No system in place to verify if mail-in ballots counted in official tally, says Elections Canada

Elections Canada is exploring the idea of installing secure drop-off boxes for mail-in ballots.

Elections Canada, which is led by Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault, pictured, has secured pre-paid postage in anticipation of an increase of mail-in ballot use if an election is held during the pandemic, totalling $10.9-million.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY Beatrice Paez

November 19, 2020

Elections Canada’s top official says voters who choose to vote by mail won’t be able to verify if their ballots are tabulated, under current planning measures if an election were to be held in the spring. Testifying before...

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