Elections BC Suspends Conservative Vote Violation Review Pending Court Decision

Elections BC has suspended its review of a complaint from Conservative candidate Honveer Singh Randhawa regarding alleged voting irregularities in the Surrey-Guildford riding, where he lost by just 22 votes to NDP candidate Garry Begg. Randhawa filed a complaint on January 3 and subsequently petitioned the B.C. Supreme Court to declare Begg's election invalid. The allegations include claims of non-resident voting and instances where individuals purportedly voted twice. Elections BC stated that the complaint and the court petition contain similar allegations, thus halting their review to preserve the integrity of the court proceedings. Once the court reaches a decision, Elections BC will reevaluate whether to resume its investigation. The BC Conservative Party has also called for an RCMP investigation into the reported voting irregularities.