Running for Office

Running for Office

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:

  • Canadian citizen
  • 18 years of age or older or will be on General Voting Day
  • Resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed
  • Not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election in British Columbia
  • A person or a commander of an armed forces unit who has been granted freedom of the municipality, if that person is a Canadian citizen

For more information please contact one of the following:

  • P. Carol Friesen, Chief Election Officer at 604.793.8081
  • Janice McMurray, Deputy Chief Election Officer at 604.793.2986
  • Jacqueline Morgan, Deputy Chief Election Officer at 604.793.2986

Information Package (See attachments below)

Election Procedures Bylaw 2018, No. 4520

Election Sign Bylaw 2013, No. 3899 (Consolidated)

Financing Disclosure Statements 

Participants must file disclosure statements with Elections BC by 4:30 pm on Friday, January 18, 2019. 

Financing Disclosure Statement Late Filing Deadline with $500.00 Late Filing Fee is Monday, February 18, 2019.

Please note, all disclosure statement forms for local elections candidates, elector organizations, campaign organizers and third party sponsors are available on the Elections BC website at www.elections.bc.ca/lecfa

Attachments
Description Date File Size
Candidate’s Guide to Local Elections in BC, 2018 2018-07-26 15.85MB
Elector Organization Guide 2018-07-26 9.27MB
Elector Organzation Endorsement Package 2018-07-26 7.65MB
Excerpt from the School Act 2018-07-26 5.47MB
Excerpts from the Local Government Act 2018-07-26 9.07MB
General local elections 101 2018-06-11 393KB
Letter from Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure re Election Signs and Posters 2018-07-26 2.79MB
Notice of Nomination-Updated 2018-09-04 602KB
School District Strategic Plan 2018-07-26 15.39MB
Thinking about running for local office 2018-06-11 397KB
Voter's Guide 2018-07-26 5.76MB
Voting Places 2018-07-26 452KB
What every candidate needs know 2018-06-11 427KB

Nomination Package

Nomination Packages will be available for download on July 27, 2018. In the event there are are changes to the nomination documents, we request that you provide your contact information.

Past Results

Results for 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2008, 2011, 2013 and 2014

1999 Election Results | 2002 Election Results | 2003 By-Election Results | 2005 Election Results | 2008 Election Results | 2011 Election Results | 2013 By-Election Results | 2014 Election Results

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