The BC government is reaching out to the public for their input on to help shape the referendum on electoral reform.
British Columbians can visit the governments website to learn more about the characteristics of the voting system by looking at the ballot design, choice of voting systems and public funding.
Attorney General David Eby says this plan is a way for the government to get input from different regions.
“Part of this submission is to go out to rural communities, go out to first nations and get their feedback on what they would like to see on the ballot question, how they would like this to be held so that they feel they fairly get there say in the referendum process as a whole.”
The Liberals have argued rural communities will be over whelmed by the lower mainland and it may drown out those voices
Eby disputed this saying this the reason the government has set up this public engagement.
“If there are concerns in rural communities around this process, around what the ballot question should be. We will be hearing from those communities and we have set up a process where we can hear from them where we can design the process accordingly.”
If the new voting system is approved, legislation will be introduced in time for the 2021 provincial general election.
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