Candidate information

The 2020 Candidate Guide is now available!

Candidates are encouraged to read the above Guide in full to understand what is required to be an elected official, including qualifications, nomination process, sign regulations and links.

Nominations open Monday, September 21, 2020 and close Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. The final day for Withdrawal is Thursday, October 8, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.

Candidates must take into account, as you plan your campaign activities, the health and safety of yourself and your volunteers, as the general public depends on it.

Please ensure that you reference and rely on the full set of existing guidelines issued by the Province that align with campaign-related activities including distribution of campaign materials, outdoor and indoor campaign gatherings, campaigning at hospitals and personal care facilities and transporting voters to polling places. The Guidelines section of the Re-Open Saskatchewan Plans website are regularly kept up-to-date and offer general guidelines. You may also contact 1-855-559-5502 with any questions.

Review and print the Candidate Packages below:

Mayoral Candidate
Councillor Candidate
Public In-City School Board Trustee
Separate In-City School Board Trustee

For additional information regarding the School Boards, please see the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division and/or the Prince Albert Roman Catholic Separate School Division.

Qualifications for candidates

A person may run for the office of a member of City Council or School Board Trustee if he/she:

is at least 18 years of age on the day of the election
is a Canadian citizen, at the time of submitting Nomination Papers
has resided in the City of Prince Albert, or on land now in the City, for at least three (3) consecutive months immediately preceding the date on which Nomination Papers are submitted
has resided in Saskatchewan for at least six (6) consecutive months immediately preceding the date on which Nomination Papers are submitted
is not disqualified pursuant to The Local Government Election Act, 2015.

Candidates for Councillor do not have to reside within the ward in which they are running; however, all of the people nominating the candidate must be electors of the ward.

In the case of School Board elections, you must be a voter of the school division on the day of the election, to be nominated as a candidate.

In the case of a separate school division election, an eligible nominator must be a voter of the separate school division in accordance with Subsection (36)(2) of The Local Government Election Act, 2015.

Disqualifications for candidates

You may not run for the office of City Council, if you are:

a judge of a court
an auditor or solicitor of the City

An employee of The City, Board or Joint Board, may seek nomination if he/she has first obtained a leave of absence in accordance with Subsection 2-54(2)(a) of The Saskatchewan Employment Act.

Important dates

Nomination Period - September 21 to October 7 at 4:00 p.m.
Withdrawal of Nomination - October 8 at 4:00 p.m.
Candidate Information Session - October 20 at 6:30 p.m. (tentative)
Advance Polls - October 28, 30, 31 and November 2, 4, 5
Election Day - November 9. Polls open at 9:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m.

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