Two Weeks until start of 2014 Nomination Period

Two weeks from today - Chief Election Officers for the 5 Local Governments (Wells, Quesnel, Williams Lake, 100 Mile and the Cariboo RD) and 2 School Districts (SD 27 -- WL/100 Mile & SD 28 - Quesnel) can formally receive filled out nomination papers for the various locally elected offices including Rural Directors, Councillors', Mayors, and School Trustees

You may pick up a nomination package but it doesn't necessarily mean the person picking up that nomination package will necessary run but history shows the person picking up the package has already decided to run for local office

Yesterday - I polled all Chief Election Officers in the Region on how many nomination papers were handed out and they reported back as follows:

Wells - No report at this time (will update this when I receive a response)

Quesnel - No report at this time (will update this when I receive a response)

Williams Lake - 16 nomination packages have been picked up.  Note that there were 17 official candidates (14 for Councillor and 3 for Mayor) in the 2011 Civic Election - City of WL

100 Mile House - 5 Nomination Packages have been picked up.  In the 2011 Election - District of 100 Mile House.  The 4 sitting Councillors were acclaimed and there was a 2 way race for Mayor (Campsall vs Pinkney)

Cariboo Regional District - No report at this time (will update this when I receive a response).  I will confirm that the Regional District handed me a nomination package on Aug 22nd in my bid to become the next Area 'D' Director of the Cariboo RD.

School District #28 (Quesnel) - 7 nomination packages have been picked up.  In the 2011 Election - there were 10 candidates for 7 positions

School District #27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin) - 1 nomination package has been picked up.  In the 2011 Election - there were races in Zones 4 (2 candidates) , 5 (3 candidates) , 6 (2 candidates) and acclamations in Zones 1 to 3 and 7

Candidates may file formally their filled-out nomination package with their Chief Election Officer starting on Tuesday, September 30th at 9am and candidates have until Friday, Oct 10th at 4pm to file

~SF