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91大黄鸭 voters will have fewer choices to make in the Saturday鈥檚 civic election than they did four years ago.
That鈥檚 because fewer people are running for mayor and city councillor this year.
鈥淲e accepted nomination papers from (a total) 36 individuals,鈥� said 91大黄鸭 chief election officer Karen Needham, 鈥渟o now as the nomination period has closed, they are now officially declared candidates for the 2018 91大黄鸭 General local election.鈥�
In 2014, a total of 49 candidates ran for public office in the city, eight for mayor, 31 for councillor and 10 for board of education trustee.
Here are the candidates running in this year鈥檚 civic election:
Four candidates are running for mayor:
路 Basran, Colin (incumbent)
This year, 21 candidates are running for the eight available city councillor seats, including seven of the eight incumbents. Only Tracy Gray, who has announced a bid for the federal Conservative Party nomination is 91大黄鸭-Lake Country, is not seeking re-election. A 22nd candidate who filed nominiation papers, Curtis Cibinel, dropped out of race shortly after the nomination period closed.
The candidates running for councillor are:
路 Van Meeteren, Stef
Ten candidates are seeking the four available 91大黄鸭 positions on the board of education, the same number that ran in 2014. They include:
路 Giesbrecht, Terry
路 Kyle, Stuart
路 Nierfeld, Joachim
Voters can view the list of candidates on , along with contact details provided by each candidate.
The civic is election will go Oct. 20.
There will be 12 locations on Saturday across 91大黄鸭. Voters can go to any location of their choosing to cast a ballot.
鈥� City Hall, 1435 Water Street
鈥� Capital News Centre, 4105 Gordon Drive
鈥� Dr. Knox Middle School, 121 Drysdale Boulevard
鈥� East 91大黄鸭 Hall, 2704 East 91大黄鸭 Road
鈥� Evangel Church, 3261 Gordon Drive
鈥� Hollywood Education Centre, 1040 Hollywood Road
鈥� Okanagan Mission Hall, 4409 Lakeshore Road
鈥� Orchard Park Mall, 2271 Harvey Avenue
鈥� Parkinson Recreation Centre, 1800 Parkinson Way
鈥� Rutland Senior Secondary, 705 Rutland Road N
鈥� Springvalley Middle School , 350 Ziprick Road
鈥� Watson Road Elementary, 475 Yates Road
Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and voters need two pieces of identification, one with their signature and one with their address.
To vote in the election as a resident elector, you must meet the following eligibility requirements:
鈥� Have not voted before in this election; and
鈥� Be a Canadian citizen; and
鈥� Be 18 years of age or older
鈥� Have been a resident of British Columbia for at least the last six months
鈥� Have been a resident of the City of 91大黄鸭 for at least the last 30 days
鈥� Not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election and am not otherwise disqualified by law
To vote in the election as a non-resident elector you must meet the following eligibility requirements:
鈥� Have not voted before in this election; and
鈥� Be a Canadian citizen; and
鈥� Be 18 years of age or older
鈥� Have been a resident of British Columbia for at least the last 6 months
鈥� Have been a registered owner of real property in 91大黄鸭 for at least the last 30 days
鈥� Not hold the property in trust for a corporation or any other trust
鈥� Not be entitled to register as a resident elector in 91大黄鸭; and
鈥� Not be registered as a non-resident (property) elector in relation to any other parcel of real property in 91大黄鸭
鈥� If applicable, have received the written consent of the majority of individuals registered as owners of the real property to be registered as the non-resident (property) elector for the property
鈥� Not be disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election and am not otherwise disqualified by law
For more information about voting in the 2018 civic election in 91大黄鸭, go to.
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