Premier Scott Moe says he was sent a message about cost of living and housing as his Saskatchewan Party lost two of three byelections in the province. “Byelections are about voters sending a message and now it’s up to our government to listen and to act on that message that was sent here this week,” Moe said […]
You may have noticed some different messaging from Elections Saskatchewan during these three byelections in the Regina Area. There isn’t an election day, with advance polls in the days ahead. Instead its been a “voting week”, with the final day of voting set for today (August 10th). This is going to be the new normal […]
More than four thousand votes have been cast in “advance voting” in three byelections happening in Saskatchewan. According to numbers released by Elections Saskatchewan over 1,093 votes have been cast in the Lumsden Morse Riding through three days of advance voting. 1,602 have been cast in Regina Coronation Park, and 1,947 cast in Regina Walsh […]
Saskatchewan’s Chief Electoral Officer has recommended modernizing the province’s election system. Dr. Michael Boda said that the changes would make Saskatchewan consistent with best practices and Canadian standards and prepare the province for democracy in the 21st century. He said the province’s current system isn’t outdated, but it hasn’t changed much in its 100-plus years […]
It looks as if NDP leader Ryan Meili was correct when he predicted that he would hang on to his seat in Saskatoon-Meewasin. After trailing the Sask. Party’s Rylund Hunter by less than 100 votes with one ballot box remaining, Meili is now ahead by just over 200 votes with Elections Saskatchewan reporting all boxes […]
The Saskatchewan NDP is projecting wins in three of the “close call” constituencies in Saskatoon and two losses. The second count of the ballots which includes all of the mail-in ballots that arrived by election day began on Wednesday. The final count doesn’t begin until November 7th. NDP Leader Ryan Meili says he has won […]
The second preliminary count for the 2020 Saskatchewan General Election started on Wednesday morning from the Delta Hotel in Regina with a number of races still waiting for updated results. The second count consists of vote-by-mail ballots that were received up to 8:00 p.m. on Election Day – October 26. Updates of results will be […]
Elections Saskatchewan is still counting ballots after Monday’s election. A high volume of mail-in and absentee ballots has caused election workers to start a second preliminary count Wednesday, as well as a final count to take place on Nov. 7. Chief Electoral Officer Dr. Michael Boda says it could take another week or two to […]
The final numbers are in from five days of advance polls for Monday’s Saskatchewan election. Elections Saskatchewan says a record was set with 185,061 people entering their ballot including 31,412 on Saturday which was the last day people could participate in advance polls. When you add just over 61,000 mail-in ballots that were approved by […]
Elections Saskatchewan says those who have decided not to wait until Monday and cast their vote for the provincial election continues at a record pace. Elections Saskatchewan says over 34,000 voters made their selection on Friday putting the total at 153,749 which is more than the last two elections combined. Saturday is the last day […]
