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Elections B.C. aims to have electoral reform ballots counted before Christmas

About half of the ballots have been processed, according to Elections BC.

About half of the ballots have been processed

Ballots from B.C.'s electoral reform referendum are counted in Victoria, B.C. on Dec. 11, 2018. (Michael McArthur/CBC)

Elections BC says it has processed half of the mail-in electoral reform referendum ballotsand hopesto have the entire process complete by Dec. 21.

As of 8:20 a.m. PT Dec. 10, over 1.3 million packages hadbeen received, which reflects an approximately 41 per cent return rate. This number does not include packagesreceived by Canada Post but not yet transferred to Elections BC.

It also excludes late packages received after the voting deadline,Dec.7.

Ballots from B.C.'s electoral reform referendum are fed into a counting machine in Victoria, B.C., on Dec. 11, 2018. (Michael McArthur/CBC)

B.C.'s electoral reformreferendum asked voters whether theywould prefer to keep the existing first-past-the-post system or moveto a form of proportional representation.

Ballots from B.C.'s electoral reform referendum are counted in Victoria, B.C., on Dec. 11, 2018. (Michael McArthur/CBC)