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Voters request 160,000 mail-in ballots since election call

Elections BC is keeping tabs on the monumental number of requests for mail-in ballots.

As of midnight on Wednesday, Elections BC has received 160,000 mail-in requests from voters. To compare to the last provincial election in 2017, approximately 6,500 mail-in ballots were requested.

MORE: Vote-by-mail Requests (Elections BC)

Given the sheer volume of mail-in ballots, there is a reality that election results won’t be finalized until a day after the election or longer. Mail-in ballots can be received by Elections BC up until 9:00 pm on election night, Saturday, October 24th in order to be counted.

Voters can register for a mail-in ballot online or by phone, or can connect with their nearest district electoral office to pick up a ballot in-person.

MORE: How to Vote by Mail (Elections BC)

MORE: Electoral District Offices (Elections BC)

Bradley Jones
Bradley Jones
Delivering local news and sports in the East Kootenay since April 2016, Bradley now calls Cranbrook home. Born and raised in Airdrie, AB, Bradley graduated from Lethbridge College, and has been a journalist, news anchor and reporter since 2014. Bradley took on local News Director responsibilities when he moved to Cranbrook in 2016. He is now Vista Radio's Kootenay News Director, managing and overseeing all news operations at the company's five regional radio stations in Cranbrook, Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, and Grand Forks.

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