Advanced voting for the April 5, 2025 Sun Peaks Municipal By-Election will be held:
WHEN: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM March 26, 2025
WHERE: Sun Peaks Municipal Office - 106-3270 Village Way, Sun Peaks
Registration of all electors will take place at the time of voting.
ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS:
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 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.
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 applicant’s signature, providing evidence of their identity and place of residency. For example, any two (2) of the following will be acceptable:
- a BC drivers 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 (forms available in the Document Library) that they are entitled to register the jointly owned property. The person voting must sign the consent form. No one can be registered to vote on behalf of a property that is owned or partially owned by a corporation.