Elections BC

• BC United considers name reminder on fall ballot

  British Columbia's Opposition BC United is looking to put its previous Liberal name on the upcoming fall provincial election ballot after internal polling shows 30 per cent of people didn't know the party was renamed, says a party director.

  Jul 31
  
• Elections BC probing 12 B.C. municipal parties over financing, advertising

  A dozen municipal political parties in British Columbia, including those that won council majorities in Vancouver and Burnaby in 2022, are under investigation by Elections BC.

  Politics

  Apr 11
  
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• Special prosecutor appointed in probe of West Vancouver mayor’s campaign finances

  In a media release Monday, the prosecution service said lawyer John Gordon, K.C., had been tapped to fill the role.

  Canada

  Mar 4
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• West Vancouver mayor facing probe for election ‘spending irregularities’

  Elections BC said it had "identified potential spending irregularities" in West Vancouver Mayor Mark Sager's campaign finance disclosures.

  Politics

  Nov 30, 2023
• Progress Vancouver barred from 2026 election over campaign finance violations

  The elections body said Tuesday that the party and six of its eight candidates in last year's municipal vote failed to meet the filing deadline for finance reports in January.

  Politics

  Jul 4, 2023
• B.C. premier rejects ‘outrageous’ foreign interference suggestion in Vancouver mayoral race

  The premier said the insinuation that Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's fall election victory was related to his Chinese heritage is "doubly disturbing."

  Politics

  May 8, 2023
• B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission seeks 6 new B.C. ridings, revisions to 72 others

  Of the six newly proposed electoral districts, the commission says four should be located in Burnaby, Langley, Surrey and Vancouver.

  Politics

  Apr 4, 2023
• Vernon-Monashee recall petition falls flat

  The petition started by Vernon resident Genevieve Ring was not submitted to Elections BC by Oct. 11, the deadline established by the Recall and Initiative Act. 

  Canada

  Oct 12, 2022
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• Vernon-Monashee recall petition organizer mum on signature numbers

  Canvassers have two months to collect signatures on the recall petition. Halfway to that deadline, the organizer is not revealing how much support the initiative has received.

  Politics

  Sep 13, 2022
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• BC NDP leadership candidate Anjali Appadurai investigated for potential Elections Act breach

  Over the weekend, Appadurai hosted an Instagram live social media event where she appears on screen with 350.org digital manager Atiya Jaffar.

  Politics

  Sep 8, 2022