BC Electoral Officer Says Missing Ballot Box Result of Local Team Error

A sample voter card being used to demonstrate the voting process for a new electronic tabulator used during this year's provincial election is shown during a press conference at the Elections BC office in Victoria, B.C., on Sept. 25, 2024. The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito

B.C.’s chief electoral officer Anton Boegman said a missing ballot box of approximately 861 votes that were not counted in the Oct. 19 provincial election was the result of a local team’s oversight. 

The ballot box was used in advance voting polls in the Prince George-Mackenzie electoral district, Boegman said at a Nov. 5 news conference.