Township of Madawaska Valley could be headed for another high voter turnout

Plenty of eligible people have cast a vote in the municipal election in Madawaska Valley, with 525 eligible voters in person at advance polls, and 923 voting online.

Those numbers translate to a 25 per cent early turnout so far.

The township has traditionally recorded higher-than-average voter turnout, with 51 per cent of eligible voters casting ballots in 2022 and 56 per cent participating in the 2018 municipal election.

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Voting is still available online at https://madawaskavalley.elections.vote/en/home or in person from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. on election day at the municipal office at 85 Bay Street in Barry’s Bay.

The office will be closed to regular business on Monday and the only services being provided are voting or election-related questions.

Online voting will be available until 8 p.m. on Monday.

Lee Griffi
Lee Griffi
Lee Griffi is a freelance journalist who has worked in several Vista Radio markets over the past two and a half years. A graduate of Fanshawe College, his first role in the media was in Stratford at the original CJCS as a newscaster/reporter where he eventually became news director. He moved on to a long career in corporate communications, mainly in health care roles and even ran a retirement home for a year in an interim role. In addition to his work at Vista, Lee writes for a number of newspapers in Southern Ontario. He can be reached at lgriffi@vistaradio.ca.

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