provincial election, just one day after it was called, according to Elections BC.CEO Anton Boegman told a news conference on Tuesday that the unprecedented surge because of the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted officials to expect 35 to 40 per cent of all ballots on Oct.
24 to be cast by mail.Compare that to the 6,500 requests for mail-in ballots made during the entire campaign in 2017. B.C. election 2020: How to vote during a pandemic “In any election, accessibility and integrity are key principals for Elections BC,” Boegman said. “In this election, we have the critical responsibility to offer safe opportunities.”The independent agency has been working with provincial health officer Dr.