投票于周一在加拿大西部阿尔伯塔省开始，这是一场可能使该省踏上脱离国家之路的重要公投。
Voting began Monday in Canada's western Alberta province in a consequential referendum that could set it on a path toward leaving the country.
阿尔伯塔选举局表示，投票站当地时间上午9点（格林尼治时间15点）开放，将于晚上8点（格林尼治时间周二凌晨2点）关闭。该机构称，大约130万居民已通过特殊投票或提前投票方式投下选票。选票包含10个问题。前九个涉及移民和宪法事项。
Elections Alberta said polling stations opened at 0900 AM local time (1500GMT) and will shut at 0800PM (0200GMT Tuesday). Roughly 1.3 million residents have already cast ballots through special voting or advance polling, the agency said. The ballot contains 10 questions. The first nine address immigration and constitutional matters.
最后一个问题询问阿尔伯塔是否应继续留在加拿大，或者其政府是否应开始筹备一次具有法律约束力的第二次脱离投票。这是该省选票上首次出现此类问题。
The last asks whether Alberta should stay in Canada or whether its government should start preparing a second, legally binding vote on separation. It is the first time such a question has appeared on the province’s ballot.