2024 By-Election Electoral Area E

Information about the 2024 Local Government By-Election

Notices

Notice of Election Results Area E By-Election 2024
Updated Offical By-elections Results September 6, 2024
Official Election Results August 28, 2024
Preliminary Election Results August 24, 2024
Declaration of Election By Voting
Notice of Election By Voting
Declaration of Candidates - At end of Nomination Period
Notice of Advance Voting - Electoral Area E By-election
Public Notice 2024 BY- ELECTION – ELECTORAL AREA E DIRECTOR

Candidate Packages
Leslie Harestad - Nomination Papers
Zachary Taylor - Nomination Papers

Voter Forms
Request Mail Ballot Form

Elector Registration

There is no need to pre-register to vote, as the registration of all electors for the election will take place at the time of voting.

Resident Electors

Resident electors must produce two (2) pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity. Electors must make a declaration stating that you meet the following requirements:

18 years of age or older on general voting day
Canadian citizen
a resident of BC for at least six (6) months immediately preceding the day of registration
a resident of Area E in the Central Coast Regional District
not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law.

Non-resident Property Electors

Non-resident property electors (NRO) are property owners who own property in the Central Coast Regional District but reside outside of it. For example, you own a property in Bella Bella but live in Williams Lake.

Non-resident property electors must produce two (2) pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity and proof that they are entitled to register as an elector for this property.

To register as a non-resident property elector, you must fill out an application form in advance of voting. For additional information to register to be an NRO, please contact: Janet Prestley, Chief Election Officer at jprestley@telus.net, or Deputy Chief Election Officer Meg Schadt at ea@ccrd.ca

NRO electors must make a declaration stating that you meet the following requirements:

18 years of age or older on general voting day
Canadian citizen
a resident of BC for at least six (6) months immediately preceding the day of registration
a registered owner of real property in the Central Coast Regional District for at least 30 days before voting day
only individuals who are registered owners of the property (either as joint tenants or tenants in common) can apply to be an NRO. A property that has an individual who is holding the property in trust for a corporation or another trust or a company are not allowed by legislation to vote.
Only one individual can vote on the property as an NRO. So, if there is more than one individual listed as a registered owner on title, a decision needs to be made as to which property owner will be the elector registering to vote. Written consent from the majority of the other property owners listed on the property title is required
not entitled to register as a resident elector
not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law.

Acceptable Identification

Electors must provide two (2) pieces of identification to vote (at least one with a signature).

A list of acceptable identification is as follows:

BC Driver’s Licence
BC Identification Card issued by the Motor Vehicle Branch
Owner’s Certificate of insurance and vehicle licence issued by ICBC
BC Care Card or BC Gold Care Card
A Ministry of Social Development and Economic Security Request for Continued Assistance Form SDES8
A Social Insurance Card issued by Human Resources Development Canada
A Citizenship Card issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada
A real property tax notice
A credit or debit card
Utility bill issued for the supply of electricity, natural gas, water, telephone or cable services
Firearms Acquisition Card
Or provide evidence satisfactory to the Election Official

Driver’s Licence and Medical Services Plan that are on one card is considered one piece of ID.

Mail Ballot Voting

All electors can apply to have a mail ballot sent to them rather than going to a polling station on voting day. This type of voting allows electors in remote areas to cast a ballot without having to leave their community.

To apply for a mail ballot, the elector needs to submit a request to the Chief Election Officer or one of the Deputy Chief Election Officers. An application form is linked above and can be submitted by fax, mail or email. Another alternative is to contact the CCRD office at (250) 799-5291 and request a mail ballot.

Mail ballot applications can be requested between 8:30 am on Thursday, July 25, 2024 and 4:00 pm on Thursday, August 22, 2024.

Please note that it is the elector’s responsibility to ensure that the mail ballot package is received by the Chief Election Officer by 8:00 pm on Saturday, August 24, 2024 for it to be counted.

Counting the Ballots

Voters mark a paper ballot that is placed in a ballot box. Election results are manually counted at the close of polls (after 8 pm on General Voting Day, Saturday, August 24, 2024). The paper ballots are retained if a recount is required.

Final election results will be available on the CCRD’s website at https://www.ccrd.ca/ and CivicInfo’s website at https://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/election after the polls are closed on General Voting Day.

Candidate Forms
Candidate Nomination Package
Candidate Release Form
Election Sign Restrictions Form

Bylaws
Bylaw 515, Election and Assent Voting Bylaw
Bylaw 516, Mail Ballot Authorizations and Procedure

2024 Local Government By-Election Key Dates

January 8, 2024	Last day to meet the 6-month BC residency requirement for candidates submitting nomination documents on July 9, 2024
January 21, 2024	Last day to meet the 6-month BC residency requirement for candidates submitting nomination documents on the extended deadline of July 22, 2024 (if required)
February 23, 2024	Last day to meet the 6-month BC residency requirement for registering on general voting day (August 24, 2024)
July 9, 2024	Nomination period begins at 9 am
July 19, 2024	Nomination period ends at 4 pm – Declaration of Candidates to be announced
July 23, 2024	4 pm deadline for the challenge of nominations
July 24, 2024	Last day to meet the 30-day requirement for non-resident property owners to register on general voting day (August 24, 2024)
July 26, 2024	4 pm deadline for candidates to withdraw
August 14, 2024	Required advance voting opportunity (according to legislation) - 8 am to 8 pm
August 24, 2024	General voting day - 8 am to 8 pm
August 24, 2024	8 pm deadline for Chief Election Officer to receive mail ballots