Prince Albert residents turn out in droves for early voting
Prince Albert’s advanced polls ahead of election day drew quite the crowd.
According to the city clerk’s office, almost twice as many residents turned out to vote early this year over 2012.
Sherry Person is Prince Albert’s city clerk and the individual responsible for overseeing civic elections as electoral returning officer. She said she’s encouraged by the number of residents who took advantage of the advanced polls.
“I’m very pleased people took the opportunity to come out and vote,” Person explained, “I’m very hopeful that we’ll have a higher turnout on election day than in previous years.”