Kelowna officials running the civic election in the city say more people voted in advance polls this time round than four years.

According to chief election officer Karen Needham, a total of 7,619 ballots were cast in the first four days of advanced polls across the city, compared with 7,226 in the four advance polls held prior to the2104 election.

For this election, however, a fifth day of advance polling was added and as of noon Friday, the total number of ballots cast in the advance poll was 8,049 said Needham.

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The civic election in Kelowna will pit four men against each other vying for the mayorsa国际传媒檚 chairsa国际传媒攊ncumbent Colin Basran and challengers Tom Dyas, Bob Schewe and Bobby Kennedy.

Twenty-one candidates are running for the eight councillor positions including seven of the eight incumbents. The other incumbent, Tracy Gray, is not running for re-election because she is seeking the federal Conservative nomination in Kelowna-Lake Country.

Lake Country nearly doubled its voter turnout this election with its advanced polls, with 923 votes over the course of two days. In 2014, a total of 2219 votes were collected.

Lake Country chief elections officer Willene Perez said theresa国际传媒檚 more advertising this year compared to the last election for advanced polls and the polls are easier to access.

This year there will be 12 voting locations for Kelowna voters to chose from to cast their ballots.

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sa国际传媒� Capital News Centre, 4105 Gordon Drive

sa国际传媒� Dr. Knox Middle School, 121 Drysdale Boulevard

sa国际传媒� East Kelowna Hall, 2704 East Kelowna Road

sa国际传媒� Evangel Church, 3261 Gordon Drive

sa国际传媒� Hollywood Education Centre, 1040 Hollywood Road

sa国际传媒� Okanagan Mission Hall, 4409 Lakeshore Road

sa国际传媒� Orchard Park Shopping, Pear Court, 2271 Harvey Avenue

sa国际传媒� Parkinson Recreation Centre, 1800 Parkinson Way

sa国际传媒� Rutland Senior Secondary, 705 Rutland Road N

sa国际传媒� Springvalley Middle School, 350 Ziprick Road

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Polls are open 8 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. today, with the exception of the one at Orchard Park Shopping Centre, which will close at 6 p.m.

Designated voter parking will be available at both the Kelowna City Hall and Parkinson Recreation locations. All voting locations are accessible to all electors, including a voter assist terminal at Parkinson Recreation Centre.

To be eligible to vote in Kelowna you must have lived in the city for at least 30 days and B.C. for six months, be 18 years or older and a Canadian citizen.

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