Almost 100,000 mail-in ballots were not counted in the federal election, most because they arrived after the deadline, a report by Elections Canada has revealed. The Elections Canada analysis found an 82 per cent increase in the number of mail-in ballots in last year's general election compared to the 2019 federal poll. During a federal election, local electors voting by special ballot must return it to Elections Canada by close of polls. "It's important to note that this is the first time that Elections Canada has published special ballot voting data to this degree of detail," said Matthew McKenna, a spokesman for Elections Canada. Some elections agents went to extraordinary lengths to get special ballots to Canadians living and working in remote areas.

Source: National Post June 23, 2022 23:59 UTC