If you could contact me; and sign my paper; it requires the residential address and name and signature. Don't blame me, blame the voters of Bill 7 and the election ByLaw. Basically BC Government and the Whole City Council. I would gladly change it, and would love to support other nomination reformers http://groups.to/ballotaccess/
Frankly I think if your willing to stand, fine file; that's all your self nomination and a election officer to second it unpartisanly.
Now the non-media members Bcc: copy/paste or non-formal list I am happy to remove you, frankly the press should know more than hollywood and public figure private lives so they'd need a much better reason; the rest is a witness list. Well politicians should know what people are talking about, oh anyone who wants on the formal update list can add themself via the website form or by e-mail request.
> If you could contact me; and sign my paper; it requires the residential > address and name and signature. > Don't blame me, blame the voters of Bill 7 and the election ByLaw. > Basically BC Government and the Whole City Council. I would gladly change > it, and would love to > support other nomination reformers http://groups.to/ballotaccess/
> Frankly I think if your willing to stand, fine file; that's all your self > nomination and a election officer to second it unpartisanly.
> Now the non-media members Bcc: copy/paste or non-formal list I am happy to > remove you, frankly the press should know more than > hollywood and public figure private lives so they'd need a much better > reason; the rest is a witness list. Well politicians should know > what people are talking about, oh anyone who wants on the formal update > list can add themself via the website form or by e-mail request.
> I'd support your campaign if you sat in the dunk tank and charged no more > than 2 cents per throw.
> (Cageless tank using indian rubber balls)
> "¡Gölök Z.L.F Buday AKA Ian FlamingT, AKA etc....T" > <mentalmidgetsla...@slave.stopnwo.gubnah.state.us.wa.gov> wrote in message > news:4884d945.16749714@news.usenetserver.com... >> X-Body
>> If you could contact me; and sign my paper; it requires the residential >> address and name and signature. >> Don't blame me, blame the voters of Bill 7 and the election ByLaw. >> Basically BC Government and the Whole City Council. I would gladly >> change it, and would love to >> support other nomination reformers http://groups.to/ballotaccess/
Thank you for your application for support of your candidancy.
After careful review I regret to inform you that you did not meet the requirements of a suitable candidate and therefore will not be supporting your candidture within the Vancouver City election now pending.
I wish you every success in your future endeavours.
On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:35:56 GMT, in alt.freedom "Nonews" <non...@news.com> wrote:
¡I'd support your campaign if you sat in the dunk tank and charged no more ¡than 2 cents per throw. ¡ ¡(Cageless tank using indian rubber balls) ¡
Ever thought of a neorhino.ca Campaign, I am covering Vancouver-Centre I think John C Turner is up for Quadra again, many other ridings are up for the taking.
¡"¡Gölök Z.L.F Buday AKA Ian FlamingT, AKA etc....T"
¡<mentalmidgetsla...@slave.stopnwo.gubnah.state.us.wa.gov> wrote in message
¡news:0Qahk.124469$gc5.36150@pd7urf2no... ¡> I'd support your campaign if you sat in the dunk tank and charged no more ¡> than 2 cents per throw. ¡> ¡> (Cageless tank using indian rubber balls) ¡> ¡> "¡Gölök Z.L.F Buday AKA Ian FlamingT, AKA etc....T"
¡> <mentalmidgetsla...@slave.stopnwo.gubnah.state.us.wa.gov> wrote in message
¡> news:4884d945.16749714@news.usenetserver.com... ¡>> X-Body ¡>> ¡>> If you could contact me; and sign my paper; it requires the residential ¡>> address and name and signature. ¡>> Don't blame me, blame the voters of Bill 7 and the election ByLaw. ¡>> Basically BC Government and the Whole City Council. I would gladly ¡>> change it, and would love to ¡>> support other nomination reformers http://groups.to/ballotaccess/ ¡ ¡Thank you for your application for support of your candidancy. ¡ ¡After careful review I regret to inform you that you did not meet the ¡requirements of a suitable candidate ¡and therefore will not be supporting your candidture within the Vancouver ¡City election now pending. ¡ ¡I wish you every success in your future endeavours. ¡
Funny, according to the constitution all citizens qualify as nominees, they just need to qualify in election for office (Rights and Freedoms). Ballot Access, big difference from a vote. I had almost 400 votes last time up from 2002 (222 Votes) and they think I should get 25 votes after getting that, it's a bit insane, but hard to change their minds with facts, especially when running for President of Council not Member of Council what the signatures should be for but the city clerk and with no council contest have changed the Mayoral forms, also campaign period starts in Nov 15 2007 and they passed the bylaw after that.
