B.C.'s chief electoral officer defends election integrity as premier proposes all-party review into counting

B.C.'s chief electoral officer says "extremely challenging weather conditions" and a new voting system factored into human errors that saw hundreds of ballots go uncounted in the provincial election — though none were large enough to change results. 

B.C.'s chief electoral officer defends election integrity as premier proposes all-party review into counting
Chief Electoral Officer Anton Boegman provides an on how the provincial election will be held during the COVID-19 pandemic at a press conference at B.C. legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Tuesday, September 22, 2020.

B.C.'s chief electoral officer says "extremely challenging weather conditions" and a new voting system factored into human errors that saw hundreds of ballots go uncounted in the provincial election — though none were large enough to change results.