2022 General Local Elections Notice of Nomination

2022 General Local Elections

NOTICE OF NOMINATION

Public Notice is hereby given to the electors of the Regional District of North Okanagan that nominations for the offices of:

• Electoral Area DIRECTOR (1) – Area “B” (Swan Lake / Commonage)
• Electoral Area DIRECTOR (1) – Area “C” (BX / Silver Star)
• Electoral Area DIRECTOR (1) – Area “D” (Rural Lumby)
• Electoral Area DIRECTOR (1) – Area “E” (Cherryville)
• Electoral Area DIRECTOR (1) – Area “F” (Rural Enderby)

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

Originals of faxed or emailed nomination documents must be received by the Chief Election Officer by 4:30 pm on Friday, September 16, 2022 or the person being nominated is deemed to have withdrawn from being a candidate.

Nomination forms for office of Electoral Area Director within the Regional District of North Okanagan are available from July 22, 2022 to the close of nomination period at the following locations:

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 on general voting day, October 15, 2022;
• resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed;
• not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, being elected to or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law.

For further information on the nomination process please contact:

Campaign Period Expense Limits

In accordance with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, for the 2022 general local election, the following expense limits for candidates during the campaign apply:

Third Party Advertising Limits

In accordance with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, for the 2022 general local elections, the following third party advertising limits apply: 

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: electionsbc@elections.bc.ca

Website: https://elections.bc.ca/local-elections/2022-general-local-elections/