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Municipal Elections are held every three years,
with the next election slated for November 2011.
In Grand Forks there are six Council seats and
the Mayor's chair to be filled during the election.
Visit
2008
Municipal Elections and online
forms below.
To be eligible to vote as a resident elector
in a municipal election, you must:
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Be a Canadian citizen |
| b)
Be 18 years old or older on voting day |
| c)
Have been a resident of British Columbia for six
months |
| d)
Have been a resident of the municipality for at
least 30 days |
| e)
Not be disqualified by any enactment from voting |
Individuals (not companies) who own property in
the municipality, but are not resident in the municipality,
are also provided with an opportunity to vote. To vote
as a non-resident property elector an individual must:
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Be a Canadian citizen |
| b)
Be 18 years old or older on voting day |
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Have been a resident of British Columbia for six
months |
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Have been a registered owner of real property
in the municipality for at least 30 days |
| e)
Not be entitled to vote in the municipality as
a resident elector |
f)
Not be disqualified by any enactment from voting
(There is only one vote per property.
If the property is owned by more than one person,
only one owner is allowed to vote. The individual
assigned the right to vote for the property must
have the written consent of the other owners.) |
For further information on eligibility to vote,
registering to vote, candidacy qualifications and general
election information,
contact City Hall.
 Online
forms:
Application
for Registration as a Resident Elector in the City of
Grand Forks
Application
to Register as a Non-Resident Property Elector
Non-Resident
Property Elector Consent Form
Email voter registration is not acceptable. Original
signed forms must be submitted to the City Office. |
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