Campaign Roundup - Day 21:

• Advance voting is now over. The next opportunity for voting is on Election Day - Monday, October 20th. Polls will be open from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm. You can find locations - as well as voter information - on the City’s website.
• More than 41,000 ballots were cast over the five days of advance voting. An average of 8,268 votes per day marks a nearly 30% increase from 2021, despite shorter polling hours. The busiest day was Saturday, with 10,698 votes recorded.
• Groups are mobilizing underrepresented communities to increase voter engagement. The University of Alberta Students’ Union is encouraging student pledges to vote and highlighting issues like housing, transit, and affordability. YEG Muslim Vote is working to ensure City policies reflect the needs of Muslim and other ethnic communities, focusing on affordability, housing, transit, and candidates’ stances on international and local issues. interVivos is engaging newcomers, 2SLGBTQ+ residents, students, and people experiencing homelessness through forums to foster discussion and leadership on public safety and community challenges.
• Mayoral candidate Rahim Jaffer shared a Thanksgiving weekend post encouraging Edmontonians to discuss the municipal election using five prompts: feelings of safety compared to four years ago, experiences with crime on the LRT, concerns about high taxes amid declining services, the City’s handling of basic services like snow removal and garbage pickup, and readiness to vote for change on October 20th.