City hall has added two more places where residents can vote during the November mayoral byelection.
The Cosmo Senior Citizens Centre at 235 Third Avenue Northeast and Minto United Church at 1036 Seventh Avenue Northwest are the newest polling locations where voters can cast their ballots when they help select the new mayor on Wednesday, Nov. 3.
The addition of these venues as voting centres increases the number of places to four, with Church of Our Lady Catholic Church handling voters on South Hill and the Exhibition Company Convention Centre acting as a super poll for the northern half of the city. All four venues will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on election day.
Voters will also have more locations and times in which to cast their ballots during the advance polls.
The Cosmo Centre will host advance polls on Tuesday, Oct. 26, Wednesday, Oct. 27 and Thursday, Oct. 28 from noon to 6 p.m. Meanwhile, city hall will hold an advance poll on Saturday, Oct. 30, from noon to 6 p.m.
City council unanimously approved these new changes during its recent regular meeting. The other decisions it made during a previous council meeting about the byelection still stand.
Town ‘n’ Country Mall will remain a location to host advance polls, from Tuesday, Oct. 26 to Saturday, Oct. 30 — excluding Friday, Oct. 29 — from 1 to 6 p.m.
A hospital poll will be set up at Dr. F. H. Wigmore Regional Hospital on Nov. 3 for 1.5 hours so residents there can vote.
Residents who live in a care home will have the chance to cast a ballot by mail-in voting.
Voters with physical disabilities or limited mobility and who have a caregiver can vote via a mobile poll on Saturday, Oct. 30, from 1 to 6 p.m.
The next regular council meeting is Monday, Sept. 27.
