REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: November 2, 2018 Report No. ADM-18-028
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Anja Nurvo, Director of Corporate Services and Chief Election Officer
SUBJECT:
Title
2018 General Local Election Report End
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
1. That the 2018 General Local Election Report, Staff Report No. ADM-18-028 from the Chief Election Officer, be received for information, which Report includes the following attachments:
(1) Declaration of Official Election Results - Mayor
(2) Declaration of Official Election Results - Councillor
(3) Determination of Official Election Results, General Local Election - 2018
(4) Ballot Account for Advance Voting October 10, 2018,
(5) Ballot Account for Advance Voting October 17, 2018, and
(6) Ballot Account for General Voting October 20, 2018; and
2. That the Elector Registration Bylaw, 2005, No. 2618 be repealed.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Local Government Act
Election Procedures and Automated Vote Counting System Authorization Bylaw, 2018, No. 2928
Elector Registration Bylaw, No. 2618
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
This Request for Decision does not relate directly to any strategic priority.
BACKGROUND:
Section 158 of the Local Government Act states that within 30 days after the declaration of official election results, the Chief Election Officer must submit a report of the election results to the local government. The Report must include a compilation of the information on the ballot accounts for the election.
Section 159 of the Act requires that within 30 days after elected candidates have taken office, the names of the elected officials must be submitted to the BC Gazette for publication.
As directed by Council, the previous election procedures bylaw was repealed and the revised Election Procedures and Automated Vote Counting System Authorization Bylaw, 2018, No. 2928 was adopted on May 28, 2018, providing that a Special Voting opportunity be provided at Sunset Lodge and ...
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