If you’re planning to run in the Oct. 15 civic election, your nomination package is now available.
Candidates who are running for mayor, councillor or school trustee in the 2022 local government election can now pick up their nomination packages at the legislative services department at New Westminster City Hall or online at newwestcity.ca/elections.
The city’s election office will be accepting nomination papers from 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30 until 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. Full details of the process are included in the nomination package.
All-candidates meetings set
The Queensborough Residents’ Association is giving folks a chance to hear from the candidates who will be vying for their votes this fall.
The association will be hosting three all-candidates meetings ahead of the Oct. 15 civic election.
Mayoral candidates will be put on the hot seat on Wednesday, Sept. 21. Candidates for council will be featured on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at and school board candidates will take centre stage on Thursday, Oct. 6.
All of the all-candidates meetings will be held at the Queensborough Community Centre, and all will start at 7 p.m.
“Pre-campaign” period getting underway
Elections BC has announced that the “pre-campaign period” for the 2022 General Local Elections is getting underway.
The pre-campaign period begins Monday, July 18 and runs until Sept. 16.
“Election advertising rules come into effect with the start of the pre-campaign period,” said an Elections BC press release. “Election advertising rules are also in effect during the campaign period, which runs from Sept. 17 until General Voting Day on Oct. 15. Elections BC administers campaign financing and advertising rules in local elections, but does not administer voting, candidate nominations, or other aspects of the process.”
According to Elections BC, elector organizations, prospective candidates and third parties that sponsor election advertising during the pre-campaign or campaign period must include their name and contact information on all of their ads, in addition to other requirements. Third-party election advertisers must register with Elections BC.
“The Local Elections Campaign Financing Act defines what is election advertising. During the pre-campaign period, election advertising is any public communication that promotes or opposes, directly or indirectly, the election of a candidate or an elector organization endorsing a candidate,” said the press release. “During the campaign period, the definition of election advertising also includes communications that take a position on an issue associated with a candidate or elector organization.”
For more information on the campaign financing and advertising rules in the 2022 General Local Elections, go to www.electionsbc.ca/localelections.
Are you running in New Westminster in the 2022 civic election? Are you hosting an all-candidates meeting our other campaign event? Be sure to let the Record know by contacting Theresa McManus at [email protected].
