Local Elections BC office ready for Advance Voting as campaign continues across North Coast

Elections BC Prince Rupert Office can be found in the 
100 block of First Avenue West, located in the old
Farwest Sports building across from the Museum

The local Elections BC office, which has set up shop in the old Farwest Sports building on First Avenue West is ready for what could be a very busy couple of weeks in the run up to the October 24th election.

Advance voting will get underway next week with the Advance vote period set for Thursday, October 15 to Wednesday, October 21 at the local returning office.

For those planning to take advantage of the early voting dates, Elections BC does have a few COVID times rule in place before you drop in to vote.

More notes on voting Safely and COVID-19 can be explored here.

Many British Columbians are opting to use a Mail In Ballot for this election, towards a deadline for Mail in Balloting, Elections BC notes that completed vote-by-mail packages must be received by Elections BC before 8PM on the 24th.

They recommend either mailing yours in before October 17th, or to deliver it by hand to your local returning office.

As of today, Elections BC has received 567,000 requests for Vote by Mail ballots.

More notes on the Vote by mail option can be found here. 

On election Day, October 24th, the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre will be hosting the balloting, with the voting booths open from 8 AM to 8 PM that day.

Learn more about how to ensure that you are registered to vote here.

You can keep up with election related themes from BC elections from their twitter feed.

For those living outside of the Prince Rupert area, the full list of where your Elections BC Office can be found is available here.

Should you have any questions for BC elections officials you can contact them in Prince Rupert at (250) 628-0811, or toll free at 1-800-661-8683

More notes on the 2020 Provincial election can be reviewed from our archive page here.

Cross posted from the North Coast Review.