A civil trial aimed at overturning results from the 2021 pandemic election won’t be starting in two weeks as planned.

The February 16 start date was ambitious, to say the least.

A number of applications have come and gone before Supreme Court since the action was first filed in April 2021.

It’s being led by former NDP Leader and MHA Alison Coffin against Elections NL and then-CEO Bruce Chaulk.

The claim is that many couldn’t get ballots or were unable to vote when the switch was made to mail-in only, ultimately affecting the outcome and voters’ rights.

Results in three districts are being challenged, including St. John’s North, St. Barbe-L’Anse aux Meadows and Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi.

The latter, which Coffin lost by 53 votes, is considered the test case for the others.

In court this morning, it quickly became clear that the trial date was not on.

There are still several issues to hash out, one involving envelopes still sealed at Elections NL which may contain strike-out lists that confirm eligibility and whether someone has voted or not.

The parties are expected to find common ground on those issues before returning to court in late March.