Record number of advance votes cast in Alberta so far

A record number of voters cast ballots on the first two days of advance polls in Alberta. Elections Alberta says 276,000 votes were cast on Tuesday and Wednesday, more than during all four days of advance polls in the 2015 election, which saw 235,000 ballots marked. Advance polls are open until Saturday across the province, most from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. This election marks the first time Albertans over age 18 with two pieces of identification are being allowed to go to any polling station in the pr