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Record analysis

Know exactly what your opponent voted for, with the document behind every line.

What this gets you

  • Every divided vote of the term in one table, so nothing can be waved away as taken out of context.
  • The three votes that carry your message, and the exact wording each one turns on.
  • Your own record in the same form, so you are never surprised by it at a debate.
  • A page on your site, or a PDF for the door, or both.
Example: three rows of a record brief
Example rows from a record brief
DateMotionThe questionAgainstResult
Nov 2022RC22/339Adopt the bylaw changing how the town reviews development applications.Chen, OkaforCarried
Apr 2023RC23/085Deny the request to waive the $625 address-change fee for one property.Chen, Okafor, PereiraCarried
Sep 2024RC24/211Show the cost of meeting code beside the cost of exceeding it before adopting the policy.Dubois, PereiraDefeated

An example, with invented names. One council term we read this way held 132 divided votes. Every row in a real brief links the meeting document it came from, and a member not listed against was present and counted for.

Where it comes from

The council's own meeting record, in full, for the whole term. One term we have read this way held 132 divided votes.

The same work at provincial scale produced 105 recorded divisions for 91 members on bcballot.ca, every row linked to the day's official record.

What it does not include

Votes that were never recorded. Most council business passes without a division, and a motion with no recorded vote has no record to show. A term with thin minutes produces a short table, and you will know that before the work starts.

Price

Price
$500 to $1,500
Turnaround
One to two weeks, depending on the state of the minutes.
What sets the price
The length of the term and whether the minutes name each vote.