On Wednesday, Manitobans will go to the polls to elect a new mayor, city council, and school trustees. Before casting their ballots, voters should bear a few things in mind.
As of Tuesday, ballots and voting materials will be sent to the city’s 198 polling places. The City of Winnipeg will employ 2,000 employees to work at these establishments.
From 8 a.m. until 8 p.m., voters can visit polling places. According to Marc Lemoine, city clerk and senior election official, “[the staff] will be getting there somewhere around 6:30-7 a.m., getting ready to be set up and ready to accept everyone’s votes when the doors open at 8 a.m. tomorrow.”
Voters should have received a card detailing their designated polling location prior to Election Day. Even if you didn’t receive a voter registration card, you can still register to vote and discover your polling place by going online or contacting 311.
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Upon arriving at the polling place, Winnipeggers will be required to provide photo identification. One valid government-issued photo ID with your current address and name, or two valid original forms of ID with your current name and address on each card. Each of your two forms of identification needs to include your name and current address.
To wit, “it may be anything like a credit card, a medical card, all those other types of situations,” as Lemoine put it.
Lemoine warned that voters could face wait times of up to two hours when they arrive at the polls at 8 a.m. He also said that between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., the stations will likely see a little decrease in foot traffic. Then, beginning at four o’clock, you can expect an influx of customers on their way home from work.
“Tomorrow, between 4 and 8 o’clock, we expect that half of all voters will show up. Therefore, if you can, please leave between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.,” he added, adding that they work to process people as swiftly as possible.
In terms of early voting, this election in Winnipeg set a new record.
According to Lemoine, the number of early voters in Winnipeg increased to 42,000 in 2019 from 39,000 in 2018.
Winnipeg voters “did turn out in droves this year, so we’re really glad that Winnipeggers choose to vote in advance,” he said. “We make those chances accessible and it’s really up to Winnipeggers whether they come out.”
For the sake of convenience on Election Day, when lines are bound to form, this is helpful.
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