So it looks like Etherington’s one vote has been confirmed and now it is up to Chapman to decide whether or not to pursue a judicial recount:
Duty of court
(6) The court shall conduct the recount by,
(a) determining the validity of the disputed ballots or of the counting of votes in any disputed ballots; and
(b) recalculating the result of the election using the determinations made under clause (a) and the certified results referred to in clause (5) (b). 1996, c. 32, Sched., s. 63 (6).
I can’t imagine what Chapman is feeling now, except to think along the lines of: “If only [INSERT NAME HERE] and [INSERT NAME HERE], those lazy !@#$!@#$, had gotten off their !@#$!#@$, and gone to the voting station to put a small !@#$# X on a piece of paper!!! ARRRRGGGHHHHH.”
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