Voting in 3 Sask. byelections begins today
CBC
Polls are open in the three provincial byelections being held in Regina Coronation Park, Regina Walsh Acres and Lumsden-Morse.
Voters have the option of six days to cast their ballots: Aug. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10.
There are 15 voting locations, five in each constituency, open on all six of the voting days. Lumsden-Morse will have an additional 16 voting locations open on Aug. 10 in some smaller communities in the constituency.
Voting hours are noon to 8 p.m., with extended hours of 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the last day of voting, Aug. 10.
To vote, you must be a Canadian citizen, at least 18 years old, and have lived in Saskatchewan for the last six months. Elections Saskatchewan says a driver's licence should work as a standalone proof of ID. If you do not have a driver's licence, you can show two of any of the more than 50 accepted IDs. Even without a piece of ID, an eligible voter who knows you and lives in the same constituency as you may vouch for you at the voting place.
A total of 36,757 voter information cards were mailed out to registered voters in these three constituencies. These cards detail voting location options, dates, and times.
Any eligible voter who did not receive a card may register in-person at a voting location on any of the voting days.
Elections Saskatchewan says it has approved 630 vote-by-mail applications: 168 in Lumsden-Morse, 204 in Regina Coronation Park, and 258 in Regina Walsh Acres.
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A web tool called Where Do I Vote is set up for voters to find their closest polling station.
What's different this year is the use of technology. Voters may notice fewer election workers in these byelections, Elections Saskatchewan said in a news release.
The introduction of alternate procedures such as voter information card scanners, electronic poll books and vote counting equipment will now require only 29 election workers in each of the two Regina ridings, and 73 workers in Lumsden-Morse.
The Saskatchewan Party held all three seats being contested. Both the Sask. Party and NDP have nominated candidates in all three constituencies.
The byelections were triggered by two resignations and one death.
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