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Originally Posted by GirlySports
I don't think it can. The election officer isn't elected as a party member. There would be no motivation to sign or not sign the final tally sheet. Also, federal elections have a paper trail everywhere and party scrutineers pick them up every hour. It's a much simple system since the election is only voting for one thing, on one ballot.
If you're thinking of money and party nominations federally and provincially, that's a different story.
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Returning officers are appointed, there is no guarantee that they are free from bias. There is nothing stopping a returning officer from refusing to sign off on the final results.
Most US states have a paper trail, Scrutineers don’t get to pick up ballots they just observe and report issues and can dispute ballots.
There is nothing in the Canadian system that biased individuals not respecting norms couldn’t break.
For Info: The Canvassers in Wayne county are appointed positions and not elected.