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822 Ballots Left Behind: Elections Canada Confirms No Impact

5/8/2025

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In a surprising blunder, Elections Canada revealed that 822 special ballots were accidentally left at a B.C. office during the federal election. Chief electoral officer Stéphane Perrault assured that this human error won't alter the election results. A thorough review is now in progress to ensure such oversights don’t happen again, despite Liberal Zoe Royer’s decisive victory by 1,948 votes in Port Moody-Coquitlam.

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In a surprising blunder, Elections Canada revealed that 822 special ballots were accidentally left at a B.C. office during the federal election. Chief electoral officer Stéphane Perrault assured that this human error won't alter the election results. A thorough review is now in progress to ensure such oversights don’t happen again, despite Liberal Zoe Royer’s decisive victory by 1,948 votes in Port Moody-Coquitlam.