Terrebonne vote controversy highlights postal ballot dilemma

Monday, May 12, 2025, 7:21 pm

In a razor-thin electoral race in Terrebonne, a ballot returned via Canada Post has upended the local vote count. Questions arose when one electora’s inability to vote by mail threatened to alter the final outcome, leaving political observers and voters alike musing over the quirks of an already charged election process.

lapresse.ca / Terrebonne | Un vote retourné par Postes Canada aurait peut-être fait une différence

La libérale Tatiana Auguste célébrait sa victoire lundi dans Terrebonne. Elle a finalement remporté la circonscription par une seule voix contre la députée bloquiste Nathalie Sinclair Desgagné après dépouillement judiciaire. Mais ce succès a été assombri par l’histoire d’une électrice dont le…

ledevoir.com / Une électrice bloquiste de Terrebonne n’aurait pas pu voter par la poste

Son vote aurait entraîné l’égalité entre les candidats du Bloc Québécois et du Parti libéral du Canada.

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