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ELECTIONS


Results for the 2009 Municipal and School Board Election

Declaration of Results

Elected to the office of Mayor of City of Melfort

  • Kevin Phillips, Businessman

Elected to the office of Councillor of City of Melfort

  • Lynn Abbott
  • Diane Degelman
  • Glenn George
  • Rick Lang
  • Seth MacNaughton
  • Doug Terry

Elected to the Board of Education of North East School Division No. 200

  • Betty Armstrong
  • Todd Goudy

 

School Board Elections

Citizens of Melfort elect two members to the North East School Division.   For information on voting in School Board Elections and running for election to a public or separate School Board, please click here to consult the brochure published by the Saskatchewan School Boards Association.

Municipal Council Elections

Qualifications for Candidates

A person is qualified to be nominated as a candidate for the position of Mayor or Councillor if that person:

1.       is at least eighteen (18) years of age or older on election day; and

2.       is, at the time he or she submits the nomination paper
(a) a Canadian citizen, and
(b) has resided in the City of Melfort for at least three consecutive months 
     immediately preceding the date on which the nomination paper is submitted, and
(c) has resided in the Province of Saskatchewan for at least six consecutive months  
     immediately preceding the date on which the nomination paper is submitted.

None of the following persons are eligible to be nominated or elected to hold office as a member of council:
1.       a judge of a court, or
2.       an auditor or solicitor of the municipality.


No person is disqualified from being nominated for office as a member of council by reason of having an interest in a contract with the City.  Any employee of the City of Melfort, who may be interested in being nominated for the office of Mayor or Councillor, must first obtain a leave of absence in accordance with subsection 80(1) of The Labour Standards Act.  If an employee on leave of absence is successfully elected, the employee is deemed to have resigned from his or her position on the day before the day on which he or she is declared elected.

Nomination of Candidates

Application:

Nomination papers for all offices may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall (202 Burrows Avenue West) or the North East School Division Office (402 Main Street).  To be nominated for an elected position a person must file a nomination paper with the Returning Officer or the Associate Returning Officer, or his/her designate, either personally, or by agent during the specified nomination period.

Requirements:

  1. The nomination paper must state the name and address of the person being nominated and the office for which they are being nominated.
  2. For the office of Mayor, the application must be signed by at least five (5) electors of the City accompanied by the name and address of each nominator.
  3. For the position of Councillor, the application must be signed by at least five (5) electors of the City, accompanied by the name and address of each nominator.
  4. The nomination paper is not valid unless the candidate’s acceptance statement is signed by the person being nominated and witnessed by two persons.

Relevant Provisions:

  1. Only one person can be nominated for the election on each nomination paper.
  2. An elector may sign the nomination papers of more than one person.
  3. No candidate can nominate himself/herself.
  4. The onus to file a bona fide nomination paper is on the person being nominated.
  5. No person can be nominated as both Mayor and Councillor of the City.
  6. A receipt for nomination will be issued at the time the form is filed at City Hall. 

Filing of Nomination Papers:

Nomination papers may be filed with the Returning Officer or her designate at the Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 202 Burrows Avenue West at any time during normal office hours (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) during the nomination period and on Nomination Day from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., when nominations close. 

Withdrawal of Nomination:

A person who has been nominated may withdraw his/her nomination within 24 hours of the close of nominations by filing with the Returning Officer a written request to that effect signed by the nominated person and by either two witnesses or the Returning Officer, Associate Returning Officer, or the Nomination Officer.  A request to withdraw a nomination must be filed with the Returning Officer or Associate Returning Officer between 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the following Nomination Day.

Voter Qualifications

A person is qualified to vote in a municipal election for the offices of Mayor and/or Councillor if that person:

  1. is at least eighteen (18) years of age or older on election day; and
  2. is a Canadian citizen (on election day); and
  3. is a Saskatchewan resident and has so resided for at least six consecutive months immediately preceding the day of the election; and
  4. is a resident of the City of Melfort and has so resided for at least three consecutive months immediately preceding the day of the election;    OR    is the owner of assessable land in the City and has been so for at least three consecutive months immediately preceding the day of the election.

Note:
Please consult Section 23 of The Local Government Election Act for purposes of interpretation of these requirements.

Rules of Residence:

The following is a summary of the rules of residence, as set out in The Local Government Election Act:

Rule #1: The residence of a person is the place at which he or she resides and to which, when he or she is absent from that place, that person has the intention of returning.
 
Rule #2: A person who is temporarily absent from their normal place of residence does not lose that place as their residence until such time as he or she has acquired another residence.
 
Rule #3: No person has more than one residence in the province and, if he or she has more than one home in the province, he or she shall elect one home as his or her residence.
 

Note:

Please consult Section 3 of The Local Government Election Act for purposes of interpretation of these rules.

Commonly Asked Question about the Eligibility to Vote:

Although the general rule is “one vote per voter”, one exception to this rule occurs where a person is a qualified elector of a municipality in which he or she resides and is an elector of another Saskatchewan municipality in which he or she has been the owner of assessable land for at least three consecutive months immediately preceding election day.  This person may vote in both municipalities.

Voting and Election Day

Advance Poll:

The advance poll is available for voters who are physically disabled, have been appointed as election officials or anticipate being unable to vote on Election Day. Voting will take place at the following advance polls:  To be announced

 

Regular Polls:

To be announced.

The City of Melfort is divided into four polling subdivisions. Please click on the attached Polling Subdivision Bylaw  to determine your poll location.

Election Results:

Election results will be officially declared by the Returning Officer by 12:00 p.m., on the Thursday, immediately following Election Day.

Forms & Publications

The election information presented in this website is intended for guidance only. Readers are advised to consult The Local Government Election Act for interpretation of the law.