Elections B.C. plans to begin reporting results about 15 minutes after polls close.
Compared with previous provincial elections, voters won’t have to wait long after polls close on Oct. 19 to get at least a preliminary idea of which party will form the next provincial government.
Networked laptops will be used to look up voters and note that they’ve voted, replacing phone-book-thick paper lists and, it’s hoped, reduce the time voters spend in lineups. As well, random tabulators are selected for quality assurance tests, making sure a hand count matches the electronic count. All recounts of closely contested races will be by hand.A: Elections B.C. anticipates results will begin to be reported 15 minutes or so after polls close at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19. The goal, MacInnis said, is to have about half the ballots counted and reported within a half-hour of polls closing.
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