Attendance at the first advance polls for the upcoming municipal election exceeded expectations for city staff, with more than 530 people in attendance throughout the day at the Sun Room in the Weyburn Leisure Centre on October 31.
Paige Tenbult, Communications Coordinator for the City of Weyburn, said that city staff checked advance poll numbers that were recorded in Prince Albert, Swift Current, North Battleford and Yorkton and all those other cities had reported a lesser amount of advance voters at a one-day station.
The amount of people who voted in the advance poll on Saturday was also more than the two advance polls combined in 2016. Tenbult said that the average age of voters at the advance poll were in the 40 and over age range. She also noted that the requests for mail-in ballots are also higher this year, when compared to 2016.
The municipal election date for the City of Weyburn is Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 and the City of Weyburn is encouraging residents to create a voting plan and learn more about the upcoming municipal election. Another advance poll will be held on Thursday, November 5, at the Sun Room in the Weyburn Leisure Centre from 5 to 9 p.m.
The City of Weyburn provides services that have a direct impact on your daily life. Decisions made by municipal governments have an impact on citizens’ quality of life, well-being, access to services and much more. Your vote is your opportunity to impact your community.
There are many ways to vote in the 2020 municipal election including advanced polls, mail-in ballots and the regular poll at the Cugnet Centre on Election Day from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. You can find detailed information about where and how to vote on the City of Weyburn website at www.weyburn.ca/elections.
All qualified voters may vote to elect a mayor and councillors. To be a qualified voter, the following requirements apply:
- is a Canadian citizen;
- is at least 18 years of age;
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has resided in Saskatchewan for at least six consecutive months immediately preceding day of the election and:
- has resided in the City of Weyburn, or on land now in the municipality, for at least three consecutive months immediately preceding the day of the election, OR
- is the owner of assessable land in the City of Weyburn, or land now situated in the municipality, for at least three consecutive months immediately preceding the day of the election;
- has not already voted in this election.
When you arrive at the polling station, election officials will help you fill out a voter’s registration form and you have to provide acceptable voter ID. Municipalities in Saskatchewan do not have a voters list and therefore require this registration at the election polls.
This year’s election is the first time electronic vote counting equipment will be used. To ensure your ballot is properly processed, please follow the directions on the ballot and clearly mark your choice.
Eligible voters will receive a ballot with the following:
- Candidates for mayor for the City of Weyburn. Select one name only.
- Candidates for councillors for the City of Weyburn. Select up to six.
- Candidates for public school board in the City of Weyburn. Select up to two.
For more on acceptable voter ID, voter registration forms and who is running in the 2020 municipal election, visit the City of Weyburn website www.weyburn.ca/elections.
Official results will be declared at 12 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, at the election office at city hall. Unofficial live results can be found on the city website on election night.
Voting is the most important way to make your voice heard on the issues that matter you and the City of Weyburn thanks its residents for their interest.
