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Vancouver's advance voting drew a record 46,966 ballots over the first two days, more than double the 17,882 cast in the same period four years ago. Two more advance voting days remain before October 17.
25,142 people cast ballots on Oct. 8, the highest single-day advance voting total in Vancouver's history, according to the City. Two more advance voting days remain before election day Oct. 17.
The city set a new single-day record on the second advance voting day, surpassing the record it set just four days earlier. Two more advance voting days remain before October 17.
The City of Vancouver says 25,142 people voted on October 7, the second day of advance voting, setting a new single-day record that breaks the one set just three days earlier.
ABC Vancouver's Lorraine Lowe posted a prayer on social media as advance polls opened on October 3, drawing criticism from the B.C. Humanist Association and prompting ABC to distance itself from the post.
The City of Vancouver's preliminary statistics show 21,824 people voted on October 3, the first advance voting day, a 196 per cent increase over the first advance voting day in the 2022 civic election.
Vancouver voters have until noon on Monday, October 5, to request a mail ballot package by phone or online. Daily Hive published a full guide to voting eligibility, ID requirements and locations on October 3.
The City of Vancouver says requests for mail ballot packages have reached more than 18,000, over 70 per cent above the 10,523 packages sent out for the entire 2022 election. Advance voting starts October 3.