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Kelowna voters will have fewer choices to make in the Saturday乌鸦传媒檚 civic election than they did four years ago.
That乌鸦传媒檚 because fewer people are running for mayor and city councillor this year.
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In 2014, a total of 49 candidates ran for public office in the city, eight for mayor, 31 for councillor and 10 for board of education trustee.
Here are the candidates running in this year乌鸦传媒檚 civic election:
Four candidates are running for mayor:
路 Basran, Colin (incumbent)
This year, 21 candidates are running for the eight available city councillor seats, including seven of the eight incumbents. Only Tracy Gray, who has announced a bid for the federal Conservative Party nomination is Kelowna-Lake Country, is not seeking re-election. A 22nd candidate who filed nominiation papers, Curtis Cibinel, dropped out of race shortly after the nomination period closed.
The candidates running for councillor are:
路 Van Meeteren, Stef
Ten candidates are seeking the four available Kelowna positions on the board of education, the same number that ran in 2014. They include:
路 Giesbrecht, Terry
路 Kyle, Stuart
路 Nierfeld, Joachim
Voters can view the list of candidates on , along with contact details provided by each candidate.
The civic is election will go Oct. 20.
There will be 12 locations on Saturday across Kelowna. Voters can go to any location of their choosing to cast a ballot.
乌鸦传媒� City Hall, 1435 Water Street
乌鸦传媒� Capital News Centre, 4105 Gordon Drive
乌鸦传媒� Dr. Knox Middle School, 121 Drysdale Boulevard
乌鸦传媒� East Kelowna Hall, 2704 East Kelowna Road
乌鸦传媒� Evangel Church, 3261 Gordon Drive
乌鸦传媒� Hollywood Education Centre, 1040 Hollywood Road
乌鸦传媒� Okanagan Mission Hall, 4409 Lakeshore Road
乌鸦传媒� Orchard Park Mall, 2271 Harvey Avenue
乌鸦传媒� Parkinson Recreation Centre, 1800 Parkinson Way
乌鸦传媒� Rutland Senior Secondary, 705 Rutland Road N
乌鸦传媒� Springvalley Middle School , 350 Ziprick Road
乌鸦传媒� Watson Road Elementary, 475 Yates Road
Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and voters need two pieces of identification, one with their signature and one with their address.
To vote in the election as a resident elector, you must meet the following eligibility requirements:
乌鸦传媒� Have not voted before in this election; and
乌鸦传媒� Be a Canadian citizen; and
乌鸦传媒� Be 18 years of age or older
乌鸦传媒� Have been a resident of British Columbia for at least the last six months
乌鸦传媒� Have been a resident of the City of Kelowna for at least the last 30 days
乌鸦传媒� Not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election and am not otherwise disqualified by law
To vote in the election as a non-resident elector you must meet the following eligibility requirements:
乌鸦传媒� Have not voted before in this election; and
乌鸦传媒� Be a Canadian citizen; and
乌鸦传媒� Be 18 years of age or older
乌鸦传媒� Have been a resident of British Columbia for at least the last 6 months
乌鸦传媒� Have been a registered owner of real property in Kelowna for at least the last 30 days
乌鸦传媒� Not hold the property in trust for a corporation or any other trust
乌鸦传媒� Not be entitled to register as a resident elector in Kelowna; and
乌鸦传媒� Not be registered as a non-resident (property) elector in relation to any other parcel of real property in Kelowna
乌鸦传媒� If applicable, have received the written consent of the majority of individuals registered as owners of the real property to be registered as the non-resident (property) elector for the property
乌鸦传媒� Not be disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election and am not otherwise disqualified by law
For more information about voting in the 2018 civic election in Kelowna, go to.
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