MEDIA ADVISORY
Election Results Available Online
(Friday, October 15/04)--
Returns from tomorrow’s municipal election in Halifax Regional
Municipality will be available on the HRM website at www.halifax.ca
In addition, returns of ballots cast within HRM for the provincial
government’s plebiscite on Sunday shopping will also be available
on the municipal website.
EastLink Television will also carry election results via a feed
from HRM's web site
The polls open tomorrow at 8 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Returns will
be posted as they are called in by the Deputy Returning Officers.
Ballots cast will be counted in the following order: Election for
Mayor, Election of Regional Councillors, Election for Halifax Regional
School Board and the provincial government’s plebiscite on
Sunday shopping.
A screen showing election returns as they come in will be on display
in Halifax Hall at City Hall beginning after 7 p.m. Also, there
will be a television set to view local election coverage.
HRM advises that specific questions about Sunday shopping and the
provincial plebiscite should be directed to the Nova Scotia Department
of Justice at 424-6282 or visit its website at www.gov.ns.ca/just
Inquiries may also be directed to Service Nova Scotia at 424-5200
or 1-800-670-4357.
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John O’Brien
Corporate Communications Officer
(902) 490-6531 or (902) 476-3802 cell
