Over 800 special ballots ‘mistakenly’ kept in B.C. riding, Elections Canada says
- Elections Canada announced on May 7, 2025, that over 800 special ballots were mistakenly kept in the returning officer's office in Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, during the recent federal election.
- This issue arose from human error and failure to follow written procedures, causing the ballots not to be returned to headquarters by the April 28 deadline for counting.
- The ballots were cast in 74 electoral districts nationwide, with more than 500 of them pertaining to the Port Moody-Coquitlam district, where Liberal Zoe Royer won with 27,074 votes.
- Elections Canada's preliminary review suggests that the misplaced ballots did not impact the results in the affected districts, and the agency has notified every registered political party about the issue.
- Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault has called for a thorough evaluation of existing control procedures to prevent a recurrence of such errors and assured that appropriate actions will be taken to address any election delivery problems.
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Over 800 special ballots 'mistakenly' kept in B.C. riding, Elections Canada says
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.
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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…
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