FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 9, 2022
VICTORIA – Voting results for the Surrey South by-election will be available at the link below after 8 p.m. on Election Day, Saturday, September 10:
Preliminary results will be reported shortly after voting closes. Preliminary results will include all of the ballots cast in the by-election, including absentee and mail-in ballots.
Voting places will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. Eligible voters in Surrey South can find voting place information at the links below:
Voters are reminded to bring their Where to Vote card and acceptable ID with them when they go to vote. The list of acceptable ID is available at elections.bc.ca/ID.
Publishing news polls and election advertising is prohibited on Election Day, and no campaigning is permitted within 100 metres of a voting place. Allowable Election Day activities include distributing pamphlets, signs and posters (outside 100 metres from a voting place), as well as unpaid social media posts and posts with the sole purpose of encouraging voters to vote.
Voters in Surrey South with questions about where and when to vote in the by-election are encouraged to call Elections BC at 1-800-661-8683, or visit elections.bc.ca/surreysouth.
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Contact:
Melanie Hull
Communications Advisor
Elections BC
Phone: 778-974-3276
Email: Melanie.Hull@elections.bc.ca
Website: elections.bc.ca
Elections BC is the independent, non-partisan Office of the Legislature responsible for administering electoral processes in British Columbia under provincial legislation, including the Election Act, Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, Recall and Initiative Act and Referendum Act.
Toll-Free: 1-800-661-8683
TTY: 1-888-456-5448
electionsbc@elections.bc.ca
Toll-Free Fax: 1-866-466-0665s
