Fog Blog N.B. Government Log:

SAINT JOHN HARBOUR ELECTION DISTRICT IN N.B. SEEMS TO BE A POINT OF CONTENTION AS RECOUNT CONFIRMS THAT LIBERAL CANDIDATE GERRY LOWE STILL HAD A 10 VOTE WIN OVER BARRY OGDEN THE CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE. BARRY OGDEN WANTS RESULTS THROWN OUT BECAUSE SUPPOSEDLY 40 PEOPLE HAVE VOTED TWICE!........STAY TUNED.......HERE'S THE LATEST ON HOW WE STAND WITH RECOUNTS ETC......The Progressive Conservatives will "likely" proceed with their application to have the election results for the close riding of Saint John Harbour thrown out, despite a recount of ballots confirming Liberal candidate Gerry Lowe's 10-vote win over PC candidate Barry Ogden, a lawyer for the party said Thursday.The PCs allege at least 40 people in the riding were recorded as voting more than once."There's no suggestion that any one person has done something wrong or has done something inappropriate," said Kelly VanBuskirk."It's just a matter of looking at the documentation and finding very clear evidence of duplication, so we have to find out why that's the case."Thousands of votes left to count in Memramcook-TantramarOromocto-Lincoln-Fredericton recount could need extra daySaint John Harbour recount finds numbers correct — so far Saint John Harbour Progressive Conservatives allege at least 40 voters recorded twice

The PCs had filed an application earlier this week alleging at least 40 instances where the unique combined poll number and elector number assigned to each voter appeared twice, but were advised by Elections New Brunswick officials they had to wait until the writ is returned, which only occurs after any recounts.