Reports of polling stations in northern Manitoba running out of ballots appear to be unfounded.
Elections Canada Regional Media Adviser for Saskatchewan and Manitoba Marie-France Kenny told Global News she has not heard of any polling stations in Manitoba running short of ballots for the federal election.
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Global News also contacted the campaign office for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski MP Niki Ashton. Ashton’s Assistant to Member of Parliament Gordon Landrialt also had not been told of any ballot shortages.
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And if a polling station does run out of ballots there is a process to continue to allow votes to be cast.
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“There’s no risk of people not voting because there is no ballot.” Marie-France Kenny said.
Elections Canada has guidelines in place to allow voting to continue even if there are no official ballots available.
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