New Glasgow Regional Police have charged a man with 24 offences under the Municipal Elections Act.
Police say on October 26th last year it received a complaint of a possible breach under the Act during the Municipal Election in the Town of Trenton earlier that month.
After a lengthy investigation, the New Glasgow Regional Police Major Crime Unit charged the Pictou County man with 12 counts each under two sections of the act; including voting when they knew they weren’t qualified to, and failing to comply with the town’s Alternate Voting By-Law.
The man is schedule to appear in Pictou Provincial Court on September 27th