For first time, electronic tablets to be used for early in-person voting across Nova Scotia

Nova Scotians are heading to the polls on Nov. 26, but many will cast their ballots before that date. Here's everything you need to know to vote in the provincial election.

Voters can register by mail or email by downloading the application form the Elections Nova Scotia website and following the instructions. Send the form by email to elections@novascotia.ca or by mail to:

You can also register online to vote or update your address on the voters list.

To be on the Nova Scotia voters list and be eligible to vote in this provincial election, you must:

Nova Scotians who are already registered to vote will no longer be mailed a voter information card. This is due to the potential Canada Post strike.

If you're not sure if you're registered, you can call Elections Nova Scotia at 1-800-565-1504. You'll be asked to provide personal information such as your date of birth in order to verify your identity.

During the provincial election, voters can choose to cast their ballot before election day or in-person on Nov. 26. There are a total of 24 voting days, including election day, which Elections Nova Scotia said is one of the largest number of voting days in the country.

Early voting options include voting at a returning office, voting at a community or advance poll, or by write-in ballot. Internet voting is not yet available in the provincial election.

During early voting, you are able to vote from anywhere in the province, meaning you can go to any voting location in Nova Scotia and cast a ballot for the candidate of your choosing in your electoral district.

This "vote anywhere" option ends on Saturday Nov. 23. After that, voters can only vote at their local returning office or their assigned election day voting location.

On election day, voters must cast their ballot at their assigned voting location.

Voters can find a voting location near them by entering their address into the "where do I vote" tool on Elections Nova Scotia's website.

For the first time in the provincial general election, electronic tablet voting — being referred to as "e-ballots" by Elections Nova Scotia — will be used during early voting. No paper ballots will be used before election day, except when using the mail-in ballot option.

The new system was developed because of the amount of time it would take to count early ballots once polls closed in previous elections.