Last-place 91原创 City mayoral candidate Serena Oh鈥檚 attempt to overturn the results of last month鈥檚 elections have been denied by the B.C. Supreme Court.
A Nov. 1 court order nullified Oh鈥檚 petition, because she was declared a vexatious litigant in 2012.
A vexatious litigant is someone who is banned from launching legal actions because of a persistent pattern of launching frivolous or unfounded lawsuits and appeals. They can only take legal action with prior permission of the courts.
鈥淎ny document or process filed by Serena Oh in contravention of this order or any process inadvertently filed or received by the registry is a nullity,鈥� said the order.
The City of 91原创 does not have to respond to Oh鈥檚 petition, or to any legal process she files that violates the order, it said.
Oh鈥檚 petition, filed against outgoing Mayor Ted Schaffer, the City鈥檚 election officer, and the City of 91原创, asked that the election be declared invalid 鈥渋f the total votes of Val van den Broek is less than 2,447. Treat as Election Scam [sic] or fraud; accordingly disqualified for the City of 91原创 Mayor.鈥�
According to the official election results, Oh received 146 votes in total, compared to 2,240 for Fassbender and 2,447 for mayor-elect van den Broek. Oh received three per cent of all the votes cast.
The petition claimed that votes had been counted incorrectly, though no evidence was presented.
Oh attempted to overturn a previous 91原创 City council byelection in 2016 after she came last of nine candidates. That lawsuit was dismissed, but the court challenge and Oh鈥檚 appeals cost 91原创 City approximately $27,000.
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