60 Days to General Election Day

On November 19th or 60 Days from today - residents in the Cariboo-Chilcotin will be going to polling booths to select School District Trustees, City or District Councillors, Mayors' and Electoral Area Directors (Cariboo Regional District).  Note - those choosing to take advantage of the two Advance Voting Days - that will occur in 50 days but no more than 60 days from today

As we race towards the two Advance Voting Days (early to mid-November) and General Voting Day on November 19th, let's take a look at who has announced so far, grouped by local government

District of Wells - no announcement to date
City of Quesnel:

Office of Mayor - Mary Sjostrom (incumbent Mayor).  No challengers yet to declare
Office of Councillor - Peter Couldwell announces he is retiring.  No others announcing their retirements or challenging for the 6 Council seats

School District #28 - No announcements to date
City of Williams Lake:

Office of Mayor - Kerry Cook (incumbent Mayor), Walt Cobb and Scott Nelson
Office of Councillors - Steve Forseth, Laurie Walters (incumbent) and Surinderpal Rathor (incumbent).  No others have announced - either retiring or challenging for the 6 Council seats

School District #27:

Zone 1 - no announcement
Zone 2  no announcement
Zone 3 - no announcement
Zone 4 - no announcement
Zone 5 - no announcement
Zone 6 - Sheila Boehm (Facebook rumour that Rob Zacharias will launch bid to get his old job back)
Zone 7 - no announcement

District of 100 Mile House - No announcement yet
Cariboo Regional District:

Area 'A' - Ted Armstrong seeks re-election (no challengers yet to declare)
Area 'B' - No announcement
Area 'C'  No announcement
Area 'D' - No announcement
Area 'E' - Steve Mazur retiring.  (No challengers yet to declare)
Area 'F' - Joan Sorley seeks re-election (no challengers yet to declare)
Area 'G' - Al Richmond seeks re-election (no challengers yet to declare)
Area 'H' - No announcement yet
Area 'I' - No announcement yet
Area 'J' - Alex Bracewell seeks re-election (No challengers yet to declare)
Area 'K' - No announcement yet
Area 'L' - Bruce Rattray seeks re-election (No challengers yet to declare)

With 16 days until candidates can begin to file election papers' with their respective local governments on October 4th at 9am - I expect that others will begin to come out in the next two to three weeks, thus preventing any talk about acclamations, especially in the municipal races in Wells, Quesnel, Williams Lake 100 Mile House, School Districts #27 and 28.  Acclamations in the Cariboo Regional District are a distinct possibility - especially in CRD Electoral Areas A, B, C, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L.  I further expect that everyone running for public office will have announced by the deadline to file election papers which is Friday, October 14th at 4:00pm at your local municipal, regional district or school board offices

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