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Residents preparing for local government elections next month in their communities may receive a letter this week from Elections New Brunswick mistakenly indicating they are not having an election.

Voters will find a bright yellow envelope from Elections New Brunswick in their mailbox this week.

Voters in Miramichi Bay-Neguac and Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin go to the polls Monday to elect new members of the legislative assembly for their respective ridings.

Today marks the close of nominations for provincial byelections in Miramichi Bay-Neguac and Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin.

In preparation for local government elections in November, Elections New Brunswick is evaluating the accessibility of buildings it commonly rents as polling stations and returning offices during elections.

Chief Electoral Officer Kim Poffenroth today signed the writs for byelections on June 20 in the ridings of Miramichi Bay-Neguac and Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin.

Chief Electoral Officer Kimberly Poffenroth issued the following statement in response to the deregistration of the People’s Alliance of New Brunswick:

A bill tabled in the legislative assembly today proposes putting Elections New Brunswick in charge of hiring returning officers for provincial and local government elections through its own merit-based process.

Advance voting will take place this Saturday, Oct. 30, for the three municipal byelections being held in the following municipalities

With the close of nominations today, byelections will be held on Monday, Nov. 8, in the following municipalities