Change may be on the horizon in Quebec as voting underway

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It is finally here. After 39 days of campaigning and crisscrossing the province, the party leaders have settled in for the wait as Quebecerscast their ballots.

More than five million people are eligible to vote in balloting that began at 9:30 a.m. ET Monday. The province regularly sees turnout rates of more than 70 per cent.

Quebec's chief electoral officer (DGEQ) says 1.1 million people or 18 per cent of eligible voters went to advance polls between Sept. 21 and 27.

The Coalition AvenirQubec,the front-runner throughout thecampaign, is favoured to win the most seats, according toCBC'sQuebec Poll Tracker.

Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard, the incumbent, chose to have the election campaign last the maximum 39 days giving CAQ Leader Franois Legaultmore time to stumble.

And stumble Legaultdid, mainly overquestions about his party's immigration policy. But despite its leader'smissteps, the CAQhas managed to hang on to the all-important lead among francophone voters, which could power him to a majority in the National Assembly.

How to vote

MontrealerNick Boulierssaid during every election, he goes through a "personal crisis" to vote, or not to vote.

But he always does.

"At the last minute, I always think there's people in other countries dying to just have this kind of right, to have their voice heard, and we should just never take it for granted."

Polls close at 8 p.m.You can find out where your local polling station is here.

You should have received two cards fromlections Qubec one confirming you're registered,and the otherreminding you to vote and telling you where to go.

If you receivedthose, you're registered,and if not, you can call1-888-ELECTION or check here to see if you are on the list to vote.

Once that's done, all you need is one of the following pieces of photo ID:

• Health insurance card.
• Driver's licence.
• Canadian passport.
• Certificate of Indian Status.
• Canadian Armed Forces identification card.

Last week, a technology glitch resulted in long waits at some advance polling stations, includingat universities and CEGEPs.

Turnout at educational institutions over the four-day advance voting period was down 20 per cent over 2014.

lectionsQubecsays things should go smoothly todayand apologized for any issues, saying it doesn't take the situation lightly.

But there was at least one voting-related issue on Sunday the Sret du Qubec is investigating after ballot boxes were found along the highway in the Matapdia Valley,southwest of theGasp Peninsula.

They apparently fell out of a vehicle and werepicked up by citizens and the police.

An lections Qubec officialsays all the ballots were recovered.

How to follow along

No matter where you are, you can follow along with us as the results come in.

Our television special begins at 8 p.m. It will be broadcast locally and on CBC News Network, and also online on the CBCMontreal, CBC OttawaandCBC QuebecFacebook pages, as well as onYouTubeandPeriscope.

The live election radio special also gets underway at 8 p.m. on CBCRadio One.

You'll also find our interactive, which willtrackthe results of all 125 ridings in real time,live blog, starting at 5 p.m., as well as breaking news and analysis on our website.