Elections BC says it’s already received about 431,000 requests for vote-by-mail packages since the election was called. Your support is vital to helping us provide free local news. You can, Greene declared elected in Richmond-Steveston, but mail-in ballots still uncounted, Update: NDP leads in Richmond South Centre but no winner declared, Richmond Votes: Follow updates on election night, Pandemic complicates voting for Richmondites, Over 400K mail-in voting packages requested for the 2020 B.C. Election 2020: Live results for all 87 ridings, NDP gains: High-profile Liberal incumbents Mary Polak, Jas Johal, Sam Sullivan lose seats, Conservative Leader Trevor Bolin fails to win seat in Peace River North, B.C. VANCOUVER -- British Columbia may see a massive increase in the number of residents choosing to vote by mail in this fall's provincial election. “The concept of postal voting is particularly attractive for likely voters on Vancouver Island (32 per cent) and the Fraser Valley (also 32 per cent),” Mario Canseco, president of Research Co., said in a statement Monday. Completed ballots must be postmarked by 8 p.m. on Nov. 3 and received at … Elections BC says it has received so many requests for mail-in ballots that some voters may not receive their vote-by-mail package in time to be counted in this month's provincial election. Reporter, CTVNewsVancouver.ca. Interactive map: Here's a look at how B.C. CTV News declares NDP majority in B.C. In the last provincial election, Elections BC says 6,375 valid vote-by-mail ballots were counted, or about 0.33 per cent of the total number of valid votes cast. The data was statistically weighted according to Canadian census figures for age, gender and region of the province. But the number of people who said they intend to vote during the advanced voting period actually decreased from 2017, falling from 36 to 27 per cent. election 2020: Horgan expresses gratitude after projected win, talks dealing with coronavirus, This beetle’s exterior is so strong it can get run over by a car and still survive, B.C. Click here for places around Richmond where our paper is available. election: Find out who's running in your riding using this interactive map, Use of this Website assumes acceptance of Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy, Published Tuesday, September 29, 2020 1:50PM PDT, These are the schools that have reported possible COVID-19 exposures so far, British veteran raises money by rowing up and down a canal, The Problem of Pain: NHLers relying on powerful painkillers, Second World War parachute made into wedding dress, Man arrested after suspicious car fire outside Vancouver City Hall, Transit police investigating video of maskless woman spitting on bus passenger.