To: 80 MP Candidates from 5 Parties** in BC, 13 Chief Electoral Officers,

166 reporters and commentators; plus 172 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 points out three events that could have changed the vote of a citizen who voted early instead of waiting for Election Day.

Voting opportunities were not so long ago available only on a single day. This petition calls for a return to one day voting. I am using today's Election Day to compare the ideal way to gauge the will of the electorate to our current practice.

Most votes (95%) are cast in person on a single day at the end of several weeks of political campaigns, giving every voter equal exposure to the latest information before voting, and producing a final result that is confidently understandable in its transparent simplicity so that it is wholeheartedly accepted by all citizens.

Some events occurring just before Election Day caused voters to change their mind.

For example, opinion poll support for the People's Party surged in response to the imposition of digital identity cards.

Other events had the potential causing a voter to change his or her mind.

The launch of the Indian in Cabinet book brought a reminder of the ethical issues that may have been downplayed otherwise.

The exclusion of Canada from the new security pact between Australia, United Kingdom and United States may have caused a liberal or a socialist to feel duped resulting in her or his fresh consideration for a conservative party that is strong on national defence.

Several developments along the 36-day campaign trail:

Lori Culbert quotes Stuart Prest, an SFU political scientist:

"...And some Canadians are just now starting to tune in now that we're back into the fall groove."

Vaughn Palmer writes, "The premier (John Horgan) said he personally voted in the advance poll for Alistair MacGregor, the NDP incumbent in the federal riding that overlaps Horgan's provincial constituency."

Lori Culbert quotes Sanjay Serum, an SFU political scientist:

"I wonder, when it comes down to it, if after the debates they're starting to look more at the synopsis of the platforms, maybe they're sort of rethinking their votes."

Brian Platt and Anja Karadeglija quote Eric Grenier who runs CBC's Poll Tracker and analyzes polling for his own website The Writ:

"Strategic voting is a thing that you decide on at the very last moment rather than a week ahead of time because you might be waiting to see how things unfold."

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 328 canvassers are registered for signature gathering 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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