Election 2024: Campaign Roundup - Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of our Saskatchewan 2024 Campaign Roundup!

With the 2024 SK election underway, we'll be bringing you daily updates on all the policy proclamations, platform promises, and political point-scoring from the campaign trail.

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Campaign Roundup - Day 1:

• The writs for the 2024 Saskatchewan election were officially issued today, meaning the election campaign has officially begun. To locate which of Saskatchewan’s 61 ridings you live in, you can use Elections Saskatchewan’s handy online tool.
  
  
• Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe announced that, if re-elected, his party would deliver the largest income tax reduction since 2008. He said he would raise the personal income tax exemption, the spousal exemption, the child exemption, and the seniors supplement by $500 each year for the next four years.
  
  
• The Saskatchewan NDP have been making promises in the lead-up to the election period, though they officially launched their campaign today. The NDP have promised that they will open the Saskatoon City Hospital emergency room 24/7, suspend the gas tax, introduce a Landlord and Tenant Rent Protection Act, and cut PST on kids’ clothing, among other things.
  
  
• Jon Hromek, Leader of the Saskatchewan United Party, billed himself as the conservative option, suggesting that his party would cut the PST in half, remove the gas tax, and cut property taxes for seniors by 65%. The party’s full platform is available online.
  
  
• Naomi Hunter, Leader of the Saskatchewan Green Party, shared her party’s election platform. Among the promises are capping rent increases to 1.5% annually, replacing minimum wage with a living wage, and transitioning away from fossil fuels.
  
  
• So far, 226 individuals have declared their candidacy. The Saskatchewan Party, Saskatchewan NDP, and the Saskatchewan Green Party have all nominated full slates, while the Saskatchewan United Party has 23 candidates, the Buffalo Party has 11, the Progressive Conservatives have 9, the Saskatchewan Progress Party has 1, and there is also 1 independent candidate. However, the list is not yet final as the candidate nomination deadline is October 12th at 2:00 pm.
  
  
• Voting Week is October 22nd to 28th. To expedite the process, you can register online, until October 19th. You can also register by mail or over the phone. If you wish to vote by mail, rather than at a polling station, you can request to do so until October 19th. Elections Saskatchewan has published a guide for how to vote in the election. It’s available online, in multiple languages.

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