City of Vancouver News Release: City accepts nominations October 4-14 for November election

City of Vancouver News Release

September 19, 2005

City accepts nominations October 4-14 for November election

Starting October 4, Vancouver’s Chief Election Officer will receive nominations for the offices of:

Mayor (one to be elected)
Councillors (10 to be elected)
Park Commissioners (seven to be elected)
School Trustees (nine to be elected).

These offices are for a three-year term starting December 5, 2005. The nomination period opens at 9 a.m. Tuesday, October 4, 2005 and closes at 4 p.m. Friday, October 14, 2005. Candidates wishing to file nomination documents should call the City Clerk’s Department at 604.873.7276 to make an appointment for filing.

Nomination packages are available now from the City Clerk’s Department on the third floor of City Hall, or from the Vancouver Election Office at 450 W. Broadway, Vancouver.

To be eligible for nomination, candidates must be nominated by two people who are electors in Vancouver, and must:

be 18 years of age or older on general voting day (November 19, 2005); and
be a Canadian citizen; and
have been a resident of B.C. for at least six months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; and
not be disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election in B.C. or from being nominated for, being elected to or holding office, or be otherwise disqualified by law.

Nomination documents may be delivered by hand, mail, or courier to the City Clerk’s Department, Third Floor, City Hall, 453 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1V4 or faxed to 604.873.7419. (Originals of faxes must be received by the Chief Election Officer by 5 p.m. Friday, October 21, 2005.)

A $100 nomination deposit is required from each candidate in the form of cash, certified cheque or bank draft.

For more information:
Marg Coulson, Deputy Chief Election Officer
604-871-6586

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