Despite an uncounted ballot box in Prince George and allegations of voting irregularities, B.C.’s chief electoral officer says the 2024 provincial election was free and fair. He also pushed back against “false narratives” and “disinformation” peddled by those questioning the integrity of B.C.’s voting system.
Anton Boegman, releasing the first Elections B.C. report into the Oct. 19 provincial election, says he’s confident the new electronic tabulation model was a success, returning most polling results quicker than the old manual counting model.
However, Boegman blamed “human error” for the situation in Prince George-Mackenzie, where election officials did not count a ballot box containing 861 advance votes on election night.
The omission of the ballot box did not affect the result in the Prince George-Mackenzie electoral district.
“As chief electoral officer, I take full accountability for …