Vancouver sets byelection record for advance, mail-in voting [Video]

The City of Vancouver says in two days of advance voting for the April 5 byelection, 7,671 votes were cast while 6,400 mail-in ballots had been requested.

“Advance voting opportunities in the Vancouver byelection have shattered previous records so far,” said a statement from Natti Schmid, the city’s elections communications and outreach manager.

Vancouver announced details of the byelection in late January after Coun. Adriane Carr (Green Party of Vancouver) resigned. Coun. Christine Boyle (OneCity) vacated her seat in the fall after being elected to the provincial legislature.

The byelection comes about 2.5 years into the current council’s four-year mandate and is seen as a measure of resident satisfaction with the ruling ABC Vancouver party’s direction over public safety, fiscal responsibility and development and density.

The city held advance voting at a single location — city hall — on March 26 and April 1.

On the first day of advance …