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SUBMISSIONS FROM THE PUBLIC

Members of the public sent to the Assembly a total of 1,603 public submissions during the 13 months ended 27 September 2004. And you can access them all lower down on this page.

Incidentally, the numbers on the submissions appear to show that there are 1,669 of them. After allowing for blanks, duplications and those submissions that were later withdrawn by the people who sent them, the real total is 1,603. Unfortunately, we cannot renumber the submissions to reflect that.

If a posted submission is dated after 27 September, that date refers to the date the submission was processed and posted to the website, not the date it was received. 

To help you navigate through the 1,603 submissions received from the public, here are:
  1. An introduction to the submissions, available as a Word document (40KB) or as a PDF document (110KB).
  2. A link to the View Submissions page, where you can read and/or search 1,603 submissions
  3. A complete list of the submissions and their abstracts, available as an Excel spreadsheet (472KB) or as a PDF (348KB)
  4. A guide to the longer submissions (i.e., 80 submissions that run four or more pages in length). This guide is available as a Word document (36KB) or as a PDF file (96KB).
  5. A list of the 80 longer submissions, indexed by electoral system and including abstracts. This list is available as an Excel spreadsheet (40KB) or as a PDF item (90KB).

Submission List

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COLLINS-0254

I consider spoiling one's ballot as a valid form of democratic protest, allowing citizens a way to express themselves when they feel that none of the candidates running in their riding [NOTA] adequately represents them. [2 pages]
Category: Electoral system change
Author: David Collins
Date: Apr 30, 2004

COLLINSON-1421

I would like to see the money taken out of elections. Let these people show up on our doorsteps and ask for our votes. I would also like to see governments removed from office as the result of an unkept promise. [1 page]
Category: Democratic elections
Author: Herbert Collinson
Date: Aug 27, 2004

COLMAN-1479

Seats won should be proportional to votes won [PR].  I don't believe adversarial politics has been getting us where we want to go, and that a more consensual, or at least coalitional, style would be more in line with my values. [1 page]
Category: Electoral system change
Author: Denise Colman
Date: Aug 31, 2004

CONNELL-0227

We need fairer representation for the regions, & more effective government.  We should have a change in the way we cast our ballots, perhaps voting 1-2-3 in the choice for MLAs; this might help ensure the best candidate gets elected. [2 pages]
Category: Electoral system change, Regional representation
Author: Chase Connell
Date: Apr 23, 2004

CONNON-1578

Almost without exception, the party which gets the most special interest money stands the best chance of winning political office. To say the least it certainly corrupts the present electoral process and needs to be corrected. [1 page]
Category: Democratic elections
Author: Jim Connon
Date: Sep 06, 2004

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