Public Notice 2024 BY- ELECTION – ELECTORAL AREA E DIRECTOR

Notice Date

CENTRAL COAST REGIONAL DISTRICT
2024 BY-ELECTION – ELECTORAL AREA E DIRECTOR

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN AS FOLLOWS:

NOTICE OF NOMINATION

Nominations for the office of:

Electoral Area E Director – one (1)

will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person, as follows:

By hand, mail or other delivery service:

Central Coast Regional District
626 Cliff Street
Box 186
Bella Coola, BC  V0T 1C0

From:    9:00 am on Tuesday, July 9, 2024

     To:     4:00 pm on Friday, July 19, 2024

 

By fax to:  (250) 799-5750

By email to:  jprestley@telus.net or ea@ccrd.ca 

From:   9:00 am on Tuesday, July 9, 2024

     To:     4:00 pm on Friday, July 19, 2024

Originals of faxed or emailed nomination documents must be received by the Deputy Chief Election Officer by 4:00 pm Friday, July 26, 2024

Interested persons can obtain information on the requirements and procedures for making nominations including nomination forms at the Central Coast Regional District office or on the Regional District’s website:  www.ccrd.ca  beginning on Monday, June 24, 2024 at 9:00 am.

 

QUALIFICATIONS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT 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 on general voting day [August 24, 2024];
  • resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months January 8, 2024) immediately before the day nomination papers are filed [July 9, 2024] and
  • not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election in British Columbia or  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, the expense limit of $5,398.92 for candidates during the campaign period will apply to the 2024 Local Government Electoral Area E Director By-Election.

 

THIRD PARTY ADVERTISING LIMITS

In accordance with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, the third party advertising limit of $809.84 will apply for Electoral Area E Director candidates for the 2024 Local Government Electoral Area E Director By-Election.

For further information on the nomination process, please contact:

Janet Prestley, Chief Election Officer (250) 263-8650
Meg Schadt, Deputy Chief Election Officer (250) 799-5291

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