Election day is getting closer, with the big vote on Oct. 15.
While Oct. 15 is election day, there was an advance voting event last Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Mission Leisure Centre.
From all accounts, advance voting numbers were high compared with the previous election.
The fact is that it’s difficult to get people out to vote in city elections, which see voter turnouts in the range of 25 to 40 per cent depending on the city.
In 2018, according to the site Civic Info, the Mission voter turnout was 31.7 per cent, well below the average of 35.6 per cent.
The numbers across B.C. are not good – well below the voter turnouts for provincial and federal elections.
This despite the fact that people have such good access to municipal politicians and so many decisions have a direct impact on their lives.
School trustees are just as accessible, with meetings held locally every month.
There’s a big push on now to get people out to vote in an election in which the future of the waterfront is a hot issue.
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Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Oct. 15.
To vote in this election you must be:
18 years or older;
a Canadian citizen;
a resident of B.C. for at least six months;
a resident of Mission;
not disqualified from voting under any law.
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chris.campbell@missioncityrecord.com
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