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This year’s municipal election is shaping up to have one of the longest ballots in city history. It will also be the first election since the Alberta government’s decision to ban electronic vote tabulators last year. City officials expect results will be announced slowly.

Thirty-three candidates were in the running for city council as of Friday, in addition to four mayoral candidates. Fourteen candidates are vying for the trusteeships of the Catholic Board of Education and the Public School Division.

The standing record for council candidates was set in 2001, when 36 hopefuls ran for office. The nomination period for this year’s election ends on Sept. 22, meaning the number of names on the ballot may continue to grow.

In the absence of tabulators, election wo

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