B.C. Greens defend voter verification process after legal threat from leadership hopeful

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Green party is defending its verification process for new members as it responds to criticism and a possible legal threat from a leadership candidate. Greens leadership candidate Emily Lowan said the party’s verification process is cumbersome and unfair. The 24-year-old climate advocate claimed the verification process unfairly targets new members and disadvantages young and non-traditional voters. “The ID verification process is in place to protect the integrity of the vote for not only BC Green members, but all British Columbians. It said the verification process will continue until Sept 22.