> X-Body > On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:44:29 GMT, in alt.freedom "Derek Johnson" > <d...@newsgroupz.org> wrote:
> ¡ > ¡"Nonews" <non...@news.com> wrote in message > ¡news:0Qahk.124469$gc5.36150@pd7urf2no... > ¡> I'd support your campaign if you sat in the dunk tank and charged no > more > ¡> than 2 cents per throw. > ¡> > ¡> (Cageless tank using indian rubber balls) > ¡> > ¡> "¡Gölök Z.L.F Buday AKA Ian FlamingT, AKA etc....T" > ¡> <mentalmidgetsla...@slave.stopnwo.gubnah.state.us.wa.gov> wrote in > message > ¡> news:4884d945.16749714@news.usenetserver.com... > ¡>> X-Body > ¡>> > ¡>> If you could contact me; and sign my paper; it requires the > residential > ¡>> address and name and signature. > ¡>> Don't blame me, blame the voters of Bill 7 and the election ByLaw. > ¡>> Basically BC Government and the Whole City Council. I would gladly > ¡>> change it, and would love to > ¡>> support other nomination reformers http://groups.to/ballotaccess/ > ¡ > ¡Thank you for your application for support of your candidancy. > ¡ > ¡After careful review I regret to inform you that you did not meet the > ¡requirements of a suitable candidate > ¡and therefore will not be supporting your candidture within the Vancouver > ¡City election now pending. > ¡ > ¡I wish you every success in your future endeavours. > ¡
> Funny, according to the constitution all citizens qualify as nominees, > they just need to qualify in > election for office (Rights and Freedoms). > Ballot Access, big difference from a vote. > I had almost 400 votes last time up from 2002 (222 Votes) and they think I > should get 25 votes after getting that, it's a bit insane, > but hard to change their minds with facts, especially when running for > President of Council not Member of Council what the > signatures should be for but the city clerk and with no council contest > have changed the Mayoral forms, also campaign period > starts in Nov 15 2007 and they passed the bylaw after that.
You're not reading the provisions right.
You (and any other candidates who seek election) must have 25 names of people who agree to your nomination. This means that if you can find 25 people to sign your nomination paper and those people are found to be eligible to vote in the election, then you can run in accordance to the rules set forth by the City of Vancouver. This isn't anti-democratic, it does mean that you are sincere and not just a junk candidate who can't muster a minimum level of support. The provision for 25 names on the nomination paper also exists at the provincial and federal level.
The 25 names are not "votes", they are names of people who agree to your nomination. Those 25 names are not counted on election day as they when they signed your nomination form did not cast a ballot. But if those same 25 people actually did cast a ballot on election day or when balloting can occur, then their votes are counted.
Specifically only those citizens who are qualified to vote in a civic election (residents and property owners at either or older than the voting age) may vote in a civic election. They also qualify as nominees. If I, living in Victoria signed your nomination form, then my signature would not be counted as part of the total (you have 24 signatures, not 25) as I am not qualified to vote in a Vancouver election.
If you can't find 25 people who agree you should run, then you should seriously forget about running in the first place.
The campaign period does not - for civic elections - begin on 15 November 2007. That is just one year to when the next election is. There is no set "campaign period" in civic elections as there is with federal and provincial elections (i.e. "dropping of the Writ" which starts the election). What you are seeing is an 'early start' by the larger parties, but the real campaigning doesn't actually start until late October and early November.
