ELECTION STATUS UPDATE @ SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Both School Division WARD 2 (Morinville and area) Candidates, Noreen Radford and René Tremblay have been ACCLAIMED (Congratulations to both of you!) - no ELECTION will be held in Ward 2.
School Division WARD 3 (Legal and area) Candidate, Cathy Proulx has been ACCLAIMED (Congratulations to you Cathy!) - no ELECTION will be held in Ward 3.
An ELECTION will be held in School Division WARD 1 (St. Albert & parts of Sturgeon County). There are 5 Candidates for FOUR open positions. Voters can vote for up to FOUR Candidates (but may vote for only 1, 2, or 3 if they so choose).
PLEASE NOTE:
All election services will be provided by the City of St. Albert, for all Catholic electors living within the corporate limits of St. Albert, which is included in the School Division Ward 1.
All election services will be provided by Sturgeon County, for all Catholic electors living outside St. Albert, and in Sturgeon County (on both sides of Hwy 2) within the jurisdictional boundary of the School Division Ward 1 .
Voter Eligibility
General Eligibility
A person is eligible to vote in a school board trustee election if they:
- are at least 18 years of age;
- are a Canadian citizen; and
- reside in Alberta and their place of residence is located in the school board’s boundaries on election day
Faith-Based Eligibility
Where a separate school district is established, an individual residing in the boundaries of the established area is considered a separate school elector if they declare they are of the same faith (either Protestant or Roman Catholic) as those who established the separate school district. A separate school elector is eligible to be nominated as or vote for either a public school trustee or a separate school trustee for the school board in which the person resides (not both).
Residency
Residence
There are two distinct dimensions that determine a person’s place of residence: physical
residence and faith-based residence.
Physical Residence
Physical residence is governed by these rules:
- A person may be a resident of only one place at a time for the purposes of voting.
- If a person has more than one residence in Alberta, they must designate one place of
residence for the purposes of candidacy and voting.
- A residence is the place where the person lives and sleeps and where they intend to return following an absence.
- A person does not lose their residence by leaving their home for a temporary purpose, such as going on vacation.
Faith-Based Residence
Like the eligibility requirements above, a person who resides in the boundaries of an established area is a resident of the separate school division if they declare they are of the same faith as those who established the separate school district.
Determining Residence
To help to determine a person’s place of residence, the following can be used in order of priority:
- The address shown on the person’s driver’s license issued on behalf of the Government of Alberta or an identification card issued on behalf of the Government of Alberta.
- The address where the person’s income tax correspondence is addressed and delivered to.
- The address where the person’s mail is addressed and delivered to.
Where elections are concerned, a person loses their place of residence if they leave without the intention of returning to it. People who don’t meet the residency requirements aren’t allowed to run or vote in that election.
