Close X
Thursday, November 14, 2024
ADVT 
National

Thousands Of Ballots Not Counted In Transit Plebiscite: Elections BC

Darpan News Desk, 24 Sep, 2015 10:45 AM
    VANCOUVER — Elections BC says it didn't open nearly 38,400 ballot packages in Metro Vancouver's transit plebiscite due to missing signatures, birthdates or even certification envelopes.
     
    The figure is found in a report submitted Tuesday from the chief electoral officer to members of the provincial legislature.
     
    Sixty-two per cent of Metro Vancouverites rejected a proposal by area mayors to raise $7.5 billion for transit upgrades through an extra half-per cent sales tax.
     
    Elections BC says the plebiscite cost each registered voter $3.44 for a total of more than $5.3 million. 
     
    It says 51 per cent of 1.5-million registered voters returned their packages by May 29 but only 48.6 per cent of registered voters had their ballots counted.
     
    The independent office says it didn't open 38,393 packages because in some cases voters failed to sign or print their birthdate on the certification envelopes or their birthdate didn't match the voter records.
     
    In contrast, Elections BC's website says nearly 54 per cent of registered voters participated in the 2011 HST referendum.
     
    More than 55 per cent of eligible voters participated in the 2013 provincial election, according to the same website.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Vancouver Police Want Complaint About Pot Dispensaries Dismissed

    Vancouver Police Want Complaint About Pot Dispensaries Dismissed
    Vancouver police are calling for the dismissal of a complaint be

    Vancouver Police Want Complaint About Pot Dispensaries Dismissed

    Vernon, B.C., Mayor Akbal Mund Vows To Continue Duties While Tax Charges Heard In Court

    Vernon, B.C., Mayor Akbal Mund Vows To Continue Duties While Tax Charges Heard In Court
    Akbal Mund is charged with two counts of failure to comply with the Income Tax Act.

    Vernon, B.C., Mayor Akbal Mund Vows To Continue Duties While Tax Charges Heard In Court

    Lawyers In B.C. Court Argue For Access To Secret Documents From Spy Agency

    Lawyers In B.C. Court Argue For Access To Secret Documents From Spy Agency
    Lawyers for a pair of British Columbia terrorists want access to secret documents from Canada's spy agency, saying they could show whether police entrapped their clients.

    Lawyers In B.C. Court Argue For Access To Secret Documents From Spy Agency

    Quebec Wants Bolder Greenhouse Gas Cuts By 2030

    Quebec Wants Bolder Greenhouse Gas Cuts By 2030
    Quebec has introduced bolder targets for greenhouse-gas reductions by 2030.

    Quebec Wants Bolder Greenhouse Gas Cuts By 2030

    Anaheim Ducks Player Clayton Stoner Charged With Illegal Grizzly Hunt In B.C. Backcountry

    Anaheim Ducks Player Clayton Stoner Charged With Illegal Grizzly Hunt In B.C. Backcountry
    Clayton Stoner of the Anaheim Ducks is accused of two counts of knowingly making a false statement to obtain a hunting licence.

    Anaheim Ducks Player Clayton Stoner Charged With Illegal Grizzly Hunt In B.C. Backcountry

    Chilliwack Parents Drop Fight To Treat Baby With Cannabis Oil As She Breathes On Her Own

    Chilliwack Parents Drop Fight To Treat Baby With Cannabis Oil As She Breathes On Her Own
    Justin Pierce and Michelle Arnold withdrew their application to share custody of their five-month-old daughter with B.C.'s Ministry of Children and Family Development

    Chilliwack Parents Drop Fight To Treat Baby With Cannabis Oil As She Breathes On Her Own