Elections BC announced it has suspended its review of a complaint from a Conservative candidate alleging voting irregularities in a Surrey riding during the October election, saying the Supreme Court is considering a similar claim.
On Jan. 9, the B.C. Conservatives asked Elections BC to investigate alleged potential violations of the Election Act in the Surrey-Guildford riding, where NDP candidate Garry Begg beat Honveer Singh Randhawa by just 22 votes in the provincial election.
Elections BC said Randhawa’s Jan. 3 complaint was “under review” on Jan. 9.
However, on Jan. 28 the organization said Randhawa had filed a petition with the Supreme Court of British Columbia on Jan. 13, which sought a judicial declaration that the election of Begg is invalid….