More people have decided to vote early in this election than in 2018, according to Elections New Brunswick.
Unofficial numbers show just under 133,000 New Brunswick cast their ballots at the advance polls on Saturday and Tuesday.
That compares to just under 88,000 votes cast during two days of advance voting in the 2018 provincial election.
But Paul Harpelle, a spokesperson with Elections NB, says this is not necessarily an indication of what the final voter turnout will be.
“We believe some of this is a shift in voting patterns encouraged in part by our efforts to encourage electors to take advantage of early voting opportunities,” said Harpelle in an email Wednesday.
Elections NB launched a multimedia campaign which promotes voting at returning offices, voting during the two days of advance voting and voting by mail to help avoid long lineups on election day.
Voters will head to the polls on September 14.
