Municipal election sees mediocre voter turnout while more residents opt for advance polls

Edmonton’s lacklustre voter turnout was down from 2013, with the race for city council failing to inspire the majority of eligible voters to cast a ballot. 
But given the lack of opposition to Mayor Don Iveson, who successfully sought re-election Monday, the 31.5 per cent turnout was “not unimpressive,” said University of Alberta political science professor Judy Garber. 
She said voters may have been more interested in the non-mayoral races — “there w