Whitehorse Bans Online Voting for Local Elections Over Risk of Foreign Interference

Whitehorse Bans Online Voting for Local Elections Over Risk of Foreign Interference
The Yukon provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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There will be no internet voting for Whitehorse council this year, after a concern of foreign interference prompted a 6-to-1 vote to remove the idea from the city’s proposed election bylaw.

Whitehorse Coun. Ted Laking proposed the change on May 13 and says he’s relieved to see the motion passed, because it will protect the integrity of the upcoming municipal election this October.