Barrodale Computing Services Relaunches Free BC-STV Website

Victoria, British Columbia - February 23, 2009 - Barrodale Computing Services Ltd. (BCS), a provider of advanced software solutions since 1978, today announced that it has relaunched its free web-based simulation tool to assist British Columbia citizens in making an informed choice in the May 12 referendum.  “It’s important for voters to become familiar before May 12 with BC-STV - the proportional electoral system recommended by the Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform,” says Dr. Ian Barrodale, President of BCS.

“Although there are several informative websites that describe BC-STV, we are not aware of any other website that allows everyone, from lay people to political scientists, to simulate election outcomes based on user-defined scenarios,” says Barrodale. “We produced this Java applet by programming the rules for BC-STV defined in the Citizens' Assembly Technical Report. Our primary goal in undertaking this project has been to help fellow citizens familiarize themselves with BC-STV before casting their vote for its adoption or rejection on May 12.” If adopted, BC-STV will replace the current system in future elections.

BCS collaborated on this BC-STV project with Dr. Anthony Quas, who holds a Canada Research Chair in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Victoria.
 

The BCS BC-STV simulation tool can be accessed at www.barrodale.com/bcstv/

About BCS
BCS is a British Columbia company that provides R&D consulting services, develops customized computer software, and markets database and technical applications software. BCS has successfully completed over 450 projects since 1978 by employing a well-qualified and experienced core staff, supplemented with the services of several international consultants. For further information, visit the BCS Web site at www.barrodale.com or contact BCS at (250) 472-4372.