Election Writ 9/29: Full slates in Newfoundland and Labrador

For the first time since 2015, voters in all 40 districts will have at least three options on the ballot.

Welcome to the Election Writ, a special-edition newsletter to get you up-to-date on the ongoing campaign in Newfoundland and Labrador.

In today’s newsletter: A look at the candidate slates for the three parties (and Independents) and the latest from the campaign trail in an election where font choices might be the biggest point of differentiation. Plus, The Writ’s Campaign Bus heads to Central Newfoundland.

Let’s get to it!

ELECTION NEWS AND ANALYSIS

Liberals, PCs and NDP have full slates

The deadline for being a candidate in the October 14 election passed over the last week, and for the first time since 2015 there will be at least three candidates on the ballot in every one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s 40 districts.