{"id":22523,"date":"2022-05-25T20:04:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T20:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editionap.ca\/?p=22523"},"modified":"2025-12-23T04:00:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T03:00:28","slug":"advance-poll-setup-worries-amanda-simard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refletnews.ca\/en\/politique\/advance-poll-setup-worries-amanda-simard\/","title":{"rendered":"Advance poll setup worries Amanda Simard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cSomething seems strange,\u201d said Amanda Simard, the incumbent Liberal MPP, during a phone interview.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Simard referred to the advance poll site for voters in Russell Township and also for those in nearby communities like the Village of Limoges in The Nation Municipality, and also the Village of Vars. In the last provincial election and others before then, the advance poll site has always been in Embrun. This year it is in Marionville at the village community centre.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The village is part of Russell Township, but it sits on the borders of the township, North Dundas Township in Dundas County, and the City of Ottawa\u2019s eastern rural area. Simard fears that the distance to drive to Marionville for the advance polls may deter some people from voting this year if they are not able to access the online poll on June 2 voting day. She cited seniors and others who may not have their own vehicle or access to public transit as among those who may not be able to vote this year if they cannot get to the advance poll.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cIt\u2019s 20 minutes travel time,\u201d Simard said, regarding the Marionville advance poll location. \u201cThat\u2019s a lot, especially with the price of gas.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Simard said it is \u201cnot logical\u201d to have an advance poll in Marionville when Embrun is a more central location for the majority of voters. She has contacted Election Ontario about the issue.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Le Reflet News received a response from Election Ontario to an email query about the situation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8220;Voting in Embrun is offered on election day, June 2, at\u202fCamille Pich\u00e9 Community Centre at 8 Blais Street,&#8221; stated Election Ontario. &#8220;With respect to the advance polls, the Returning Officer conducted a geographic assessment of Embrun and contacted Russell Township. The Returning Officer was advised that the Camille Pich\u00e9 Community Centre would be unavailable for advance voting and was offered Centre Communautaire de Marionville, also under Russell Township, for the full 10-day advance voting period. Further, while Chevaliers De Colomb Hall at 5 Forget Street was used as both an advance and polling day location in the 2018 general election, it is now closed. As a result, the location in Marionville was secured as an advance voting location.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8220;Elections Ontario kept all 2018 voting locations where possible. Due to issues resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, Elections Ontario has encountered some challenges securing locations in many communities. Our Returning Officer secured locations that meet the criteria to serve electors in communities across the province, including those established in the Glengarry\u2014Prescott\u2014Russell electoral district.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the June 2 provincial election voting day less than a week away, one of the six candidates vying the for the GPR seat is worried about how the advance poll setup for Russell Township might affect the final voter turnout.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":22524,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politique"],"acf":[],"featured_media_global":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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