New ad launched by BC-STV campaign

April 22, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New ad launched by BC-STV campaign
Radio commercial highlights grassroots nature of electoral reform campaign

Vancouver, B.C. - The BC-STV campaign to bring fairness and accountability to our voting system unveiled a radio ad to raise awareness of the upcoming referendum on electoral reform with British Columbian voters.

The BC-STV electoral system is supported by thousands of British Columbians from all over the province and all walks of life. They know that we need to fix our electoral system, which favours politicians and their backroom organizers rather than average citizens. Under BC-STV, the ballot is easy to use, the results are fairer and communities get better representation.

On May 12, voters will have a chance to make history by voting for a new electoral system that was recommended overwhelmingly by the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform, a group of 160 randomly selected British Columbians who examined every electoral system in the world and recommended one they felt would be best for BC. In the last referendum, BC-STV received more votes than any political party, nearly 58 per cent. However, the referendum requires 60 per cent approval to be adopted by the government.

News media are welcome to use the new radio ad which is available at:
http://www.stv.ca/download/radio1.mp3

British Columbians for BC-STV is the official proponent of the single transferable vote (STV) system, as proposed by the BC Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform in 2004. More information about the STV system and how British Columbians can get involved in the campaign is available at www.stv.ca or by calling 1-866-835-7612. Voters can also join the online discussion about electoral reform through the Facebook group "Yes for BC-STV" and www.twitter.com/BCSTV.

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For more information please contact:
Joanna Wyatt
604-970-3236
Joanna.wyatt@telus.net