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By Veronica Beltran with files from Canadian Press

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Elections B.C. nears half a million requests for vote-by-mail packages

Oct 1, 2020 | 11:41 AM

PRINCE GEORGE— Elections B.C. is nearing half a million requests for vote-by-mail packages.

Since yesterday, (Sept.30) at 11:59 p.m. Elections B.C. says they have received a total of 474,000 requests for vote-by-mail packages.

B.C.’s chief electoral officer, Anton Boegman, said last week that he expected as much as 40 per cent of the ballots cast in this year’s election to be mailed in.

Boegman said only about one per cent of voters usually vote by mail, but COVID-19 makes this election different.

Elections B.C. says the vote-by-mail packages sent out don’t represent the ballots that will be considered for counting because voters may not return their package or get it in on time.

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British Columbians wishing to vote by mail can request a voting package here.