Misinformation on social media led to what the City of Thompson called an “unusual amount of visitors” yesterday afternoon at City Hall.
Those visitors were looking to cast their ballots ahead of Monday’s by-election, after posts were made in a popular Thompson-centric Facebook group saying that an advanced poll was open from 12:30pm until 3:00pm.
One of those posts came from candidate Chiew Chong, who hours later added to his post to clarify that the only voting option available that day was by sealed envelope.
City administration was quick to remind Thompsonites that Monday was the only advanced poll, and that the next (and only) chance to vote in person would be March 11th.
If you can’t make it out Monday, you can apply in person at City Hall for a sealed envelope ballot, though the deadline to apply is tomorrow.
If you have any questions about the by-election you can call the City’s senior election official, Dave Turpie, at 204-679-1000.
