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By Connor Gunn

City sees Municipal Election advanced voting numbers double since 2017

Oct 4, 2021 | 11:05 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The first two days of advance voting for the 2021 Municipal Election saw 1,255 Lethbridge residents cast their ballots.

City officials say in 2017 after the first two days of advanced voting 543 residents had voted.

There are six more Advance Vote opportunities that will occur on the dates below from 10 am to 8 pm:

• October 8, 9, 10 – Exhibition Park drive-through
• October 14, 15, 16 – ATB Centre

“The drive-through voting station at Exhibition Park this week, which will allow individuals to vote without leaving their vehicle, is a new initiative designed as an extra precaution in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic,” the release states.

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Voters will see signs directing voters to the entrance near Bully’s (near the SW corner of Ex Park) where they will also find a greeter booth, then drive to the eligibility booth, followed by a ballot booth, a deciding zone and a ballot turn-in area.

Residents voting can also walk through or bicycle through the city says.

The city has released the following additional information for residents looking to vote:

“As this will be the first time a drive-through option is available, we ask for residents to please be patient. We have introduced a web tool for monitoring lineups/wait time at each voting station during the election, including this week’s drive-through. Updates can be found here.

On Election Day Monday, October 18, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., eligible voters can vote at any of the 14 voting stations throughout the City. Rather than having dedicated neighbourhood voting stations, as in previous elections or with the Federal Election, voters will be able to pick the station that works for them.

A map of Election Day voting locations is here. All public health orders, as set out by the Provincial Government, will be followed. Check Lethbridge/ca/election for updates prior to voting.”