The UCP leadership count is currently experiencing a two-hour delay..The Western Standard learned it's because of a software malfunction and technical validation issue in the count room..Two independent sources from the UCP leadership campaign confirmed the problem at 1:25 p.m.. UCP Count RoomUCP Count Room .At 1:43 p.m., the UCP put out an official statement confirming the glitch.."We are moving the start time for tonight’s leadership announcement to 7:30 p.m.," the release said. .The announcement was due to be made at 6 p.m.."Voting at in-person locations this morning was steady, but manageable. Our five in-person locations are now counting the votes cast this morning with no issues reported."."The mail-in ballot count is moving along well but there are more than 80,000 of them. In the count room are more than 250 volunteers who are carefully counting each ballot, overseen by scrutineers from the leadership campaigns. We are adding more volunteers to accelerate progress."."We believe it is more important to ensure accuracy than to rush the program. We will share more updates as the day progresses." .Matthew Altheim, a spokesman for candidate Danielle Smith, told the Western Standard they had been notified about the glitch..As this story develops, the Western Standard will bring you more information when available..More to come...
The UCP leadership count is currently experiencing a two-hour delay..The Western Standard learned it's because of a software malfunction and technical validation issue in the count room..Two independent sources from the UCP leadership campaign confirmed the problem at 1:25 p.m.. UCP Count RoomUCP Count Room .At 1:43 p.m., the UCP put out an official statement confirming the glitch.."We are moving the start time for tonight’s leadership announcement to 7:30 p.m.," the release said. .The announcement was due to be made at 6 p.m.."Voting at in-person locations this morning was steady, but manageable. Our five in-person locations are now counting the votes cast this morning with no issues reported."."The mail-in ballot count is moving along well but there are more than 80,000 of them. In the count room are more than 250 volunteers who are carefully counting each ballot, overseen by scrutineers from the leadership campaigns. We are adding more volunteers to accelerate progress."."We believe it is more important to ensure accuracy than to rush the program. We will share more updates as the day progresses." .Matthew Altheim, a spokesman for candidate Danielle Smith, told the Western Standard they had been notified about the glitch..As this story develops, the Western Standard will bring you more information when available..More to come...
