To: 40 MP Candidates from 5 Parties** in BC, 14 Chief Electoral Officers, 144 reporters and commentators; plus 169 folks who are generally interested in good governance including members of the Social Mavrik Federation .

From: Bob Bray, President, Social Mavrik Federation

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CAMPBELL RIVER: Bob Bray is pleased with the start of the signature gathering period as announced in last week's news release from Elections BC and notes that the federal election now underway provides a laboratory for direct experience with early voting through multiple voting days and vote by mail.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 9, 2021

VICTORIA -- Petition sheets for the Initiative to change voting opportunities in provincial elections were issued today to proponent Robert Harvey Bray, Registered canvassers have 90 days to collect signatures from at least 10 percent of the registered voters in each of the province's 87 electoral districts.

"In order to sign this petition, individuals must be registered on the Provincial Voters List as of today and may only sign the petition sheet for the electoral district in which they are registered," says Chief Electoral Officer Anton Boegman. "The proponent must return the signed petition sheets to Elections BC by November 8, 2021."

There are no registered opponents or any currently registered initiative advertising sponsors for this petition. Individuals or organizations who intend to conduct initiative advertising must register with Elections BC as an advertising sponsor.

for more information, visit the initiative petition webpage on the Elections BC website.

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Andrew Watson

Director, Communications

Elections BC

Phone: 250-387-1709

Email: Andrew.Watson@elections.bc.ca

Website: elections.bc.ca

Elections BC is the independent, non-partisan Office of the Legislature responsible for administering electoral processes in British Columbia under provincial legislation, including the Election Act, Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, Recall and Initiative Act and Referendum Act.

The name of this legislative petition is: Initiative to change the voting opportunities in provincial elections.

The petition is described on the Current Initiative Petitions page of the Elections BC website along with the Public Notice which can be seen here.

As I write there are 4 canvassers registered by Elections BC for signature gathering from folks who prefer strengthening their community by having almost everyone vote on a single day at an in-person event in their neighbourhood over those who feel the easiness of vote-by-mail and the convenient options of early voting are totally without nefarious consequences.

On the Social Mavrik list the ridings of the 4 canvassers are shown.

The name of the second legislative petition in 2021 is: Initiative to conduct a Surrey policing binding referendum.

The petition is described on the Current Initiative Petitions page of the Elections BC website.

At the time of writing 2 canvassers are registered for signature gathering after August 16th from folks who prefer national policing over local policing.

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Bob Bray, President, Social Mavrik Federation

Phone: 250-504-0052

Mail: 784 Bowen Drive, Campbell River, British Columbia V9H 1S2

Email: bob.bray@socialmavrikbc.ca

Website: socialmavrikbc.ca

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