U of Guelph ballots valid: Elections CanadaCBC News
Posted: Apr 15, 2011 10:50 AM ET
Elections Canada has ruled the votes cast by University of Guelph students earlier this week are valid despite a challenge by the Conservatives.
The controversy erupted after an incident at the university where students were lining up to cast special ballots. The Conservatives had a lawyer send a letter to Elections Canada complaining about the special voting on the southern Ontario university campus.
Elections Canada issued a statement on Friday that said the special ballots were not pre-authorized but they will still be counted in the May 2 election.
"All information at our disposal indicates that the votes were cast in a manner that respects the Canada Elections Act and are valid," the statement said. .............(more)
The complete piece is at:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadavotes2011/story/2011/04/15/cv-election-guelph-student-vote.html