VANCOUVER — 7:01 p.m. PT
Elections BC says nearly half a million mail-in ballots have been returned as people tried to avoid going to the polls to vote in B.C.’s election during the pandemic.
It says 724,279 vote-by-mail packages were requested, with nearly 498,000 returned as of Friday night.
Voters had until the polls close today to return the mail-in ballots.
There are nearly 3.5 million registered voters in British Columbia.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 24, 2020.
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