The two candidates fighting for the federal seat of Terra Nova-The Peninsulas will have to wait at least two more days following the closure of public buildings in Marystown on Wednesday.
The Town of Marystown turned off its water supply in a scheduled shutdown as part of the process of building a new chlorination plant. As a result, all public buildings in the town were forced to close.
According to Elections Canada Spokesperson Matthew McKenna, that put a halt to the counting of votes on Wednesday. Justice Garrett Handrigan, overseeing the process, now expects to finish on Friday, McKenna said.
The recount to decide a winner between Liberal candidate Anthony Germain and Conservative candidate Jonathan Rowe was expected to take no more than three days, but stretched into its ninth day on Wednesday. Germain defeated Rowe in the initial count by just 12 votes, automatically triggering a recount.
That process involves the recounting of more than 41,000 votes across 279 ballot boxes. Ballots can only be recounted in a secure location by a designated recount team.
Once Justice Handrigan’s decision has been made, a winner will be declared by Elections Canada.
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