Elections Canada is confirming {that a} recount will happen in a Quebec using with an in depth consequence after a “potential anomaly” was found with a poll field after the votes had been validated.
Stephane Perrault, Canada’s chief electoral officer, says there will probably be a judicial recount of votes within the Chateauguay–Lacolle using, after a request from the Liberal candidate.
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The preliminary outcomes had Bloc Québécois candidate Patrick O’Hara defeating Liberal incumbent Brenda Shanahan, first elected in 2015, by 286 votes.
The Liberals requested that votes be counted once more after a “potential anomaly” with a poll field was noticed.
Typos in recording votes within the using additionally needed to be corrected by the returning officer.
Justice Anne Jacob of the Superior Court docket of Quebec will start the recount subsequent week.
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