Local advance polls reporting higher turnout on first day
MEDICINE HAT, AB — Advance polls have been open for one day, and Elections Alberta is reporting high turnouts.
The organization released first day numbers, showing approximately 140,000 people across Alberta casting ballots at advance polls, up from 58,000 during the first day of advance polls in the 2015 election.
Numbers have also been up in the two local ridings, Cypress-Medicine Hat and Brooks-Medicine Hat.