Elector  Qualifications

Are you eligible to vote?  Qualifications are:

Resident Electors

1. Canadian citizen; and

2. 18 years of age or older on general voting day; and

3. Resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and

4. Resident of the Regional District of East Kootenay for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and

5. Not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other Act from voting or otherwise disqualified by law.

Non-Resident Property Electors

1. Canadian citizen; and

2. 18 years of age or older on general voting day; and

3. Resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and

4. Registered owner of real property in the Regional District of East Kootenay for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and

5. Not eligible to register as a resident elector; and

6. Not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other Act from voting or otherwise disqualified by law; and

7. If there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of owners, register as a non-resident property elector.

Not sure if you are on the voters list? Contact Jennifer MacDonald at 489-2791 or 1-888-478-7335.

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