Advance polling opens Saturday for New Brunswick byelection

A resident arrives to vote in the New Brunswick provincial election at St. Mark's Catholic Church in Quispamsis, N.B. on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan)

Advance polling for the New Brunswick byelection in Miramichi West will take place Saturday and Monday.

Polls are open both days from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

“We encourage electors to bring their voter information cards we sent to them when they come to vote in the advance polls, so that we can provide them with faster service,” said chief electoral officer Kimberly Poffenroth.

Voters can also vote at the returning office on Main Street in Doaktown, which is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“Elections New Brunswick can arrange, by appointment, to have a special ballot brought to the residence of a voter who is unable to leave their home because of illness or incapacity, and to bring a ballot to that person’s caregiver, as well,” a release from the province reads.

“These various voting options offer flexibility to individuals to choose the opportunity to vote that is most convenient for them,” said Poffenroth.

Election day for the Miramichi West byelection is Oct. 6.

More information about locations of advance and regular polling stations is available online or by calling 1-888-858-8683.

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