UPDATE: Polls have now closed at 8 p.m.
Stay tuned to the Comox Valley Record for up-to-the-minute results.
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It鈥檚 officially Election Day in B.C.鈥檚 2024 provincial election.
After a record-breaking turnout during advanced voting, BC Votes 2024 is likely going to be one for the history books. This also marks the first provincial election with new riding boundaries, which increased the number of seats in the legislature to 93 from 87.
Roughly 1,001,331 people cast their ballot during the six days of advanced voting that ended Wednesday, compared to 671,231 in the 2020 snap election.
The total number of vote-by-mail ballots has not been released by Elections BC. In 2020, 478,900 returned vote-by-mail packages by deadline, roughly 66 per cent of packages requested.
This election, B.C. has also moved to electronic voting tabulation, in efforts to streamline voting and results. However, in close races, ballots will be recounted by hand.
Final counting of votes is set for Oct. 26-28.
Haven鈥檛 voted? There鈥檚 still time. Here鈥檚 what you need to know:
Polling locations:
Voting places will be available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time. This year, voters can cast their ballot at any voting location:
Courtenay-Comox Electoral District
Black Creek Community Centre, 2001 Black Creek Rd, Black Creek
N.I.D.E.S Tsolum School, 2505 Smith Rd, Courtenay
Queneesh Elementary School, 2345 Mission Place, Courtenay
Mark R. Isfeld Secondary School, 1551 Lerwick Rd, Courtenay
Airport Elementary School, 1475 Salmonberry Drive, Comox
Brooklyn Elementary School, 1290 Guthrie Road, Comox
Comox Community Centre, 1855 Noel Ave., Comox
D'Esterre House, 1801 Beaufort Ave., Comox
Courtenay Lawn Bowling Club, 2361 Kilpatrick Ave., Courtenay
Courtenay Elementary School, 1540 McPhee Ave., Courtenay
CRC District Electoral Office, 201 910 Fitzgerald Ave., Courtenay
Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Ave., Courtenay
Adren Elementary School, 3040 Lake Trail Rd., Courtenay
Mid Island-Pacific Rim Electoral District
Cumberland Cultural Centre, 2674 Dunsmuir Ave., Cumberland
Denman Island Seniors Hall, 1111 Northwest Rd., Denman Island
Hornby Island Community Hall, 4305 Central Rd., Hornby Island
Lighthouse Community Centre, 240 Lions Way, Bowser
Candidates running in the riding:
Courtenay - Comox
Brennan Day - Conservative Party of B.C.
Arzeena Hamir - B.C. Green Party
Mid Island - Pacific Rim
Adam Hayduk - Conservative Party of B.C.
Eligible voters don鈥檛 have to register ahead of time to take part in the election; you can register in person when you vote.
To register, you must be:
- a Canadian citizen,
- 18 or older,
- a B.C. resident for the past six months, and
- not disqualified from voting.
- A B.C. driver鈥檚 licence
- A B.C. Identification Card
- A B.C. Services Card, with photo
- A Certificate of Indian Status
- Another card issued by the B.C. government, or Canada, that shows your name, photo and address
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