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Residents reminded that voting ends tomorrow at 8 p.m.

Preliminary election results to be made available as soon as possible

NEWS RELEASE - Distributed November 14, 2014 3:30 PM

Summary

Residents of Nanaimo are reminded that voting ends at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 15, with preliminary election results being made available as soon as possible after that. Results can be viewed on the City of Nanaimo website and on CivicInfo BC.

Residents are invited to come out and see results immediately as they become available at the Shaw Auditorium at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street.

Advance Voting Turn Out:

The November 5 and 12 Advance Voting Opportunities brought out a record number of voters. For comparison, here are the numbers from previous years:

  • 2005: 1507 voters
  • 2008: 1390 voters
  • 2011: 1663 voters
  • 2014: 2262 voters

Link to Strategic Plan: N/A

Key Points

  • Members of the community are invited to see the preliminary election results as they become available starting at 8 p.m. in the Shaw Auditorium at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street.
  • The November 5 and 12 Advance Voting Opportunities brought out a record number of voters.

Quotes

"By using voting tabulator machines, combined with software developed by the City of Nanaimo, the time needed to tally and report election results has significantly decreased. What usually took hours can now be completed in minutes. If all goes well, results should be posted within an hour after polls close."

Chris Jackson
Chief Election Officer
Elections Office - City of Nanaimo
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Contact:

Chris Jackson
Chief Election Officer
Elections Office - City of Nanaimo
250-755-4405

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