Saskatoon election: Few hiccups compared to 2020 [Video]

CTV News caught up with residents as they headed to the polls Wednesday, and some voters said their democratic right to vote was delayed because of a ballot issue at one polling station.

Still, it was a far cry from the issues for those who remember the 2020 election.

It was a very different day, weatherwise, for voters like Simon Houston who walked to the super poll at City Hall.

Similarly, Jayden Bissky who works downtown, headed to the poll on her lunch break from work.

“It’s pretty nice outside. I didn’t need a jacket today,” Bissky said.

It’s quite different compared to the last time we elected a mayor and council when a snowstorm in 2020 resulted in voting being extended after election day to allow people to get to the polls.

This time around there was a brief hiccup at a Montgomery polling station. The city confirmed that voters in that neighbourhood couldn’t mark their X at 8:00 …