Media Advisory: HST Initiative Petition – Signature thresholds and proponent expenses limit established

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Media Advisory: HST Initiative Petition – Signature thresholds and proponent expenses limit established

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 9, 2010

VICTORIA - Elections BC has established the signature thresholds in each of the province’s 85 electoral districts for the initiative to end the harmonized sales tax.

See www.elections.bc.ca/docs/init/hst-sig-threshold.pdf . These numbers represent 10% of registered voters in each electoral district at the end of business April 6, 2010.

The initiative petition expenses limit for proponent William Vander Zalm is $921,448.30. This amount is based on the total number of registered voters at the end of business April 6, 2010.

For more information, visit the Elections BC website – www.elections.bc.ca.

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Contact:
Don Main
Communications Planning Officer
Elections BC
Phone: 250-387-1709
Email: Don.Main@elections.bc.ca
Website: www.elections.bc.ca

Elections BC is a non-partisan Office of the Legislature responsible for the administration of the Election Act, Recall and Initiative Act, and conduct of referenda under the Referendum Act.