Longest Ballot Committee Breaks Record For Most Candidates on a Single Ballot

The Longest Ballot Committee released the following announcement on June 4:

We are thrilled to announce that the Longest Ballot Committee has broken the record for the most candidates on a single ballot for a Canadian federal election. As of today, the number of candidates for the Toronto St-Paul's by-election stands at 84, breaking the previous record of 48.

To achieve this, Long Ballot volunteers collected 12,543 nomination signatures from voters who wanted to help send a powerful message for genuine democratic reform.

It is unfortunate that politicians have repeatedly broken their promises on democratic reform, and this is why today, any politician who promises change simply cannot be believed.

The organizers of this year's Longest Ballot back the calls made by pro-democracy groups for the establishment of a permanent, independent body to take over those areas of legislation where politicians are in a direct conflict of interest: Election rules, campaign finance rules, ethics rules and penalties, and MP benefits and pay.

Longest Ballot Committee

Previous longest ballots in 2021 to 2023 elections

To reach the organizers or a variety of independent candidates for comment on the Longest Ballot 2024: longestballot@gmail.com

---

This article was published in

Volume 54 Number 38 - June 2024

Article Link:
https://cpcml.ca/Tmlm2024/Articles/MS54382.HTM

Website:  www.cpcml.ca   Email:  editor@cpcml.ca