The one change that I think would be beneficial to Elections B.C. in the context of fixed dates is that we should shorten the nomination period. We have a very tight calendar in British Columbia, only 28 days, and shortening the nomination period somewhat, given that the candidates have full knowledge well in advance of when the election will be, would allow Elections British Columbia more time to prepare the ballots and the list of candidates and distribute them during the election calendar. The fact that 10% of our candidates waited until the last...[Technical Difficulty--Editor].... This is human behaviour rather than having difficulty navigating the nomination process. [Technical Difficulty--Editor]...effect on the number of candidates.
On September 28th, 2006. See this statement in context.