B.C.'s chief electoral officer defends election integrity after 'anomalies' in count | Unpublished
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Publication Date: November 5, 2024 - 16:38

B.C.'s chief electoral officer defends election integrity after 'anomalies' in count

November 5, 2024
B.C.'s chief electoral officer says "extremely challenging weather conditions" and a new voting system factored into human errors that saw hundreds of ballots go uncounted in the provincial election — though none were large enough to change results. 


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