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Cision Canada
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Cision Canada
Review of Special Ballot System Français
GATINEAU, QC, May 14, 2025 /CNW/ - After an issue was reported with the return address of a special ballot envelope in the electoral district of Terrebonne during the 45th general election, an analysis was conducted confirming that there was an error on the label that was affixed to the envelope used for returning the special ballot to the local Elections Canada office. The error was in the last three characters of the postal code of the office's address. To date, only one case has come to our attention where an envelope containing a marked ballot was returned to a voter because of an incorrect address. A more detailed analysis was provided to candidates and political parties earlier today. The Chief Electoral Officer, Stéphane Perrault, announced that he is broadening Elections Canada's review of the special ballot voting system which had been announced after a separate incident took place in the electoral district of Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam. In recent general elections, special ballots were used to respond to an increased demand for voting services that meet the diverse needs of electors. A comprehensive review will allow Elections Canada to evaluate the training provided to employees and the controls that are in place for processing special ballots, with the intent to make improvements before the next general election. "We must recognize that, with the evolution of the demand for special ballots, we need to make sure our supporting infrastructure and controls also evolve. One of the strengths of our system is that it does evolve over time to meet the changing needs of Canadians. This review is an opportunity to determine what needs to be improved to continue serving Canadians." —Stéphane Perrault, Chief Electoral Officer
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Review of Special Ballot System
GATINEAU, QC, May 14, 2025 /CNW/ - After an issue was reported with the return address of a special ballot envelope in the electoral district of Terrebonne during the 45th general election, an analysis was conducted confirming that there was an error on the label that was affixed to the envelope used for returning the special ballot to the local Elections Canada office. The error was in the last three characters of the postal code of the office's address. To date, only one case has come to our attention where an envelope containing a marked ballot was returned to a voter because of an incorrect address. A more detailed analysis was provided to candidates and political parties earlier today. The Chief Electoral Officer, Stéphane Perrault, announced that he is broadening Elections Canada's review of the special ballot voting system which had been announced after a separate incident took place in the electoral district of Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam. In recent general elections, special ballots were used to respond to an increased demand for voting services that meet the diverse needs of electors. A comprehensive review will allow Elections Canada to evaluate the training provided to employees and the controls that are in place for processing special ballots, with the intent to make improvements before the next general election. "We must recognize that, with the evolution of the demand for special ballots, we need to make sure our supporting infrastructure and controls also evolve. One of the strengths of our system is that it does evolve over time to meet the changing needs of Canadians. This review is an opportunity to determine what needs to be improved to continue serving Canadians."—Stéphane Perrault, Chief Electoral Officer Elections Canada is an independent, non-partisan agency that reports directly to Parliament. Subscribe to our news service at SOURCE Elections Canada View original content: Sign in to access your portfolio
Hamilton Spectator
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Hamilton Spectator
Judicial recounts in Windsor, Milton ridings this week among 4 ordered for federal election
One vote. That's all that separates the Liberals from the Bloc Québécois in a recent Quebec riding vote recount. On Wednesday, May 7, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Stéphane Perrault announced the judicial recount in the electoral district of Terrebonne. Initially, the election night figures showed incumbent Bloc Québécois MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné beat Liberal candidate Tatiana Auguste by 44 votes. A judicial recount — which is overseen by a judge — is mandatory if the difference between the number of votes cast between the top candidate and the runner up is less than one one-thousandth of the valid votes cast. Following the recount this weekend , it was determined Auguste received 23,352 votes — one vote more than Sinclair-Desgagné. The recount now puts the Liberals at 170 seats in the House of Commons, with 172 seats needed in order to have a majority government. Elections Canada has also announced three other recounts. A judicial recount is happening today, May 12, in Terra Nova—The Peninsulas , a Newfoundland and Labrador riding. The difference between the two leading candidates was 12 votes, Elections Canada said in a press release. And two recounts have been ordered in Ontario. One is happening in the Milton East—Halton Hills South riding on May 13. The difference between the two leading candidates is 29 votes. Currently, Liberal Kristina Tesser Derksen sits with 32,130 votes , while Conservative Pam Gill has 32,101 votes. Another judicial recount is also set to take place in the Windsor—Tecumseh — Lakeshore riding on Tuesday, May 20. There are 77 votes separating Conservative Kathy Borrelli (32,062 votes) and Liberal Irek Kusmierczyk (31,985 votes). According to , that Windsor recount was requested by the Liberal candidate, who has more than a dozen affidavits from scrutineers who allegedly witnessed ballots rejected that they say were valid. With the Liberals already leading in the Milton and Newfoundland and Labrador ridings, even if the recounts all went to the Liberals, the party would still fall one riding short of a majority government.
