Elections Yukon seeks RCMP probe of alleged Election Act violation
WHITEHORSE — Elections Yukon has asked the RCMP to investigate a possible offence under the Elections Act just a week before voters in the territory head to the polls in a general election.
The non-partisan office that conducts territorial elections says the matter involves the alleged use of proxy votes in the Whitehorse Centre riding.
Elections Yukon issued a short statement, advising that the matter has been referred to police and refused to make further comment on the issue.
The Yukon Liberal party has released a statement saying candidate Tamara Goeppel collected 10 proxy votes for “vulnerable people” in her riding, and has been told the actions may have gone against the Elections Act.