'Missing supplies' to blame for delayed opening of 2 Edmonton polling stations
CBC
Edmonton Elections is apologizing to voters who were turned away Monday morning from two municipal polling stations that opened about one hour late because of missing materials.
"It's difficult to say how many voters this impacted, and if any left the station," Edmonton Elections said in a statement to CBC News.
"We are encouraging those who were affected to come back to their voting station. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and we thank voters for their patience."
Polling stations at Major General Griesbach School in north Edmonton and Forest Heights School in the city's south opened at about 10 a.m. because of "missing supplies or supplies not easily located," the statement said.
"The missing supplies included some stationery items and OHS [Occupational Health & Safety] materials."
There are 212 voting stations across Edmonton, which are to operate from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. All voting stations are now open, the agency said at about noon.
"Although a small number of stations may have experienced some minor delays in opening the doors, we have received reports of only two stations with delays of more than 10 to 15 minutes."
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