The way it's set out, the referendum can be, according to regulation, over a longer or shorter period. In the spring of 2002, before I started in this position, there was actually a referendum done by mail on treaty negotiation principles.
If it's tied with a general election, we have fixed periods for general elections in law in British Columbia. They cannot be varied. The writ is issued on a Tuesday, and four weeks later on a Tuesday it's general voting day.