No errors found in By-Election

10/22/2019

Forwarded on behalf of the Electoral Officer

Electoral Officer Angus L. Montour wishes to follow up with the community on the results of an inquiry into a possible technical issue at the October 19, 2019 By-Election, which resulted in a two-ballot discrepancy in the Official Results.

It has been determined that the cause was the inadvertent failure of a polling clerk to properly �unpin� an elector�s name after the ballot was returned and deposited into the ballot box.

The battery depletion of one laptop terminal has been ruled out as a reason, as first thought.

�Pinning� simply means that an elector�s record remains opened � or �pinned� � during the ballot issue and voting process and is closed � or unpinned � when the ballot has been cast.  This process, when completed correctly, strikes the elector�s name from the electoral list.

The important factor is that the physical number of ballots issued and returned were the same.

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For further information, please contact:
Angus L. Montour, Electoral Officer
Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke By-Election
Cellular: 514-442-9114
Email: angus.montour@kahnawakeelections.com