With the polls closing just moments ago, it's now time for taxpayers, politicians, and supporters to sit back as await the results of the 2012 municipal election. Paul Harpelle of Elections NB tells CHSJ News he's been speaking with returning officers all over the province.
He reports a steady turnout at most polling stations from the time they opened at 10am until they closed this evening at 8pm.
Harpelle says the turnout of the advance polls is an indicator of strong interest in this election, with more that 40,000 people voting in advance. Harpelle says now that the voting has closed, they're simply making sure that technology doesn't fail and working to get the results out as soon as possible.