NOMINATION PAPER FOR MAYOR

The Local Government Election Act provides that a person may be nominated as a candidate for election by filing personally, or by an agent, with the Returning Officer or Nomination Officer on the days and during the hours specified, a nomination paper in the prescribed form, which shall:

(1)

in the case of a nomination for the office of MAYOR be signed by at least twenty-five (25) electors of the municipality for which the nomination is made; state the name and address of the person nominated and the office for which he/she is nominated; state the name and address of each nominator; contain the candidate's acceptance of nomination statement in the prescribed form.

NOMINATION PAPER FOR COUNCILLOR

The Local Government Election Act provides that a person may be nominated as a candidate for election by filing personally, or by an agent, with the Returning Officer or Nomination Officer on the days and during the hours specified, a nomination paper in the prescribed form, which shall:

(1)

in the case of a nomination for the office of COUNCILLOR be signed by at least twenty-five (25) electors of the ward in the municipality for which the nomination is made; state the name and address of the person nominated and the office for which he/she is nominated; state the name and address of each nominator; contain the candidate's acceptance of nomination statement in the prescribed form.

NOMINATION PAPER FOR IN-CITY PRINCE ALBERT ROMAN CATHOLIC SEPARATE SCHOOL DIVISION NO. 6 BOARD MEMBERS

The Local Government Election Act provides that a person may be nominated as a candidate for election by filing a nomination paper in the prescribed form personally, or by an agent, with the Returning Officer or Nomination Officer on the days and during the hours specified, which shall:

(1)

in the case of a nomination for the office of BOARD MEMBER – Prince Albert Roman Catholic Separate School Division No. 6 be signed by at least ten (10) electors of the School Division for which the nomination is made, that is Ten (10) electors from the In-City area for the In-City Board Members; state the name and address of the person nominated and the office for which he/she is nominated; state the name and address of each nominator; in the case of a nomination for the office of board member, a statement that each nominator is an elector of the Separate School Division as well as state that each nominator is an In-City or Out-of-City elector of the School Division for which the person is nominated and; contain the candidate's acceptance of nomination statement in the prescribed form.

(2)

No nomination is complete unless the candidate's acceptance of nomination statement is signed by the person nominated and witnessed by two people, and is accompanied by a deposit of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) in legal tender or by a CERTIFIED cheque or money order made payable to The City of Prince Albert.

(3)The amount of a candidate's deposit shall be returned to the candidate if he/she is elected, or:

1. if, with respect to an office to which only one candidate is to be elected, the candidate receives at least 10% of the total number of votes cast for all candidates for that office; or
2. if, with respect to an office to which more than one candidate is to be elected, the candidate receives a number of votes equivalent to at least 10% of the quotient obtained when the total number of votes cast for all candidates for that office is divided by the number of positions to be filled by election to that office.

(4)    If a candidate dies before the election, the amount of the candidate's deposit will be returned to the candidate's personal representative.

(5)    A Returning Officer or Nomination Officer shall:

1. permit any person to inspect any nomination paper filed with him/her; and
2. provide any information on any nomination paper filed with him/her or a copy of the nomination paper to any person on request.

The Local Government Election Act sets out the procedures for nomination papers as follows:

1. Only one person shall be nominated for election on each nomination paper;
2. An elector may sign the nomination papers of more than one person.
3. No candidate shall nominate himself/herself.
4. No proceedings taken under this Act with respect to the nomination of any candidate are invalid for informality where there has been substantial compliance with this Act.
5. THE  ONUS TO FILE A BONA FIDE NOMINATION PAPER IS ON THE PERSON NOMINATED FOR ELECTION TO AN OFFICE.
   
   
   City of Prince Albert

   Elections Returning Office

   1084 Central Avenue

   Prince Albert, SK

   S6V 7P3

    

   Phone: (306) 953-4308

   Fax: (306) 953-4313

   Email: election@citypa.com