Terrebonne one-vote win: postal code error on envelope unreported for three weeks
A postal code mistake on 40+ special ballots was noted weeks before the election but went unreported, prompting a legal challenge after a one-vote result, court documents show.
- An election employee found a postal code error on special ballot return envelopes in Terrebonne nearly three weeks before the election but did not report it to superiors, according to court documents.
- Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné is challenging the election result after losing by one vote to Liberal MP Tatiana Auguste, as stated in her legal filing.
- Elections Canada is investigating the situation, as the special ballot return rate of under 72% was less than the national average of 78%, as noted by Danielle Duquette.
- The case will be heard by a judge starting October 20, 2025, with Elections Canada already investigating special ballot problems from the federal election.
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Terrebonne one-vote win: postal code error on envelope unreported for three weeks (Canada)
An election employee noted a discrepancy in the postal codes of special ballot return envelopes in Terrebonne nearly three weeks before the election, but the error wasn't reported to superiors. The mistake is outlined in legal documents filed as part of a court action brought by a former Bloc Qu&eac...

Terrebonne one-vote win: postal code error on envelope unreported for three weeks
MONTREAL — An election employee noted a discrepancy in the postal codes of special ballot return envelopes in Terrebonne nearly three weeks before the election, but the error wasn't reported to superiors.
The returning officer in the electoral district of Terrebonne and the official responsible for special voting rules should have been notified as soon as the postal code error on the envelope for the return of special ballots was discovered, acknowledged Thursday the Chief Electoral Officer, Stéphane Perrault. The guilty employee did not think it was right to do so even if he had detected it three weeks before the vote.
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