Voting in this provincial election is going to look different for Nova Scotians casting ballots
today. Elections Nova Scotia spokesperson Naomi Shelton says because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency enacted a number of measures at polling stations to keep voters and workers safe.
Shelton says each voter will also be given a pencil.
Shelton says in the lead up to election day, it encouraged Nova Scotians to vote early either via write-in ballot, continuous polls at returning offices, community polls and advance polls.
During early voting, 176,793 ballots were cast before election day. In the 2017 provincial election, 118,623 early votes were cast.