If Edmontonians are still waiting to find out who is the city’s next mayor and city councillors, it’s due to “multiple factors,” according to Edmonton Elections.

“A labour shortage, power outages and technology issues” are among the reasons votes were slow to come in – both on election night and the following day, it specifies.

Those factors impacted the procedures for voting and the counting of ballots, Edmonton Elections explained.

“We know it is taking longer than initially anticipated, but we are working to ensure the confidence and integrity of the vote,” senior communications advisor Jennifer Renner said in a statement.

By 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, only half of the polls in the mayoral vote were reporting – showing Andrew Knack’s lead growing over Tim Cartmell.

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