High turnout first 3 days of advance polls in Saskatchewan

Some new numbers are in from the advance polls in Saskatchewan, and it shows more people are choosingto cast their votes early.

Just over 66,000people cast their ballots in the firstthree days of advance votingahead of the April 4 election.

That's near the total number of 66,602 people who voted duringfive days of advance polls in the 2011 election.

Elections Saskatchewan said so many voters showed up when the doors opened on the first day that extra workers hadto be calledin.

One change for this election is that advance polls are open toall eligible voters not just those who might be away on electionday Monday.

The advance polls will be open until 7 p.m. CST Saturday. Polls are open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 4.