More than 800 special ballots ‘mistakenly’ kept in B.C. riding, Elections Canada says | Unpublished
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Author: Catherine Morrison
Publication Date: May 8, 2025 - 11:51

More than 800 special ballots ‘mistakenly’ kept in B.C. riding, Elections Canada says

May 8, 2025
Over 800 special ballots cast during the recent federal election were mistakenly kept at the office of a returning officer in B.C., Elections Canada says.The agency says all registered political parties have been informed that 822 special ballots cast by electors in 74 electoral districts across the country were left with the returning officer in the riding of Coquitlam–Port Coquitlam.Elections Canada says the ballots should have been returned to its headquarters by April 28 at 6 p.m. to allow them to be counted.


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