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91大黄鸭 voters talk about their pandemic election experience

Despite an election taking place during COVID-19, residents said they felt safe voting in person

It鈥檚 Election Day in B.C. and some voters in 91大黄鸭 are saying it has been a good experience so far.

Some said they felt safe as Elections B.C. staff are limiting the number of voters coming into polling stations, and others commended staff for keeping everything clean and sanitized.

One 91大黄鸭-West voter said the biggest difference this election day was the fact there weren鈥檛 very many people in polling stations.

鈥淭here鈥檚 no lineups. It鈥檚 really nice. There鈥檚 no one here,鈥 she said.

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Another voter said she expected the smaller in-person voter turnout.

鈥淚 expected it to be calmer because with COVID, (people) would be sending their ballots in through advanced polls (instead).鈥

Elections BC communications director Andrew Watson told Black Press Media that 鈥渟afe voting has been the focus鈥 during this snap election.

鈥淰oters can feel confident in the process we鈥檝e put in place,鈥 he said.

He added that because of advanced voting and mail-in ballots, fewer British Columbiansare voting on Election Day, resulting in no long lines or other issues reported at polling stations.

Polls are open until 8 p.m. today, Oct. 24 for in-person voting. Those with mail-in ballots can still cast their vote by dropping off their voting package at a polling station.

For a list of polling stations in the 91大黄鸭 West riding, click here. For 91大黄鸭-Lake Country stations, click here. For 91大黄鸭-Mission stations, click here.

Should you need further assistance throughout the voting process, contact Elections BC directly at 1-800-661-8683.

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Twila Amato
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Twila was a radio reporter based in northern Vancouver Island. She won the Jack Webster Student Journalism Award while at BCIT and received a degree in ancient and modern Greek history from McGill University.
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