VANCOUVER—Residents faced long lineups at the polling stations Saturday as they waited to cast their vote for 27 out of 158 candidates in Vancouver’s municipal election. Outside Roundhouse Community Centre, where people line up to vote in the Vancouver municipal election on Oct. 20, 2018. Many voters attributed long wait times at polling stations to the lengthy ballot, which Vancouver city staff said takes nearly half a minute for tabulator machines to process. Vancouverites were not the only ones dealing with long lineups at polling stations on Saturday. Polling stations closed at 8 p.m. With files from Jesse Winter Wanyee Li is a Vancouver-based reporter covering urban affairs and new technology.

Source: thestar October 20, 2018 22:15 UTC