FREDERICTON (GNB) – Advance voting takes place Saturday, Oct. 14, for municipal byelections being held in McAdam, Nigadoo, Petit Rocher, Rexton and Saint-André.

In addition, residents in the local service districts of Keswick Ridge, Douglas, Bright, a portion of the local service district of Kingsclear, and a portion of the local service district of Queensbury can vote during advance polls on Saturday in a plebiscite on forming a rural community.

Advance polls will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Any eligible elector may vote at the advance polls. Electors should have received a voter information card in the mail that shows the location of their advance and ordinary polls. Electors who do not receive a card may check their polling station locations on the Elections New Brunswick website or by calling their local returning office.

Ordinary polling day for these municipal byelections and plebiscite is Monday, Oct. 23, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Electors may also vote by special ballot at any returning office until Monday Oct. 23, during regular office hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Monday through Friday. Housebound or hospitalized voters unable to attend the advance or ordinary polls may request that a special ballot be brought to them by contacting the returning office for their municipality.

Electors looking for more information may also call the main office of Elections New Brunswick at 1-888-858-VOTE (8683) or, for hearing impaired electors, by TTY: 1-888-718-0544.