3.5 million Canadians cast advance ballot

Roberts said her team will go to polling stations to see how things are working and talk to people to get to the bottom of any problems, so they can determine how to best prevent those issues from arising again. Much like our municipal election, let’s try to increase voter turnout.

Residents who visited the city’s only early polling station at the Keystone Centre on Friday were met with a surprising wait.

Elections Canada spokesman Dugald Maudsley said the project, which ran four days – October. 5-8, was aimed at a group that doesn’t turn out to vote in high numbers.

Three weeks ago, CBC’s poll tracker suggested that the tally of undecided voters across the country ranged anywhere from seven per cent to 20 per cent. No doubt that any remaining undecideds will finally make their decisions as we slowly hobble forward to October 19.

Sienne Mothus was one of the volunteer workers on Wednesday, and she was looking forward to casting her first ever ballot.

I’ve never been able to understand that considering the polls are open for at least 12 hours.

In the 2011 federal election, according to Elections Canada data, 4,771 people voted in the advance polls in our electoral district.

A deputy returning officer, central poll supervisor and poll clerk are tasked with tallying the votes, which are cross referenced with the number of electors before final results are signed off on and sent to the returning office in Penticton. If you did not receive the card, you can register at your polling station on election day.

As our fourth day at the polls began, we received a wonderful gift of Thanksgiving sandwiches with cookies and fruit from Powell River Lutheran Church. Have no fear because you, too, can vote.

With all the media information about changes to the election act, nearly everyone arrived with enough information to prove their identity.

If you can’t do that, you can also vote at one of the 400 Election Canada offices across the country before 6 pm tomorrow.

However, it’s not just students who feel learning about politics will assist them in the business world who are getting involved.

For this election, Elections Canada has increased the types of identification a voter can use.

We can try to guilt you into it by pointing out that there are millions of people on this planet who don’t have the right to elect who governs them.

Green Party candidate John Streicker placed third with 3,037 votes and NDP hopeful Kevin Barr finished fourth with 2,308 votes.