These are the Bathurst-Est-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore, Dieppe and Restigouche-Chaleur constituencies.

The polling stations are open until 8 p.m.

Around 32,000 people are entitled to vote in these three ridings. Anyone who meets the following criteria is entitled to vote:

• have Canadian citizenship;
• be at least 18 years old on election day;
• are or have been in the province in the 40 days immediately preceding Election Day;
• reside in the constituency on election day.

Voters who have received an information card from Elections NB in ​​the post are already on the electoral roll and therefore do not need to identify themselves to vote.

Voters received voter information cards about two weeks ago telling them where to vote. So, you can go to these places and bring your voter information card as it offers faster servicesaid Karine Pitre, communications officer at Elections NB, during an interview granted to the program on Monday The morningfrom the ICI Academy.

Those who do not know where to vote can obtain this information from Elections NB by visiting their website or by calling 1-888-858-8683.

People whose names are not on the voter list can register when voting on site. You will then need to provide one or more forms of identification showing your name, current address and signature, e.g. B. a driver’s license. The following documents are also accepted:

• utility bills;
• student ID card;
• other documents containing the above three items, or a friend who is already on the voter list and confirming the voter’s place of residence.

A solution is also offered to eligible voters who are unable to go to the polling station.

They would need to contact their arena’s returning officer to arrange this. It’s really for people with a disability who can’t come to the polling stationexplains Karine Pitre. If necessary, we should call as early as possible this morning to try to schedule it.

The candidates

Bathurst-Est-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore has three candidates. leader of the Liberal Party, Suzanne Holtwho has no seat in the Legislative Assembly, is running against Green Serge Brideau and New Democrat Alex White. The Progressive Conservative Party did not field a candidate.

In Dieppe, voters have the choice between Conservative Dean Léonard, Liberal Richard Losier, New Democrat Cyprien Okana and Green Party Chantal Landry.

In Restigouche-Chaleur, the names of Conservative Anne Bard-Lavigne, Liberal Marco LeBlanc, New Democrat Alex Gagne and Green Party Rachel Boudreau appear on the ballots.

The Prime Minister Blaine Higgs announced last month’s by-elections. These three Liberal seats were vacant in the Fredericton Legislative Assembly.

Outgoing Bathurst-Est-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore MP Denis Landry and his Restigouche-Chaleur colleague Daniel Guitard have made the leap into local politics, while their Dieppe colleague Roger Melanson has retired .

In the preliminary survey, just over 5,200 people exercised their right to vote.

In these elections, this corresponds to a turnout of around 16%. It’s quite good. Sure, that might seem like a small number, but even if there has been an increase, it’s still lower than it was on Election Day. So we’re still expecting a good number of people todayconcludes Karine Pitre.