Bear Lake Local Community Commission By-Election

• nomination document available: August 29, 2024
• start of nomination period: September 17, 2024
• end of nomination period: September 27, 2024
• declaration of candidates: September 27, 2024
• candidate nomination withdrawal deadline: October 4, 2024
• end of election period: October 4, 2024
• start of campaign period: October 5, 2024
• advance voting day: October 23, 2024
• general voting day: November 2, 2024
• determination of official election results: November 4, 2024
• end of period to file disclosure statement with Elections BC: January 31, 2024

Elections BC administers campaign financing and advertising rules for local elections and assent voting in BC under the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act. 

• Guide to local Elections Campaign Financing for Candidates 
• Campaign Financing Disclosure Statement Form

Candidates must be familiar with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act and its requirements.

You can contact Elections BC at 1-855-952-0280 or electoral.finance@elections.bc.ca if you have questions about the Financial Disclosure Act.

• Elector Organization Guide to Local Elections in BC
• General Local Elections 101
• Thinking of Running for Office

You can find more information and resources on the Province of BC's website.

• Local Government Act
• Local Elections Campaign Financing Act 
• Community Charter

You may be eligible to vote as a resident elector.

Resident electors are required to produce two pieces of identification and at least one must have a signature. Picture identification is not necessary. The documentation must prove both residency and identity.

You will be required to make a declaration that you are:

• 18 years of age or older on general voting day for the election
• a Canadian Citizen
• a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration
  • General Vote November 2, 2024 (May 2, 2024)
  • Advance Vote October 23, 2024 (April 23, 2024)
• a resident of the voting jurisdiction for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration
  • General Vote November 2, 2024 (October 2, 2024)
  • Advance Vote October 23, 2024 (September 23, 2024)
• not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law from voting

If you own property within the voting jurisdiction but do not reside within the voting jurisdiction, you may be eligible to vote as a non-resident property elector. 

Non-resident property electors are required to produce:

•  two pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity (picture identification is not necessary) 
• proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property (examples are tax notice, state of title certificate)
• if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the majority of the property owners

Voters are encouraged to have the Non-resident Property Elector Consent Form completed and signed before voting day.  You will be required to submit this form to vote as a non-resident property elector.

You will be required to make a declaration that you are:

• not eligible to register as a resident elector
• 18 years of age or older on general voting day for the election
• a Canadian Citizen
• a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration
  • General Vote November 2, 2024 (May 2, 2024)
  • Advance Vote October 23, 2024 (April 23, 2024)
• a registered owner of the real property within the voting jurisdiction for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration
  • General Vote November 2, 2024 (October 2, 2024)
  • Advance Vote October 23, 2024 (September 23, 2024)
• a registered owner not holding the property in trust for a corporation or another trust
• not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law from voting

Non-resident property electors may not vote more than once within a voting jurisdiction regardless of the number of properties owned.

The classes of documents that may be accepted as evidence of identification are:

• BC driver's licence
• BC identification card
• BC Care Card
• BC Gold Care Card
• credit card
• debit card
• Canadian passport
• property tax notice
• certificate of Canadian citizenship
• government issued military identification card
• Firearms Possession and Acquisition Licence
• Certificate of Indian Status
• current utility bill with the elector's name and address
• owners certificate of insurance and vehicle licence (issued by ICBC)
• other documents that satisfy the Chief Election Officer

The combination BC Services Card and BC driver's licence only counts as one document.