Local government elections for the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality will be held on Saturday October 20, 2018 from 8am-8pm at the Sun Peaks Health Centre. Positions to be elected are three (3) Councillors.
Candidates for the office of Mayor:
RAINE, Al – 3220 Village Way, Sun Peaks, BC – Acclamation
Candidates for the offices of Councillor:
COLEMAN, Katheryn - #24 – 2715 Fairways Dr., Sun Peaks, BC
GRENIER, Mike – #10-175 Holloway Dr., Tobiano, BC
MITCHELL, Bruce – #9 – 6000 Valley Dr., Sun Peaks, BC
O’TOOLE, Rob – 1345 Burfield Dr., Sun Peaks, BC
POPIG, Ines – 2417 Fairways, Dr., Sun Peaks, BC
POZZA, Mario – 2305 Sunburst Pl., Sun Peaks, BC
Mail ballot packages are now available for all those qualified electors who have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects their ability to vote at another opportunity OR expect to be absent from the Municipality on both the October 10th Advanced Voting Day and October 20th General Voting Day.
Please contact Nicky Braithwaite at admin@sunpeaksmunicipality.ca to request a package. The request must include:
- Your full name
- Whether you are voting as a resident or non-resident elector
- Residential Address
- Address of the property in relation to which you are voting (non-resident electors)
- Address to which the package is to be sent or if you are picking it up at the Municipal Office
Please note, the ballot must be received by the Chief Election Officer before 8:00 PM on October 20th.
Advance voting day is will be held on Wednesday 10th October from 8am - 8pm at the Municipal offices. For more information on eligibility and mail in ballots please see here.
ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS:
Registration of all electors will take place at the time of voting. In order to vote an elector must be eligible either as a Resident Elector, or a Non-Resident Elector, the requirements of which are as follows:
Resident Elector:
- must be age 18 or older at time of registration;
- must be a Canadian citizen;
- must have been a resident of British Columbia for at least six (6) months immediately preceding the day of registration;
- must be a resident of Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality for at least 30 days immediately preceding the day of registration
- must not be disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or be otherwise disqualified by law.
Non-Resident Elector:
- must not be entitled to register as a resident;
- must be age 18 or older at time of registration;
- must be a Canadian citizen;
- must have been a resident of British Columbia for at least six (6) months immediately preceding the day of registration;
- must be a registered owner of real property in the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, either as joint tenants or tenants in common for at least 30 days immediately preceding the day of registration;
- must not be disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or be otherwise disqualified by law.
- only one person on title may register as a non-resident. The majority of other owners must give consent.
Voter Proof of Identity and Residence
All Electors (Resident and Non-Resident) will be required to produce two (2) documents, at least one (1) of which must contain the applicants signature, providing evidence of their identity and place of residency. For example, any two (2) of the following will be acceptable:
- a BC driver’s license;
- a BC identification card issued by the motor vehicle office;
- an owner's certificate of insurance and vehicle license issued by ICBC;
- a BC care card or gold care card;
- a Social Insurance card;
- a citizenship card issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada;
- a real property tax notice;
- a utility bill.
Non-Resident Property Electors must also provide proof of ownership of property (i.e. state of title certificate, registered agreement for sale, latest property tax notice, or latest property assessment notice) and written consent of a majority of the property owners if there is more than one owner that they are entitled to register the jointly owned property. The person voting must sign the consent form.