. You can find that on your voter card, which should have come in the mail, but if you didn't get it, you can find it online at map.elections.ab.ca, searching your address. Elections Alberta has been encouraging voters to read the questions before heading to the polling stations. You'll also need to bring ID. A driver's license with your current address works on its own, but you can also show two pieces of ID as long as one has your current home address. Once you get to the polling station, be prepared for four different stops. Once you're through the door, you'll check in with an information officer. If you're registered, they'll send you to a voting officer to confirm your address and identity. Unregistered voters will be sent to a registration officer. In both cases, those officers will give you 10 ballots, one for each question and all color-coded, but you don't need to mark each one, just the questions you want to weigh in on. Electoral officers will also walk you through how to fold your ballot. Then you head over to mark your choices with an X. Elections Alberta has pencils behind the partition, but you can bring your own pen or marker if you want. Once the pages are marked, you'll need to cast your ballot. Each station has color-coded ballot boxes so you can match each question to the right box. Election workers will uncover each box for you to cast each ballot separately. Special ballot voters can check the status of their vote online. If it hasn't been received, you can still head to your assigned station to vote. And remember to leave any referendum advertising at home. Elections Alberta says flags are fine to wear, but anything that says your vote intention will be turned away. Elections Alberta says it's expecting record voter turnout of about 85%. If your polling station is busy, anyone in line by 8 p.m. will be allowed to vote. Chelsea Meador, CBC News, Calgary.