Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 08:15:00 -0700
From: Scott Frederick <scott451@gmx.net>
Subject: [KCUTS] Nelson date set for Electoral Boundaries Commission hearing
Hello Kootenaycuts,
The Electoral Boundaries Commission now has their list of public
hearings up. There are 31 public hearings with 5 of them devoted to
presentations from MLAs and parties. You can register online.
http://www.bc-ebc.ca/index.html
There will be a hearing in Nelson:
Date: Nov 2, 2006
Time: 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM
Venue: TBA
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| The BC Electoral Boundaries Commission's role is to make proposals to
| the Legislative Assembly regarding the area, boundaries, names and
| number of electoral districts in British Columbia from which the
| Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) are elected. Boundaries are
| reviewed after every second general election to ensure that each
| elected Member represents approximately the same number of people.
| Currently, there are 79 electoral districts, each returning one Member
| to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia.
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| In accordance with the Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act,
| commissioners will make recommendations for boundaries under the
| current single member plurality (SMP) electoral system and the BC
| single transferable vote (BC-STV) system designed by the Citizens'
| Assembly on Electoral Reform. A referendum on electoral reform will be
| held in conjunction with the general election of May 12, 2009.
| Commission's Timeline
|
| The commission will hold public hearings throughout the province
| before developing its recommendations. A preliminary report will be
| submitted to the Speaker by August 15, 2007 and the final report will
| be submitted by February 15, 2008.
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Only 1019 organising days until the next BC provincial election.
Best regards,
Scott mailto:scott451@gmx.net
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