Chief Electoral Officer Kim Poffenroth said Monday it will take time to open all 50 returning offices to the public and candidates.
“Unlike a scheduled election, where we would already have the offices opened, we are only able to begin shipping material from our warehouse today, and make arrangements to have the phones and internet installed,” said Poffenroth in a statement.
Contact information for returning offices will be posted on Elections New Brunswick’s website as soon as they can open to the public.
Candidate nomination papers and applications for a special ballot to vote by mail can’t be processed by the returning offices until they are fully operational.