CTV News
07-05-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Over 800 special ballots ‘mistakenly' kept in B.C. riding, Elections Canada says
A person enters a polling station in the Vancouver East riding on federal election day in Vancouver on Monday, April 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns OTTAWA — 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 to its headquarters by April 28 at 6 p.m. to allow them to be counted. Over 500 of the ballots mistakenly left in Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam were for the electoral district of Port Moody—Coquitlam. Others were for ridings across the country, including Halifax, Nepean and Vancouver Centre. Elections Canada says an initial analysis shows that the outcomes in those 74 districts were not affected by the mislaid ballots. The agency says its initial analysis showed that the problem was caused by 'human error' and 'a failure to comply with the written procedures.' Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault has asked for a complete review of the controls in place to ensure that a similar situation does not happen again, Elections Canada says. 'My commitment to candidates, political parties and Canadians is that when issues related to the delivery of an election arise, we take all necessary steps to resolve them,' Perrault said in a news release. This report by Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press, was first published May 7, 2025.
Cision Canada
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Cision Canada
Issue with some special ballots in Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam Français
GATINEAU, QC, May 7, 2025 /CNW/ - Earlier today, Elections Canada informed all registered political parties that 822 national special ballots cast by electors from 74 electoral districts across the country had mistakenly been kept at the office of the returning officer for Coquitlam–Port Coquitlam during the 45th general election. The ballots should have been returned to Elections Canada headquarters by the deadline of April 28, 6 p.m. Eastern time in order for them to be legally counted, in accordance with the Canada Elections Act. We have shared with political parties the distribution of these ballots by electoral district (see table below). An initial analysis shows that the outcome would not be affected in any of the 74 districts. Our initial analysis also revealed that the issue was caused by human error and a failure to comply with the written procedures. The Chief Electoral Officer, Stéphane Perrault, has asked for a complete review of the controls in place to ensure that a similar situation does not happen again in future elections. "My commitment to candidates, political parties and Canadians is that when issues related to the delivery of an election arise, we take all necessary steps to resolve them." —Chief Electoral Officer, Stéphane Perrault Electoral district National special ballots mistakenly left in Coquitlam–Port Coquitlam Port Moody—–Coquitlam 530 New Westminster—–Burnaby—–Maillardville 33 Pitt Meadows—–Maple Ridge 26 Burnaby Central 22 Burnaby North—–Seymour 12 Vancouver Centre 12 North Vancouver—–Capilano 11 Cloverdale—–Langley City 8 Vancouver Fraserview—–South Burnaby 8 Langley Township—–Fraser Heights 7 Vancouver Kingsway 7 West Vancouver—–Sunshine Coast—–Sea to Sky Country 7 Richmond Centre—–Marpole 6 Surrey Centre 6 Vancouver East 6 Fleetwood—–Port Kells 5 Kamloops—–Shuswap—–Central Rockies 5 Nanaimo—–Ladysmith 5 Skeena—–Bulkley Valley 5 Vancouver Granville 5 Calgary Heritage 4 Delta 4 Kamloops—–Thompson—–Nicola 4 Richmond East—–Steveston 4 South Surrey—–White Rock 4 Victoria 4 Cariboo—–Prince George 3 Chilliwack—–Hope 3 Columbia—–Kootenay—–Southern Rockies 3 Esquimalt—–Saanich—–Sooke 3 Halifax 3 Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna 3 Regina—–Lewvan 3 Vernon—–Lake Country—–Monashee 3 Abbotsford—–South Langley 2 Calgary Shepard 2 Courtenay—–Alberni 2 Cowichan—–Malahat—–Langford 2 Nepean 2 Saanich—–Gulf Islands 2 Similkameen—–South Okanagan—–West Kootenay 2 Vancouver Quadra 2 Airdrie—–Cochrane 1 Ajax 1 Battlefords—–Lloydminster—–Meadow Lake 1 Brantford—–Brant South—–Six Nations 1 Calgary Confederation 1 Calgary Crowfoot 1 Calgary East 1 Etobicoke Centre 1 Etobicoke—–Lakeshore 1 Foothills 1 Guelph 1 Halifax West 1 Huron–Bruce 1 Kildonan—–St. Paul 1 Miramichi—–Grand Lake 1 Mission—–Matsqui—–Abbotsford 1 North Island—–Powell River 1 Nunavut 1 Ottawa Centre 1 Ottawa—–Vanier—–Gloucester 1 Prince George—–Peace River—–Northern Rockies 1 Red Deer 1 Regina—–Wascana 1 South Shore—–St. Margarets 1 Surrey Newton 1 Taiaiako'n—–Parkdale—–High Park 1 Thornhill 1 Toronto Centre 1 Windsor—–Tecumseh—–Lakeshore 1 Winnipeg Centre 1 Yorkton—–Melville 1 Yukon 1 Elections Canada is an independent, non-partisan agency that reports directly to Parliament.
