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N.L. Elections Officer Delays Voting in Areas Hit by COVID-19 Outbreak

ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—Newfoundland and Labrador’s elections authority has postponed voting in Saturday’s provincial election across the Avalon Peninsula, which includes St. John’s. Voting will proceed as scheduled in other parts of the province, but the results will not be released until all voting in the province has concluded. In a release Thursday, Elections NL officials…


Chief N.L. Elections Officer Calls on Authorities to Delay Vote Amid COVID Outbreak

ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—Amid soaring COVID-19 cases and community spread in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador’s chief electoral officer is calling on authorities to postpone the vote in Saturday’s provincial election. In a letter sent to party leaders today, Bruce Chaulk says the province’s chief medical officer of health should use her powers to delay the…