“Potential anomaly” with ballot boxes leads to recount in Châteauguay – Lacolle riding | The Canadian News

Liberals have called for a recount in a closed race in Quebec after a “potential anomaly” with a ballot box was discovered.

A judicial recount will take place in Châteauguay – Lacolle, where the candidate of the Bloc Québécois defeated his liberal rival by 286 votes.

The Liberals confirmed that they had asked for a recount at the parade, where a “potential anomaly” was noted with a ballot box after the votes were validated.

Elections Canada says a teller detected a typo in the number of votes recorded in one of the leadership polls, where 40 votes for a candidate were recorded as 410.

Elections Canada says that the error, which was rectified, was due to human error and that other typographical errors were also corrected.

It’s not the only recount expected to begin this week: In Davenport, a Toronto city where the Liberals beat the NDP by 76 votes, a recount is also likely.

The parties can go to court to request a recount within four days after the verification and validation of the votes. Most constituencies have already finished validating their votes.

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