General Local Elections

The 2022 School Election will take place on Saturday, October 15, 2022

This is for Sea to Sky School District's Trustee Electoral Area 4. 

Qualified electors of Trustee Electoral Area 4 (this is SLRD Electoral Area C) will elect one person to the position of Trustee for a four-year mandate.

In respect of Sea to Sky School District Trustee Electoral Area 4 (SLRD Electoral Area C), please see the Declaration of Election by Voting:

In respect of Gold Trail School District Trustee Rural Area A, please refer to SD74 website:

In respect of all other electoral areas, please see the Declaration of Election by Acclamation:

KEY DATES

Start of Election Period

January 1, 2022 

Nomination Package Available

July 21, 2022

Start Receiving Requests for Mail Ballot Packages

August 5, 2022

at 9:00 a.m.

Start of Nomination Period

August 30, 2022

at 9:00 a.m.

End of Nomination Period (can receive faxed or emailed Nomination Documents provided that originals are received by September 16, 2022 at 4:30 p.m.)

September 9, 2022

at 4:00 p.m.

Declaration of Candidates

September 9, 2022

after 4:00 p.m.

Deadline to challenge a candidate nomination

September 13, 2022

at 4:00 p.m.

Deadline for original Nomination documents to be received by Chief Election Officer (must have been previously faxed or emailed by September 9, 2022 deadline above)

September 16, 2022

at 4:30 p.m.

Candidate Nomination Withdrawal Deadline

September 16, 2022

at 4:00 p.m.

End of Election Period

September 16, 2022

at 12:00 midnight

Start of Campaign Period

September 17, 2022

at 12:01 a.m.

Declaration of Election by Voting or by Acclamation

September 19, 2022

at 4:00 p.m.

Mail Ballot Packages Available 

 

To be announced (when mail ballots are available - approximately September 26)

Holiday (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation) – SLRD office is closed

September 30, 2022

1st Advance Voting Opportunity – All Areas

October 5, 2022

2nd Advance Voting Opportunity – Electoral Area D

October 8, 2022

2nd Advance Voting Opportunity – Electoral Area A

October 10, 2022

2nd Advance Voting Opportunity – Electoral Area B

October 10, 2022

2nd Advance Voting Opportunity – Electoral Area C

October 12, 2022

General Election Day – ALL AREAS

October 15, 2022

INFORMATION FOR ELECTORS

Voter Eligibility

Resident Elector

To qualify to vote as a Resident Elector, a person must meet the following requirements:

  • Must reside in the specific electoral area;
  • Must be 18 years of age as of October 15, 2022;
  • Must be a Canadian Citizen;
  • Must have been a resident of B.C. for at least six months immediately before the day of registration;
  • Must not be disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in a local election or be otherwise disqualified by law.

Non-Resident Property Elector

To qualify to vote as a Non-Resident Property Elector, a person must meet the following requirements:

  • Must not be entitled to register as a Resident Elector of the specific electoral area;
  • Must be at least 18 years of age as of October 15, 2022;
  • Must be a Canadian Citizen;
  • Must have been a resident of B.C. for at least six months before the day of registration;
  • Must have been the registered owner of real property inthe specific electoral area for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration (in addition, these requirements apply: the only persons who are registered owners of the real property are individuals who are not holding the property in trust for a corporation or another trust; if there is more than one individual who is the registered owner of hte real property, only one of those registered owners may register as a Non-Resident Property Elector in relation to the real property and the person registering must have the written consent of the number of those individuals who, together with the person registering, are a majority of those individuals -- please refer to the Consent Form: Non-Resident Property Elector).
  • Must not be disqualified under the Local Government Act (or the School Act) or any other enactment from voting in a local election or be otherwise disqualified by law;

A person may register as a Non-Resident Property Elector only in relation to one parcel of real property in an electoral area. This means a person may only vote once, even if that person owns multiple properties in the electoral area.

Please note that a person cannot vote as a Non-Resident Property Elector, based on a property owned wholly or in part by a corporation.

To register as a Non-Resident Property Elector, a person must not be a Resident Elector of the same or any other trustee electoral area of the Sea to Sky School District and can only register as a Non-Resident Property Elector in relation to one parcel of land in the Sea to Sky School District (as a result, a person can register as an elector in only one trustee electoral area in the Sea to Sky School District).

