
Federal election workers still needed for Sept. 20 voting day
LETHBRIDGE, AB – As general voting day in the 2021 federal election nears, Elections Canada continues to seek out people to work the polls September 20.
As of Wednesday morning, the agency says it’s at about 80 per cent for workers.
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Elections Canada noted that Returning Officers “typically hire more workers than needed in case a poll worker must be replaced at the last minute.”