Elections BC will use electronic tabulators to count paper ballots in the 2024 Provincial General Election. Tabulators help us provide better service to voters by:
*Allowing voters to vote at any voting place
*Allowing Elections BC to report results faster on election night
*Allowing Elections BC to count almost all ballots on election night
Improving accessibility
*Tabulators notify voters if their ballot cannot be read, giving the voter the opportunity to make a correction
*Tabulators support the Accessible Voting System in DEO offices
*Tabulators are secure and they undergo rigorous testing before and after they are used.
*Tabulators are never connected to the internet, which prevents hacking.
*Physical access to tabulators is limited to election officials and controlled through a chain of custody process.
*Tabulators are tested before and after being used. These tests are observed by candidates and party representatives.
*Tabulators are not “voting machines.” They simply count voter-marked paper ballots and provide results on a paper results tape.
*Voter-marked paper ballots are the gold standard in election administration because a paper ballot cannot be “hacked.”
*All ballots are retained after they have been counted, which allows Elections BC to audit results or perform recounts.
*In close races, ballots are recounted by hand.
Source: elections.bc.ca/2024-provincia
Sunday, April 26, 2026
