It was with just a few glitches that election day in the city began just after polls opened at 8 a.m. today.

Among those issues was a 2015 ballot going out to one voter, though city officials noted it was quickly corrected.

As well, city spokesman Myles Dolphin told the Star, some deputy returning officers failed to show up as scheduled.

“That has a bit of a ripple effect,” Dolphin said, noting there was also some “scrambling” to find people who could fill the positions.

Part of that ripple effect meant things weren’t quite ready at the city hall polling station at 8 a.m.

One of the workers went to get a box of ballots – mistakingly grabbing a box with 2015 ballots.

The list of candidates is different (with some of the same names appearing on both ballots for candidates who ran in the 2015 and 2018 elections). However, the ballots from both years look very similar – and one was handed to a voter.

The voter made their way to a privacy booth to mark their choices and returned it to place in the tabulator.

It was then the error became apparent as the machine rejected the ballot for having the wrong bar code.

The voter was able to then get a 2018 ballot and vote properly.

“It’s our mistake,” Dolphin said, noting the error was quickly corrected, with the proper 2018 ballots getting to voters.

Dolphin could not explain why a box of ballots from the 2015 vote had remained at city hall all this time.

The “ripple effect” from fewer workers available for the election was also felt at the polling station at the Canada Games Centre (CGC) – where privacy dividers were not immediately set up.

Dolphin noted the city’s returning officer, Norma Felker, quickly made her way up to the CGC to get the dividers set up for voters.

Meanwhile, at the polling station at Vanier Catholic Secondary School, there was an issue with one of the tabulators not working properly. Staff soon made their way to the Riverdale school to remedy the problem.

Dolphin noted that despite the issues earlier in the day, overall, the vote was operating smoothly by mid-morning. The polling stations were seeing a steady stream of voters ready to cast their ballots.

“We’ve been hearing this morning there’s lineups at most of the polling stations,” he said.

Most stations are open until 8 p.m. The exception is the Yukon government’s main administration building on Second Avenue, which will close at 5 p.m.

Other polls are open at the new Whistle Bend Place extended care facility; the Church of the Northern Apostles in Porter Creek, the Yukon Transportation Museum in Hillcrest; Copper Ridge Place in Copper Ridge; and Yukon College.

Institutional polls are also open for those unable to make it to regular polling stations.

A polling booth is or were available at the Whitehorse General Hospital from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Macaulay Lodge from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., the Whitehorse Correctional Centre from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., the Kwanlin Dün Potlatch House from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Birch Lodge from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Those casting ballots need identification, with the city’s website stating it’s best to bring picture ID that includes your birthdate and current address.

Those with ID that shows only a post office box address are required to bring a service bill to prove they live at their current address.

Five people are running for mayor, while 20 others are seeking one of the six council seats.