NOTICE OF NOMINATION
Public Notice is given to the electors of the City of Prince Rupert that nominations for the offices of:
Mayor – One to be elected
Councillor – Six to be elected
School Board Trustee – Six to be elected will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person, as follows:

City of Prince Rupert
Administration Office
424 - 3rd Avenue West
Prince Rupert, B.C. V8J 1L7

From: 9:30 a.m. October 4th, 2011 To: 4:30 p.m. October 14th, 2011
Excluding Statutory holidays and weekends
Nomination documents are available at the City of Prince Rupert Administration Office during regular office hours.

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:
• Canadian citizen;
• 18 years of age or older;
• resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed;
• a person who has been granted freedom of the municipality, if that person is a Canadian
citizen; and
• not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election in British Columbia or from being nominated for, being elected to, or holding office.

LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORS
Beginning October 4th, 2011 until the close of general voting for the election on November 19th, 2011, a copy of the list of registered electors will, upon signature, be available for public inspection, at the City of Prince Rupert Administration Office in City Hall, during regular office hours, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. An elector may request that their address or other information about them be omitted from or obscured on the list of electors.

OBJECTION TO REGISTRATION OF AN ELECTOR
An objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the list of registered electors may be made in accordance with the Local Government Act until 4:00 p.m. on October 14th, 2011. An objection must be in writing and may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector of the City of Prince Rupert and can only be made on the basis that the person whose name appears has died or is not qualified to be registered as an elector of the City of Prince Rupert.

ADVANCE ELECTOR REGISTRATION

Resident Electors
If a resident elector’s name does not appear on the list of registered electors, it is not
necessary for them to register in advance of the election. A person may register as a ‘resident elector’ immediately before the time of their voting provided they meet the following qualifications:
• age 18 or older; and
• a Canadian citizen; and
• a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of
registration; and
• a resident of the City of Prince Rupert for at least 30 days immediately before the day of
registration; and
• not disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law.

Non-Resident Property Owner Electors
Are you a non-resident property owner eligible to vote at the November Elections for Mayor, Councillor and School Board Trustee?

If you are not sure, you can find out by calling or visiting the City of Prince Rupert,
Administration Office, 424 - 3rd Avenue West, Prince Rupert, B.C. V8J 1L7, 250.627.0934. The office is open from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday (excluding holidays).

Advance non-resident property owner elector registrations will be accepted at the City of Prince Rupert Administration Office until September 27th, 2011 provided the person meets the following qualifications:
• age 18 or older; and
• a Canadian citizen; and
• a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of
registration; and
• a registered owner of real property in the City of Prince Rupert for at least 30 days
immediately before the day of registration; and
• not entitled to register as a resident elector; and
• not disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law; and
• 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 the owners, register as a non-resident property elector.

CLOSED PERIOD FOR ADVANCE ELECTOR REGISTRATION
With the exception of registrations on voting days, elector registrations will not be accepted during the period September 27th, 2011 to November 21st, 2011.
FURTHER INFORMATION on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting:
Robert Grodecki, Chief Election Officer, 250.627.0934
Tanya Ostrom, Deputy Chief Election Officer, 250.627.0991

Robert Grodecki
Chief Election Officer