CALGARY—Alberta’s advance polls for this spring’s hotly contested provincial election are off to a busier start than normal.

On Tuesday night, Elections Alberta announced approximately 140,000 people voted on the first day of advance polling. That is more than twice as large as the first-day numbers in 2015’s Alberta election, which saw about 58,000 come out on day one.

The 2015 provincial election saw 235,000 voters in total cast their ballot in advance polls.

Advance polling runs this week until Saturday, April 13, before Election Day arrives on April 16.

This year’s increase was aided by Elections Alberta allowing people, for the first time, to vote for candidates in their riding from advance polling locations anywhere across the province. Approximately 33,000 voters, nearly a quarter of Tuesday’s totals recorded by Elections Alberta, cast their ballot from outside of their electoral district.

A list of polling places can be found on Elections Alberta’s website, including a map showing the five closest advance polls to wherever you are in the province. Hours vary between polling locations, but most are open between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m.

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