Elections Nova Scotia

June 1, 2017
Today is Official Addition day June 1, 2017 At the completion of official addition, official results will replace preliminary results from election night posted at http://results.electionsnovascotia.ca. Another release will be sent when the results site has been updated...
May 31, 2017
Official Addition and Judicial Recounts   Official addition will begin tomorrow, Thursday June 1st, at 10:00 am in all returning offices.   The deadline for application to a judge for a recount is four days after the official count, Monday June 5th, 2017...
May 31, 2017
Out of District Ballots Count   Elections Nova Scotia underestimated the time it would take to count the largest out of district ballot boxes. At about 1030pm election night, we estimated that the 51 out of district boxes would be counted by 11:30pm. Over the next...
May 30, 2017
Out of District Ballots Count About Half-Way Elections Nova Scotia has had inquiries about the count of out of district ballots. All ballots will be counted and included in tonight’s results. There appears to be interest due to the record early vote turnout of 112,900...
May 30, 2017
Update - Poll hours extended in two locations. Update- Web Tool Issue UPDATE: As a result of the delays reported earlier, election results reporting for Truro-Bible Hill electoral district will commence at 8:30pm, and for Halifax-Chebucto electoral district will commence...
May 30, 2017
Poll hours extended in two locations. Web Tool Issue   Web Tool Issue The Where and When Can I Vote? web tool that helps electors find their designated location to vote has been performing poorly this morning. The tool is housed on a government-based server and...
May 26, 2017
  MEDIA ADVISORY: Election night results online after polls close May 26, 2017 Elections Nova Scotia will be providing election results online as polls are reported soon after polls close at 8pm on election day Tuesday May 30th. The online results on...
May 25, 2017
Dartmouth East & Dartmouth South Clarifications May 25, 2017 Elections Nova Scotia is seeking to correct misinformation circulating in the media and social media regarding whether and how votes for candidates in Dartmouth East and Dartmouth South will be counted....
May 22, 2017
Voting Days and Hours An earlier release had listed Friday polls as open until 6pm. Polls are actually open until 8pm. Following is a list of remaining voting days and hours:   Today, Monday Victoria Day, May 22nd, 9am to 6pm Tuesday May 23rd, 9am to 6pm...
May 20, 2017
Advance Voting May 20, 2017 More than 4,000 people voted in the first three hours of advance voting this morning. Returning officers in the 51 districts report a steady stream of electors on the first of seven days of advance voting, from today through next Saturday (...