Tag Archives: Elections NB

Andrew Black wins Tantramar mayoralty

Sackville’s Deputy Mayor Andrew Black has been elected Mayor of the new Town of Tantramar according to results posted tonight by Elections NB. He will preside over a council that includes four current Sackville councillors and the Mayor of Dorchester. … Continue reading

Posted in Town of Tantramar | Tagged | 6 Comments

Sackville council members Black & Butcher urge people to run in Nov. 28 municipal election

Deputy Mayor Andrew Black and Councillor Allison Butcher spent Saturday morning at the Sackville Farmers Market talking with a steady stream of people about the November 28 municipal elections. “The province, in my opinion, has really done nothing to inform … Continue reading

Posted in Town of Sackville, Town of Tantramar | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Chief Electoral Officer says threats faced by Mt. A. student voters did not violate the law

New Brunswick’s Chief Electoral Officer says she did not ask the RCMP to investigate “highly inappropriate” behaviour at the Sackville Civic Centre on the day of the September 14th provincial election because there was no indication an offence had occurred … Continue reading

Posted in Mount Allison University, New Brunswick election 2020 | Tagged , | 1 Comment

MASU says Elections NB will investigate after Mt. A. students were turned away at the polls

The Mount Allison Students Union (MASU) says that Elections NB has agreed to launch an official investigation after dozens of eligible student voters were repeatedly turned away from the polls at the Sackville Civic Centre on September 14th, the day … Continue reading

Posted in CHMA-FM, New Brunswick election 2020, New Brunswick politics | Tagged , | 2 Comments

In uncertain COVID-19 summer election, lack of Mt. A. campus voting may not change much

“Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many; the intelligence of a few perceives what has been carefully hidden.” —Phaedrus On that sunny October day in 2018 when a New Brunswick judge confirmed Megan Mitton’s 11-vote … Continue reading

Posted in Mount Allison University, New Brunswick election 2020 | Tagged | 1 Comment

Higgs’s snap election makes voting harder for young and old, critics say

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is coming under fire for calling a provincial election that could deprive both older and younger people of an opportunity to vote. “In my mind, Mr. Higgs saw an opportunity to have a low voter … Continue reading

Posted in New Brunswick election 2020, New Brunswick politics | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments