The convenience of online voting doesn't appear to have boosted voter turnout during advance voting — today marks the last day — before tomorrow's Oct. 22 municipal election day.
As of yesterday, total votes tallied were 9,756, or 17.7 per cent of the town's 54,989 eligible voters.
Saturday, Oct. 13 was the kickoff for 10 days of online and telephone voting.
You can vote over the internet or by telephone until 8 p.m. tomorrow, using your unique personal identification number (PIN) that you should have received by mail.
If you haven’t received your PIN or haven’t yet registered to vote, you have until official voting day tomorrow to do so. Visit the Town election’s website for more details here.
NewmarketToday.ca has everything you need to know about Newmarket's 2018 municipal election in one place, including the candidates and their platforms, the issues, and more. Visit here
You can cast an informed vote for mayor, regional councillor and deputy mayor, ward councillor and school trustee by comparing the candidates' responses to NewmarketToday's questionnaire, including yes or no responses to:
- Should salaries be reduced for the mayor and councillors?
- Are taxes too high for the services provided to residents?
- Do you support tax increases to pay for the purchase of properties, such as Mulock Estates?
- Should the town provide additional incentives to developers to encourage more affordable rental units?
- Should councillors be required to provide more fully itemized and detailed expense reports, accessible online at no cost to the public?
