Elections BC discovers missed ballot box with 861 votes, seeks fresh recount

Elections BC is seeking a third judicial recount in the recent provincial vote after discovering that hundreds of ballots in one riding were not counted or reported on election night, though the move will not affect the race’s final outcome.Conservative Leader John Rustad on Monday called for an independent review into the results of the Oct. 19 election after the agency’s revelation that a ballot box containing 861 votes was not counted in Prince George-Mackenzie. The riding’s Conservative candidate, Kiel Giddens, is ahead of his closest rival by more than 5,000 votes.