NS Says First in Canada to Introduce Electronic Ballots in Upcoming Byelection

A sign marking a polling station is seen as a pedestrian walks past in Halifax on Nova Scotia's provincial election day on May 30, 2017. The Canadian Press/Darren Calabrese

Officials in Nova Scotia say an upcoming provincial byelection will be the first election in Canada conducted in part by electronic ballots.

Elections Nova Scotia says voters in the riding of Preston will be able to cast early ballots in person using an electronic system for the byelection, a date for which has not yet been set.