By Corey Fischer

Have Your Say On BC’s Electoral Process

Jan 26, 2018 | 1:33 PM

British Columbians still have time to provide input — and find out more about an upcoming referendum that will determine how BC votes.

A public engagement process on electoral reform continues until Feb. 28th at engage.gov.bc.ca

Attorney general David Eby says so far, more than 31,000 people have visited the website, and over 11,000 have completed the questionnaire.

Pictured: David Eby, Attorney General

“We’ve heard feedback from British Columbians already on a number of different issues including spending limits for third parties that may be attempting to influence votes, disclosure around who is funding those third parties, and in addition, the opportunity, potentially, for British Columbians to re-visit a new system in two election cycles (2021) to have their say on whether they like the new system or whether they want to return to the old system,” says Eby.

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The government plans to hold a referendum on electoral reform no later than November 30, 2018.

The referendum will be conducted through a mail-in ballot, with results binding at 50%+1 of the vote province wide.

If a new voting system is approved, legislation will be introduced in time for any provincial election held after July 1, 2021.

The Attorney General is remaining neutral on the issue throughout the process to ensure the referendum is conducted fairly and in accordance with B.C. law.

Click here to access the the questionnaire

by Corey Fischer