A voting package for the 2018 electoral reform referendum. Vote-by-mail packages for the 2020 provincial election will look similar, according to information provided by Elections BC. (Katya Slepian/Black Press Media)

POLL QUESTION: Do you agree with the decision to hold a provincial election on Oct. 24?

B.C. Premier John Horgan announced a snap election on Sept. 21.


READ MORE: Citing stability, B.C. Premier calls snap election for Oct. 24

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