National Voter’s Registration Day

Yesterday afternoon, NDP Leader, John Horgan, called for an election to be held on October 24th. This came with some backlash as we are in the middle of a pandemic.

John Horgan said on Monday, “we can either delay that decision and create uncertainty and instability over the next 12 months, or we can do what I believe is always the right thing and ask British Columbians what they think.”

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Horgan also said that with our province currently having a minority government could cause “instability” in the economic and health responses to COVID-19 in the years ahead.

In perfect timing for this election, today is National Voters Registration Day. So if you are not registered to vote or are a first time voter, today is the perfectly to register.

First time voter, Victoria Rowbottom, is excited to get to cast her first vote. Rowbottom says, “it feels like I have a lot of responsibility to be part of a change and be part of my community. I’m really looking forward to being able to put my vote in and really help shape the government that I want.”

Elections BC is expecting between 35 and 40 percent of voters to be voting by mail. With this many mail in votes, this could delay the election by approximately 13-17 days after the election night.

If you need to register to vote, go to elections.bc.ca.

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