By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

Challenge of Rocky and Clearwater County voting irregularities over

Jun 29, 2018 | 11:59 PM

There will be no judicial review of the 2017 municipal elections in Rocky Mountain House and Clearwater County.

It was revealed this week that each applicant has issued a Discontinuance of Claim.

Diana Spencer, who lost her race for a council seat in the county by one vote, filed hers in March, while Rocky mayoral runner-up Sheila Mizera, who lost by 50 votes, filed on June 22.

The discontinuances come after two court appearances in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench last December and January. The matter had been adjourned until Nov. 8, 2018 so it could be heard in Special Chambers to determine whether the applicants had standing to seek a judicial review.

Spencer and Mizera told rdnewsNOW last December that they weren’t challenging the results for the sake of having a re-count or a do-over. Rather, they claimed that there were voting irregularities, including residents voting in the wrong municipality or in both of them.

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At the December appearance, the pair were informed by a judge that they had to serve the Minister of Justice. They accomplished that ahead of the next court date in January, which is when the case was put over until this fall.

In March, Rocky Mountain House town council and Clearwater County council each approved $50,000 to be put towards the legal costs. It’s unclear how much of that, if any, was spent.

The next step for the municipalities involves a court application to remove the order to refrain from the usual destruction of ballot boxes. That is anticipated to take place this fall.

rdnewsNOW has reached out to the Town’s and County’s legal representation, as well as Sheila Mizera, for comment.