Surrey-Green Timbers Recall Petition Unsuccessful

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 29, 2024

VICTORIA – The petition to recall Rachna Singh, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Surrey-Green Timbers, has failed. The petition did not receive the number of signatures required by the Recall and Initiative Act. The petition was submitted to Elections BC on January 29, 2024.

The petition was issued to proponent Gurdeep Jassal on November 30, 2023. A total of 101 voters registered as canvassers to collect signatures.

The recall proponent and MLA must file financial disclosure reports with the Chief Electoral Officer by February 26, 2024.

Thirty recall petitions have been issued since the Recall and Initiative Act came into force in 1995. None have met the requirements established by the Act.

For more information about the recall petition process, visit the Elections BC website at https://elections.bc.ca/events-services/recall/.  

Links:

• 2024 Surrey-Green Timbers recall petition webpage
• Summary of Recall Petitions (PDF)
• Recall petition FAQs

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Contact:
Andrew Watson
Senior Director, Communications
Elections BC
Phone: 250-387-1709
Email: Andrew.Watson@elections.bc.ca
Website: elections.bc.ca

Elections BC is the independent, non-partisan Office of the Legislature responsible for administering electoral processes in British Columbia under provincial legislation, including the Election Act, Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, Recall and Initiative Act and Referendum Act.