Saturday, October 20, 2018

2018 General Voting Day/Cariboo-Chilcotin Local Elections

For the last number of weeks - the candidates for the various local governments/Boards of Education elected positions have been lobbying, you - the voter, for their vote in a variety of ways (online, at the door and at all candidate forums, etc) as they seek election (or re-election) to the positions of Mayors (except Quesnel), Councillors, Cariboo RD Electoral Area Directors (Areas A, B, E, F, J, K and L) and School Trustees in School Districts #27 (Zones 2,4,5,6,7) and #28 (all 7 positions)

Cariboo RD Directors for Areas C, D, G, H and I plus SD27 Zones 1 and 3 and the Mayor of Quesnel were all acclaimed for the 2018-2022 term, back on September 24th, 2018

Now - it is over to you, the voter, to now determine their fate:

Voting Locations and what you need to know to cast your vote from 8am - 8pm at various locations can be found in the links below:

For the District of Wells:

Cast votes for 1 Mayor, up to 4 Councillors and School District #28 Trustees (up to 7).  Full details on what the electors (voters) need to know before voting are here.

For the City of Quesnel/School District #28:

Cast votes for up to 6 Councillors and School District #28 Trustees (up to 7) as well as the Public Works Referendum (consent to borrowing bylaw for up to $8.5 million for new Public Works Building - for details, click here)

Full details on what the electors (voters) need to know before voting are here

Candidates Guide here

For School District #27:

Cast votes for Trustees for Zones 2, 4, 5, and 7. School District #27 advises that a polling station for the 70 Mile House area in Trustee Electoral Area 2 has been moved to the 70 Mile House Community Hall - 2585 North Bonaparte Rd  

Full details on what the electors (voters) need to know before voting are here.

Candidate Guide here

For City of Williams Lake:

Cast votes for up to 6 Councillors, 1 Mayor and School District #27 Zone 6 Trustee.  Full details on what the electors (voters) need to know before voting are here

Candidate Guide here
Also, Williams Lake Bus Transit will be running for an extended period to ensure that you can get to Marie Sharpe Elementary to cast your ballot today.  Full details here

For the District of 100 Mile House:

Cast votes for 1 Mayor and up to 4 Councillors.  Full details on what the electors (voters) need to know before voting are here.

Candidate Guide here

For the Cariboo Regional District:

Cast votes for a Director for Electoral Areas A, B, E, F, J, K and L & School District #28 Trustees (up to 7 - applicable to voters in Electoral Areas A, B, C, I) plus a Referendum to approve the North Cariboo Airport Contribution Service (applicable to voters in Electoral Areas A, B, C and I).  Details on the North Cariboo Airport Contribution Service can be viewed here

Full details on what the CRD Electoral Areas A,B,E,F,J,K,L electors (voters) need to know before voting are here

Candidates Guide - North Cariboo CRD Elections here, Central Cariboo CRD Elections here and CRD Electoral Area L Election here

Unofficial Results should be available roughly 30 mins after the polls close at 8pm for Quesnel and SD28/City of Williams Lake local elections.

Wells/100 Mile House unofficial election results should be known between 9-10 pm....

Cariboo Regional District and School District #27 unofficial election results will take longer to know, due to 1 Referendum + 7 Electoral Area Elections + SD27 Elections in Zones 2,4,5,6 and 7 and the fact that votes are counted and processed manually

Results for CRD and SD27 Elections may not be available until well after 10pm....

You can follow the unofficial results online at https://bc.localelections.ca/Results/index_m.html

I will post the unofficial results here, as soon as they are known after 8pm tonight!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2018 Local Elections process, either as a candidate or those helping an candidate win their desire elected position and I'm very much looking forward to hearing the results after 8pm tonight!

~SF

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