Upcoming leadership election in Elsipogtog First Nation will have drive-thru option – CBC

Feb 24, 2022

Voters in Feb. 26 election will elect 1 chief and 12 councillors

Voters in Saturday’s chief and council elections in Elsipogtog First Nation will have a drive-thru option to cast their ballot.

Drive-thru polling stations will allow voters in the Mi’kmaq community about 91 km north of Moncton, N.B., to fill out their ballots in their vehicle, put them in an envelope and pass them to an election worker without having to go inside.

“It’s a very appropriate safety measure,” said community member James Leigh Augustine, 32. “I find it would be good for the elderly or the ones that have trouble walking.”

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