Tie in mayor’s race in Peachland, B.C., could end in a name drawn at random
PEACHLAND, B.C. — There is intrigue in the mayor’s race in the small town of Peachland, B.C., where a verification process from Saturday’s vote revealed a tie of 804 votes for each of two contestants.
Harry Gough was declared the winner by just one vote over Cindy Fortin on Saturday night, but an election official had reported that one ballot was not properly fed when a voting machine jammed.
Polly Palmer, the district’s chief election officer, says in a statement that a verification of the ballots on Monday revealed a tie between Gough and Fortin.
Palmer says she will be applying for a judicial recount of the mayor’s ballots.