Summerside-Wilmot byelection advance voting starts tomorrow

Advancevoting for the provincialbyelection in theSummerside-Wilmotriding begins this weekend.

Islanders in District 21 can vote Saturday, Oct. 8; Monday, Oct. 10; and Friday, Oct. 14, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the County Fair Mall in Summerside.

Elections PEI said Friday that the voting process has been streamlined and should take less than five minutes.

Regular voting day is Monday, Oct. 17.

• Summerside-Wilmotbyelectioncalled for Oct. 17

Liberal Chris Palmer, Progressive ConservativeBrian Ramsay, New DemocratScott Gaudet and the Green Party'sLynne Lund are all vying to be the new MLA, afterJaniceSherry resigned in August, early in her third term.

Summerside-Wilmot almost switched to the Tories in 2015, with Sherry winning by only 30 votes over Ramsay.

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