School District 60
(Peace River North)
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
to the electors of TRUSTEE ELECTORAL AREA 5 that an election by voting is necessary to elect three (3) School Trustees, and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are:
SCHOOL TRUSTEE - Three (3) to be elected
Surname Usual Names Residential Address
Gilbert Helen Fort St John, BC
Marcere Baptiste Fort St John, BC
Snow Bill Fort St John, BC
Townsend Raena Badonnel, BC
Whitton Tom Fort St John, BC
The City of Fort St. John is administering the voting for the electors within its municipal boundaries. This notice only applies to the resident electors and non-resident property electors of the unincorporated area of TEA 5 ("rural electors") - see the map and description of the Trustee Electoral Areas below.
VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS
GENERAL VOTING DAY will be:
Saturday, October 15, between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at
Charlie Lake Elementary School 12655 Frontage Road, Charlie Lake, BC
ADVANCE VOTING will be held as follows:
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 and Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Between 8:00 am to 8:00 pm at
Fort St John Seniors Hall 10908 100 Street Fort St John, BC
ELECTOR REGISTRATION
There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors for this election will take place at the time of voting. In order to register at the time of voting, you will be required complete the application form available at the voting place and to make a declaration that you meet the requirements to be registered as set out below:
RESIDENT ELECTORS:
To register as a resident elector you must:
- be 18 years of age or older on general voting day [insert date];
- be a Canadian citizen;
- be a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration (at time of voting);
- be a resident of the [municipality or electoral area] on the day of registration (at time of voting); and
- not be disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law.
NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS:
To register as a non-resident property elector you must:
- be 18 years of age or older on general voting day [insert date];
- be a Canadian citizen;
- be a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration (at time of voting);
- be a registered owner of real property in the [municipality or electoral area] for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration (at time of voting);
- not be entitled to register as a resident elector; and
- not be disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law.
In addition, for non-resident property electors:
- The only persons who are registered owners of the property, either as joint tenants or tenants in common, are individuals who are not holding the property in trust for a corporation or another trust.
- If more than one person is registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector.
- In addition, in order to register at time of voting:
To register, resident electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity. To register, non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the other property owners.
TEA 5 - Includes the City of Fort St. John, the Upper Halfway, Halfway River First Nation, Wonowon (West), Charlie Lake, Pink Mountain & North to Mile 225 on the Alaska Highway
Angela Telford, Chief Election Officer
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