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Election day in Ontario

Polls open at 9 a.m. Thursday, February 27 for the 44th Ontario general election.

Details on where to vote can be found on your voter information card, online at Elections Ontario or through the Elections Ontario app.

Residents are reminded to bring their voter information card with them to their designated polling station, as well as two pieces of identification.

Fewer voters decided to cast their ballot early this year.

Elections Ontario said 678,789 eligible voters cast their ballot early during three days of advance polls. That's 6.14 per cent of eligible voters, down from 9.92 per cent during the provincial election in 2022.

In Sarnia-Lambton, 5,806 advance votes were cast (6.59 per cent of eligible voters), and in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex 4,898 people voted early (5.33 per cent of eligible voters).

There are nine names on the ballot in Sarnia-Lambton, and five candidates running in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex.

SarniaNewsToday.ca will have online coverage of the provincial election Thursday night, and will provide on-air updates beginning when the polls close at 9 p.m. on CHOK (103.9FM/1070AM) 99.9 the FOX and COOL 106.3FM.

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