PRESS RELEASE: FIGHT HST SUBMITS INITIATIVE PETITION TO SELECT STANDING COMMITTEE
Aug 13, 2010 Press Release
Vander Zalm: “If the Chief Electoral Officer won’t do his job, we will do it for him.”
Delta – Fight HST leader and Initiative proponent Bill Vander Zalm says that given Elections BC’s refusal to follow clear legislation outlining its responsibilities, his group has decided to submit the successful Initiative petition and draft Bill to End the HST directly to the Select Standing Committee for Legislative Initiatives so that the process can continue.
Vander Zalm says acting Chief Electoral Officer Craig James’ refusal to forward the successful petition is against the legislation. As a result, he says he was forced to submit it to the Standing Committee himself.
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Fight HST Petition hits 15% in 80 of 85 Ridings & Vanderzalm refutes Former AG Plant
Jun 7, 2010 Press Release
Fight HST Petition hits 15% in 80 of 85 Ridings
Vander Zalm refutes former BC Liberal Attorney General Plant
Delta – The Fight HST petition continues to steamroll forward, adding another 9 ridings to the 15% of registered voters’ signatures for a total of 80 of 85 ridings to meet the Fight HST internal threshold.
Fight HST Lead Organizer, Chris Delaney, says the total signatures gathered is over 620,000, more than double the Elections BC threshold of 300,000 signatures required across the 85 electoral districts in BC.
“Even with a rainy Vancouver weekend, we were still able to close the gap in another 9 ridings. We are extremely pleased, and will work hard to complete our internal threshold of 15% in the remaining ridings next week,” said Delaney.
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