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Some candidates in the provincial election are getting creative with their fundraising, turning to crowdfunding to help finance their campaigns.

Angela Jo Griffin, who is running for the New Democratic Party in Quispamsis, is among those asking people to put their money where their mouse is.

“I didn’t have a lot of money to start it up so I decided to go online,” said Griffin, who calls the smartphone she uses to go on Facebook and Twitter her “virtual office.”

“I’ll put a post up that will say, ‘I need $2,000 to get my signs up and paid for.’ And people will respond saying, ‘I donated $10.’ ‘I donated $20.’”