By Staff
October 20, 2014
BURLINGTON, ON.
Almost 10 per cent of Burlington’s eligible voters have cast their ballots for the 2014 Municipal Election. Advance polls were on Oct. 8 and 18 and online voting was offered from Oct. 2 until 19.
A total of 11,072 votes were cast, with 7,976 done online. There are about 126,000 eligible voters in Burlington.
These numbers are almost double those of the 2010 election advance voting period. In 2010, a total of 6,045 votes were cast, with 2,500 done online of about 120,000 eligible voters in Burlington. This translated to five per cent of eligible voters using advance or online voting in 2010.
“We are pleased with the turnout so far,” said Angela Morgan, City Clerk. “We hope this trend continues through to Election Day.”
There are some people who are no so pleased. The voted on line for the candidate they knew – not realizing there were other candidates. When they met the other candidates some are reported to have said they had already voted and regretted doing so,
On line voting is a convenience but it also limits the time-frame within which a voter can cast their ballot. Online voting ends more than a week before election day – any last minutes changes – and the early voter is out of luck. Incumbents love the online voters – they get to lock them in early.
Monday, Oct. 27, is Election Day. Polls are open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Check your Voter Identification Notice for your poll location