Electoral Area Map

SLRD Electoral Area C / SD48 Trustee Electoral Area 4

 

 

WHERE DO I VOTE?

Advance and general voting days for the School District Trustee Electoral Area 4 (SLRD Electoral Area C) election are as follows:

Type of Voting Date Time Location
Advance (Required)

Wednesday

October 5, 2022

 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Pemberton & District Community Centre

7390 Cottonwood Street, Pemberton
Advance (Required) Wednesday October 12, 2022 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Pemberton & District Community Centre

7390 Cottonwood Street, Pemberton
Advance (Additional)

Wednesday

October 12, 2022

 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Blackwater Creek Elementary School

9667 Pemberton Portage Road, Devine
General (Required)

Saturday

October 15, 2022

 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Pemberton & District Community Centre

7390 Cottonwood Street, Pemberton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voting by Mail

If you wish to vote by mail, please submit your written request to the Chief Election Officer as early as possible. Important dates are below:

Milestone

Date & Time (as established by Chief Election Officer)

Start of period to request a mail ballot package

 

 

Electors wishing to vote by mail should submit their request for mail ballot as early as possible.

August 5, 2022

 

Of the four listed options, the elector must select how they’d like to receive the mail ballot package:

  • kept at SLRD office for pick-up by the elector;
  • kept at SLRD office for pick-up by authorized person1;
  • mailed to the elector’s residential address;
  • mailed to an alternate mailing address provided by the elector.

1The name & address of the authorized person must be provided. The authorized person is required to swear a solemn declaration & show two pieces of ID and is limited to assisting only 1 elector in this manner.

Recommended date by which electors should request a mail ballot package

(especially if requesting it be sent by mail and/or intending to return completed mail ballot package by mail)

September 22, 2022 at 4:30 p.m.2

 

2Electors wishing to vote by mail should submit a request for mail ballot package by this date. The Chief Election Officer will continue to accept requests after this date up until the stated deadline of Oct.13, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. However, likelihood of electors having enough time to return completed mail ballot packages (see cut-off dates for delivery methods noted below) decreases exponentially as Oct. 15, 2022 approaches.

Earliest date by which the Chief Election Officer expects to receive ballots from the printer

September 23, 2022 at 4:30 p.m.

2 Subject to change if there is a delay in receiving ballots from the printer. (Updated information will be available on the SLRD website.)

Earliest date by which mail ballot packages are expected to be made available to electors (if request submitted by Sept. 22)

Taking into consideration the various cut-off dates for each delivery method & location, there is a very short period between the earliest date by which mail ballot packages will be made available to electors and the deadline by which the Chief Election Officer must receive completed mail ballot packages. Please see below for cut-off dates for each delivery method & location.

September 26, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.3

3 This date is based on the earliest date by which the Chief Election Officer expects to receive ballots from the printer and is subject to change if receipt is delayed. (Updated information will be available on the SLRD website.)

End of period to request a mail ballot package

October 13, 2022 at 4:30 p.m.

 

Each Electoral Area has customized information relating to mail ballot voting. Please refer to the Mail Ballot Information Sheet for your specific Electoral Area, and associated Request Form, below.

Trustee Electoral Area 4 (SLRD Electoral Area C)

Resources

 

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

Candidate Resources

Elections BC

Elections BC administers campaign financing and advertising rules for local elections under the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act. Candidates must be familiar with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act and its requirements.

Local Elections Legislation

For more information, contact:

Elections BC
Telephone: 250-387-5305
Toll-free: 1-855-952-0280
Email: electoral.finance@electionsbc.ca

Province of British Columbia

If you’re thinking of running for local office, part of the decision-making process may include considering the role you will play, how best you can serve your community and the impact you will have as an elected official.

These videos give potential candidates information to help them with answers to questions that they may have before making the decision to run for local office:

For more information:

Chief Election Officer
Kristen Clark
Telephone: 604-894-6371 ext. 230
Email: kclark@slrd.bc.ca

Deputy Chief Election Officer
Monica Halitzki
Telephone: 604-894-6371 ext. 256
Email: mhalitzki@slrd.bc.ca

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