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Adrian Crook for Vancouver City Council

Adrian Crook for Vancouver City Council11 hours ago

Joint statement from 5 Independent Vancouver City Council Candidates

As five independent candidates from across Vancouver, we have different ideas but a shared commitment to constructive collaboration. We are coming together to ask the City for a level playing field with the big political parties. We are experiencing a once-in-a lifetime election with many candidates. That's exciting, but it also presents some challenges for voters looking for their preferred candidates out of 71 choices on the Council ballot. We don't want to see long lineups at the polls because it takes each voter longer to find the candidates they are looking for.

We all want to focus on fair solutions. Therefore, we are asking the city for a numbered ballot to help all Vancouverites better find the candidates they wish to vote for. Numbering the ballot would also help people who do not have English as a first language find the names they are looking for.

We have come together as independents to ask for this because our hope is that, going forward, Council has a greater level of collaboration and working together to serve all of Vancouver. Procedural fairness is a value we all share. A numbered ballot is critical to help level the playing field for all candidates.

We ask the City to respond quickly, and we thank them for all their work.

Sincerely,

Adrian Crook for Vancouver City Council, Erin Shum for Vancouver City Council, Wade Grant for Vancouver City Council, Sarah Blyth, Rob McDowell

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