Getting results for Election 2005

The City of Vancouver has made the following arrangements to display Vancouver election results to the public after 8 p.m. on November 19, 2005:

first poll results are not likely to be available before 8:30 p.m.
election results will be continuously displayed on the City's website and will be refreshed every 5-7 minutes
Tabular results of all four races plus the questions will be reported on the website, as will a map of the Mayor's race results
Raw data will be sent electronically via automated FTP to media outlets that have made prior arrangements. These results will be refreshed every 5-7 minutes.

The main floor of City Hall will open to public at 7:30 p.m. Election officials will be available for interviews on the main floor of City Hall after 8 p.m.

Council Chamber on the third floor of Vancouver City Hall will NOT be open to the public and media on the evening of November 19.

A news release of unofficial results will be issued by the City some time after 10 p.m. on November 19. This release will be faxed to local media that night, and made available on the City's website, and via the City's news release listserv.

An Excel spreadsheet of the unofficial, poll-by-poll results will be available on the City's election website some time after 10 p.m. on November 19.

Official election results will be declared by November 23 at 4 p.m.

For a complete list of media guidelines: vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/election2005/media.htm

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