VILLAGE OF SALMO
2022 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS
NOTICE OF NOMINATION
Public Notice is given to the electors of the Village of Salmo that nominations for the offices of:
Mayor – ONE
Councillor – FOUR
will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person, as follows:
| By hand, mail or other delivery service:
Village of Salmo |
From: 9:00 am Tuesday, August 30, 2022 To: 4:00 pm Friday, September 9, 2022 (Excluding statutory holidays and weekends) |
| By fax to: (250) 357-9633
By email to: Brandy Jessup, Chief Election Officer |
From: 9:00 am Tuesday, August 30, 2022 To: 4:00 pm Friday, September 9, 2022Originals of faxed or emailed nomination documents must be received by the Chief Election Officer by 4:00 pm on Friday, September 16, 2022 |
Nomination forms are available at the Village of Salmo municipal office, as well as on the Village website at www.salmo.ca from 9:00 am Tuesday, August 2, 2022 to the close of the nomination period on Friday, September 9, 2022.
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:
- a Canadian citizen;
- 18 years of age or older on general voting day (Saturday, October 15, 2022)
- a 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 voting in an election in British Columbia or being nominated for, being elected to or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law
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 period apply:
Mayor $10,797.83
Councillor $5,398.92
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:
Third party advertising limit $809.84
Cumulative third party advertising limit $161,967.47
For further information on the nomination process, please contact:
Brandy Jessup, Chief Election Officer Phone (250) 357-9433 Email [email protected]
Alana Lins, Deputy Chief Election Officer Phone (250) 357-9433 Email [email protected]
For further information on campaign period expense limits and third party advertising limits, please contact Elections BC:
Toll-free phone: 1-800-661-8683 – Email: [email protected] Website: www.elections.bc.ca
