To: 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 describes the maximum expense budget allowed in the Act for a province-wide hands-on signature-witnessed petition.

The Recall and Initiative Act became law in British Columbia in 1996. It spells out how much spending is allowed for conducting a province-wide petition that requires signatures on paper, each one of which is witnessed by a Registered Canvasser. It's a lengthy hands-on process rather than momentary online one.

The maximum expense budget amount is calculated in this way:

Number of registered voters as of the day the petition is issued,

times

The amount established in the 1996 Initiative and Recall Act of $0.25 as adjusted for changes in the consumer price index.

Equals

an

estimated

$1,300,000

I use the term "budget" in place of the legislation's term "expenses limit" to highlight the potential value of political action with Initiative Petitions in general. For my Voting petition the value of its budget or expense limit is the amount that a registered proponent my incur during an initiative petition period. This period is three months long for my One Day Voting petition - it starts on August 9th and ends on November 8, 2021.

Financial support for my petition will be spent in three action components:

Advertising

$800,000

Information systems

$100,000

Office expenses

$400,000

The Act specifically mentions that there is to be no remuneration for a Registered Canvasser because his or her role is a volunteer one.

The role of each canvasser is vital political action and financial support of the petition gives it a greater credibility that may embolden many a prospective canvasser to register.

Financial support in the form of a cheque can be made out to the proponent, Bob Bray, and mailed to the address below. It can also be sent by etransfer to bob.bray@socialmavrikbc.ca for autodeposit.

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 0 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 convenience of early voting are totally without nefarious consequences.

On the Social Mavrik list 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 0 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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