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AlsoPaisleyCat

According to the guide posted in November 2023, the trigger for a mandatory judicial recount request to be filed is quite low.

In a riding with 25,000 votes cast for example, the threshold would be a difference of less than 25,000/500 = 50.

p. 51
“In the event of a tie vote, or if the difference between the first two candidates is less than 1/500 of the total ballots considered, the District Electoral Officer must make an application for a judicial recount. An application must be made within six days after the declaration of official results following the conclusion of final count.”

https://elections.bc.ca/docs/8008790_Guide-to-Voting-and-Counting.pdf

Janis La Couvée

@chris I think you are right Chris that they are counted last. From what I've read it will be October 26th/27th before all the results will be available in nail-biter ridings like mine - North Island.

Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸

94% polls reporting.
no change.
46-45
NDP-CPBC #bcpoli #bcelxn2024

M. Grégoire

@chris Any theories of what sort of people would have voted from out of riding? University students? Military?

Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸

@mpjgregoire university, military. it was also over thanksgiving so people were kind of "on the move"

martin_fff

@lacouvee @chris I think they only count they if the number of "out of.." is larger than the difference in votes of the 1st & 2nd places...

Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸

just under 95% reporting. Same results. I don't think we will know tonight!! #bcpoli #bcelxn2024

Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸

Here is a chart of the close ridings that is the reason we are not called yet. 6 very close ridings. 2 under 50 votes separating. Ridings that are under 50 are likely to be a automatic recount. #bcpoli #bcelxn2024

Anthony Floyd

@chris Required to be recounts < 100 I believe

Mat Wright

@anthonyfloyd @chris yes 100 is the threshold

a kilo of saucepans (rakslice)

@chris If I understand correctly, the table on p. 44 of the Guide to Voting and Counting gives the categories of votes that are only in the final count (which seems to be everything but what is in the preliminary results table on p. 42) https://elections.bc.ca/docs/8008790_Guide-to-Voting-and-Counting.pdf#page=48

Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸

95.5% polls reporting and same results 2M votes counted! I think we might have another coalition gov if this holds but with the Greens losing their leader's seat who knows!? #bcpoli #bcelxn2024

Nonsense Factory :mstdnca:

@chris The thing I most detest about elections is that it makes me hate 3/4 of the population - those who didn't vote, and those who voted conservative.

🚲

@chris I really wish we had ranked voting. So much vote splitting with the Greens going on

[email protected] :mstdnca:

@chris If we can’t get proportional representation then a minority govt w Greens holding the balance is, imho, the best outcome for BC citizens.

#Bcpoli #bcelxn2024

Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸

@jpthuot03 totally

Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸

@dx i really wish the BC Liberals hadn't sabotaged Proportional Representation 20 years ago. The majority wanted and voted for it. We wouldn't be having this discussion.

Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸

@hanspetermeyer yes

Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸

The votes are coming in but really really slowly. Apparently this is the process of counting the outside ballots by hand. We just got over 96% #bcpoli #bcelxn2024

Aphrodite ☑️ :boost_ok:

@chris

Automatic judicial recount is done when the difference is less than 1/500. Anything under 300 will likely request a recount and probably get it even if they have to pay for it.