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Meanwhile, at City Centre Mall Dan Rose says he’s voting for a government that respects both the environmental and the need to get Alberta’s economy going again.

“Striking a balance between those two considerations is really important to me,” said Rose, who, like Bruno, decried the negative tone of the 28-day campaign. “It was horrible, it was horrible, I can’t think of a worse, more negative, more caustic campaign in my time. It was just awful.”

— Dylan Short

4:15 p.m. — ‘Hey dude, go vote, please’

A steady stream of voters were heading into the polling station for Edmonton-Strathcona at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Tuesday afternoon.

Keith Armstrong, 28, has never voted before but says he has seen a lot of friends posting about the election on social media.

“I definitely felt the need to come over and do it and get involved as much as I can,” said Armstrong. “I guess maybe my bubble of people around me are kind of leaning towards the Notley side of things. I did some research before I came and still think that’s where I’m headed, personally.

“Most of my friends were like ‘Hey dude, go vote, please.’”

Izzy Bergquist said she has been paying a lot of attention to the campaign over the past 28 days and feels this election is an important one, especially for young voters.

“I think the choice for me is really, really clear and I’m really excited for young people to be voting and to be having their voices heard,” said Bergquist. “I feel like this is the most people my age category have been talking about it and feeling like they really have utility in participating in politics which is really awesome.”