The Yukon’s chief electoral officer has launched an inquiry into reports from the Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN) that voters in the McIntyre neighbourhood were driven to polling places while intoxicated or severely hung over.

The KDFN began receiving complaints from its citizens in the Mountainview riding on Oct. 8, the day after the election was called.

In some cases, they were misled to believe it was election day when it wasn’t (election day is Nov. 7), said Eileen Duchesne, executive assistant to the chief.

After seeking legal advice on the matter, chief electoral officer Lori McKee is using her authority to compel people and groups with first-hand information to share what they know with Elections Yukon.

Before the investigation began last Thursday, no one had volunteered first-hand accounts of wrongdoing to Elections Yukon, said Dave Wilkie, the assistant chief electoral officer.

“Now, based on the legal advice, we’re proceeding to compel the information from individuals and groups in accordance with Section 350 of the Elections Act,” he said.

Wilkie could not say from whom McKee is asking information, as all correspondence from Elections Yukon is confidential.

If it’s determined an offence was committed under the Elections Act, the offender could be served a cease-and-desist-like compliance order, face a fine of up to $5,000 and/or a prison sentence of up to one year.

Mountainview is Premier Darrell Pasloski’s riding. Shaunagh Stikeman is the NDP candidate, and Jeanie Dendys is the Liberal representative.

No specific party was implicated by the KDFN nor Elections Yukon.

Yukoners have been able to cast special ballots at polling stations across the territory since Oct. 8.

The ballots are meant for people who won’t be able to vote on election day on Nov. 7, or at the advanced polls on Oct. 30 and 31.