DISTRICT OF CHETWYND
2018 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS
NOTICE OF NOMINATION
Public Notice is given to the electors of the District of Chetwynd that nominations for the offices of:
Mayor – one (1) to be elected
Councillors – six (6) to be elected
School Board No. 59 Trustee – two (2) to be elected
will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person, as follows:
| By hand, mail or other delivery service:
District of Chetwynd 5400 Hospital Road, Box 357 Chetwynd, BC V0C 1J0 |
From 9:00 am September 4, 2018
To 4:00 pm September 14, 2018 Excluding statutory holidays and weekends |
| By fax to: 250-401-4101
By email to: DEnnis@gochetwynd.com |
From 9:00 am September 4, 2018
To 4:00 pm September 14, 2018 Originals of faxed or emailed nomination documents must be received by the Chief Election Officer by 4:30 p.m. on September 21, 2018 |
Nomination forms are available at the District Office at 5400 Hospital Road from July 27, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. to the close of the nomination period.
| QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE |
A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local government if they meet the following criteria:
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- Canadian citizen;
- 18 years of age or older on general voting day October 20, 2018;
- resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed;
- a person or the commander of an armed forces unit who has been granted freedom of the municipality, if that person is a Canadian citizen; and
- not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, being elected to or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law.
| CAMPAIGN PERIOD EXPENSE LIMITS |
In accordance with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, for the 2018 general local election, the following expense limits for candidates during the campaign period apply:
Mayor $10,000.00
Councillor $ 5,000.00
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THIRD PARTY ADVERTISING LIMITS |
In accordance with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, for the 2018 general local elections, the following third party advertising limits apply:
$750.00
For further information on the nomination process, please contact:
Deanne Ennis, Chief Election Officer 250-401-4105
Linda Kearns, Deputy Chief Election Officer 250-401-4107
For further information on campaign period expense limits and third party advertising limits, please contact Elections BC:
Toll-free phone: 1-855-952-0280
Email: lecf@elections.bc.ca
Website: www.elections.bc.ca/lecf
