2022 School Trustee Election

To be eligible to vote in a school trustee election, a person must qualify either as a resident elector or a non-resident property elector, and must be registered or deemed to be registered as an elector of the trustee electoral area [School Act, section 39 (1)(a) and (c)]. In addition, the person must not be any of the following:

• disqualified under the School Act, or other enactment or law, from voting in the election;
• completing a sentence for an indictable offence, unless the person is released on probation or parole and is not in custody;
• involuntarily confined to a psychiatric or other institution as a result of being acquitted of, or found not criminally responsible for, an offence under the Criminal Code on account of mental disorder;
• proven to have accepted an inducement to vote.

[School Act, section 39 (1)(b) and (2)]

In addition, a person who has filed a declaration with the francophone education authority that he or she has not and will not vote in an election of school trustees is disqualified from voting at a trustee election to which the declaration applies [School Act, section 39 (2.1)].

A person is not permitted to vote more than once in a trustee election for any one school district [School Act, section 39 (4)]. Further, no corporation or its representative may be registered as an elector, and no corporation may vote [School Act, section 39 (3)].

View the Voter’s Guide to Local Elections in B.C. for additional information.

If you would like more information on the school district’s Trustee Electoral Areas, please contact Nicholas Weswick (Chief Election Officer) or Erica Reimer (Deputy Chief Election Officer) at 604-886-8811.

Public notice of the nomination period is available here: https://sd46.bc.ca/2022-school-trustee-election-notice-of-nomination/

Nomination documents will be available during regular office hours at the following locations from August 2 to the close of the nomination period, on September 9 at 4:00 p.m.:

• School District No. 46 Board Office – 494 South Fletcher Road, Gibsons, BC
• District of Sechelt Municipal Hall – 2nd Floor, 5797 Cowrie Street, Sechelt, BC
• Sechelt Indian Government District Office – 5545 Sunshine Coast Hwy, Sechelt, BC
• Sunshine Coast Regional District Office – 1975 Field Road, Sechelt, BC
• Town of Gibsons Municipal Hall – 474 South Fletcher Road, Gibsons, BC

Nomination Papers are considered a public record as soon as they are filed with the Chief Election Officer. The documents are available at the School Board Office for viewing during normal business hours.  For convenience, below is a list of individuals who have filed nomination papers:

Trustee Electoral Area 1 (Upper)

HAINES, Samantha

Trustee Electoral Area 2 (Central)

AMARAL, Amanda

HAMPVENT, Maria

LESKIE, Ric

SKELCHER, Ann

Trustee Electoral Area 3 (Lower)

GIRARD, Sue

HARTWELL, Briar

LEECH, Stacia

RUTH, Pammila

Additional information can be found at https://localelections.ca/election_candidates/223_2022_candidates.html

• Election Period: January 1, 2022 – September 16, 2022
• SD46 Trustee Candidate Information Session – June 29, 2022 & August 30, 2022 (Register here)
• Nomination Period: August 30, 2022 at 9:00 am to September 9, 2022 at 4:00 pm
• Deadline for Receiving Originals of Faxed or Emailed Nomination Documents: September 16, 2022 at 4:00 pm
• Campaign Period: September 17, 2022 – October 15, 2022
• General Voting Day: October 15, 2022
• Financing Disclosure Statement Filing Deadline: January 13, 2022
• Financing Disclosure Statement Late Filing Deadline with $500 Late Filing Fee: February 13, 2022

Click here to download a complete listing of key dates for the 2022 General Election.

• Candidate Information Session – More about the Role of the Trustee 
• School Trustee Election Procedures in British Columbia
• A Guide for School Trustee Candidates
• The Role of Boards of Education and Trustees in BC
• General Local Elections 101
• Candidate’s Guide to Local Elections
• Thinking about Running for Local Office
• Being an Effective Elected Official Video Series
• Local Elections Campaign Financing Act
• Guide to Local Elections Campaign Financing in B.C. for Candidates and their Financial Agents

• General Local Elections Information
• Elections BC

Links to the notices and statutory declarations will be updated on the dates listed below.

• Notice of Nomination – August 2, 2022
• Declaration of Candidates – September 9, 2022
• Notice of  Advance Voting Opportunities – September 5, 2022
• Notice of Election – September 15, 2022
• Declaration of Election by Voting – September 19, 2022
• Declaration of Election by Acclamation – September 19, 2022
• Official election results must be declared by 4 p.m. – October 19, 2022

• School Act
• Local Government Act
• Local Election Campaign Financing Act​
• Community Charter
• Offence Act