Alberta Elections notes on its website that due to the Canada Post strike, 'Where to Vote' cards will not be mailed to electors.
RELATED VIDEO : The front-running candidates in the Lethbridge-West byelection are preparing for a Christmas campaign, with the election on Dec. 18. Justin Sibbet reports.says a decision not to mail out voter registration cards due to the Canada Post strike could hurt turnout in a provincial byelection that’s been called for a week before Christmas.
Premier Danielle Smith announced last week that a byelection for Lethbridge-West will be held Dec. 18, to fill the vacancy that opened up when former NDP MLA Shannon Phillips resigned July 1. Alberta Elections notes on its website that due to the Canada Post strike, “Where to Vote” cards will not be mailed to electors, and warns that in the event of a a continuing strike, electors choosing to vote by special ballot may have to use other ways to send them in, such as a courier.Nenshi says the Alberta NDP wants Elections Alberta to conduct “robust voter outreach,” which he says could include billboards and road signs across the riding, radio ads and a phone and text campaign.
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