B.C. Premier John Horgan, centre, and Parliamentary Secretary for TransLink Bowinn Ma, left, watch as Parliamentary Secretary for Sport and Multiculturalism Ravi Kahlon, right, mails his electoral reform referendum ballot after a rally in Vancouver on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. The mail-in ballots on whether to keep the current first-past-the-post electoral system or switch to a form of proportional representation must be received by Elections BC by 4:30 p.m. on November 30. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
November 16, 2018 - 4:22 PM
VICTORIA - British Columbia's elections agency says about 597,300 ballot packages have been returned so far in the province's referendum on proportional representation.
Elections BC says the ballots returned so far represent 18 per cent of registered voters.
The numbers do not include ballots that have been received by Canada Post but have yet to be transferred to Elections BC.
The figures released Friday include packages that are on hand at Elections BC facilities that are waiting to be processed, as well as those undergoing initial processing before screening.
Earlier this week Elections BC said 6.5 per cent of ballots had been returned.
The mail-in ballots must be received by Nov. 30.
Voters are being asked whether they want to maintain the existing first-past-the-post system or switch to proportional representation for provincial elections.
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