The Supreme Court has declared two civic elections in the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District to be invalid, and new elections will have to take place in the Beaufort and Cherry Creek areas.
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Beaufort director Tanya Shannon won her election by a margin of 11 votes, while Cherry Creek director Dianne Bodnar won by a margin of only seven votes. Either of these elections could be swayed by the 13 erroneous votes.
The court ruling was announced on Wednesday, Jan. 9 at the ACRDB次元官网网址檚 January board meeting. Neither Shannon nor Bodnar attended the meeting. The two seats will remain vacant until a new election takes place, or until the ACRD is advised otherwise.
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A new date has not been set for the elections at this time. No estimate has been made yet on how much it will cost to re-run elections in those two districts.
