Elections Nova Scotia

Polls are open for the Argyle-Barrington, Northside-Westmount, and Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg By-elections

Release date: 
September 3, 2019

Polls are open for the Argyle-Barrington, Northside-Westmount, and Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg By-elections   

  

Media Release: September 3, 2019
 

Elections Nova Scotia – All election day polls in Argyle-Barrington, Northside-Westmount, and Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg opened at 8 am this morning, Tuesday, September 3, and will remain open until 8 pm this evening.

To be eligible to vote in these by-elections voters must be 18 years of age on September 3, a Canadian citizen, have lived in Nova Scotia since February 2, 2019, and reside in Argyle-Barrington, Northside-Westmount, or Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg.

Elections Nova Scotia reminds voters in Argyle-Barrington, Northside-Westmount, and Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg that on election day they must vote at their designated poll location or at the returning office in their district.

Most voters in Argyle-Barrington, Northside-Westmount, and Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg received a voter information card (VIC) in the mail. The VIC includes a voter’s assigned poll location information. Voters are asked to bring their VIC and ID for faster service.

Eligible voters in Argyle-Barrington, Northside-Westmount, and Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg can vote without a VIC if they have ID with their name and civic address or if they sign a declaration attesting to their eligibility.

Voters can find their assigned poll location on their VIC, calling the returning office in their district, or by using the following link: designated poll location.

On election night, live feed results will be available after polls close at 8 pm using the following link: live feed results

 

 

Contact:        Naomi Shelton 
                    Director, Policy and Communications 
                    Elections Nova Scotia 
                    902-424-3275 or 902-223-4871

                    naomi.shelton@novascotia.ca 

 

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