There will be a By-election on Saturday, November 23, 2024.
2024 By-Election Key Dates
| Jul 15 – Nov 23, 2024 | Election period |
| September 27, 2024 | Candidate nomination packages available |
| Oct 8 – 18, 2024 | Nomination period |
| October 25, 2024 | Deadline to Withdraw Nomination |
| Oct 26 – Nov 23, 2024 | Campaign period |
| November 13, 2024 | Required advance voting opportunity |
| November 23, 2024 | General Voting Day |
Notice of By-Election by Voting
Information for Candidates
Nomination Packages will be available by September 27, 2024.
Thinking of Running for Local Office?
Learn about the role you will play and the impact you will have on your community as an elected official.
Decided to Run for Local Office?
If you’ve decided to run for local office, we recommend exploring the following resources:
Watch these videos about local governments and the role of Elected Officials:
- Advice for People Running for Local Office
- What is Responsible Conduct?
- Working with Others
- Reflections on Building Relationships with First Nations
- Unproductive Conflict vs Productive Conflict
- Tools to Support Good Governance
Election Resources:
These four videos will provide you with general information about what you can expect before, during and following general local elections in BC.
Read these brochures:
Guides for Candidates
The Candidate’s Guide to Local Elections in BC provides comprehensive information about BC’s local government elections process; election participants (voters, candidates, third party sponsors and elector organizations); the roles and responsibilities of Logan Lake’s Chief Election Officer and Elections BC; who is qualified to run for office; and information about being an elected official including time commitments, remuneration, ethics of elected office and working with local government staff.
This guide also describes the main elements of the election process – call for nominations and declaration of candidates; election campaigns; candidate representatives (official agents and scruitineers); what happens on voting day; and how elected candidates take office.
Candidates must also be familiar with BC’s campaign financing and election advertising legislation (Local Elections Campaign Financing Act) and its requirements. Refer to Election BC’s Guide to Local Elections Campaign Financing for Candidates for detailed information and instructions about the campaign financing disclosure process and requirements.
Nomination Process & Forms
2024 Nomination Period will run from 9:00 a.m. on October 8 through to 4:00 pm on October 18, 2024
Am I Eligible to Run for Office?
You are eligible to run for Mayor or Councillor if you:
- are a Canadian citizen;
- will be 18 years of age or older on general voting day – November 23, 2024;
- have been a resident of BC for at least six months prior to filing nomination documents; and
- are not disqualified by law from being nominated for, elected to, or holding office.
You do not have to live within the boundaries of the District of Logan Lake to run for office.
How do I get nominated?
Prospective candidates must be nominated by at least two persons eligible to vote in Logan Lake as either resident electors or non-resident property electors. You may wish to consider having more than the required two nominators, in case one or more is determined to be ineligible.
Where do I get nomination forms?
Nominations packages will be available September 27, 2024. Please contact the Chief Election Officer, Laurel Grimm, for more information at 250.523.6225 or by email at lgrimm@loganlake.ca.
When and where do I file nomination forms?
Nomination documents for the office Councillor must be filed with Logan Lake’s Chief Election Officer during the nomination period which runs from 9:00 am on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 to 4:00 pm on Friday, October 18, 2024. It is the nominee’s responsibility to ensure all required information is submitted to the Chief Election Officer by the deadline date, and that all information is accurate and complete. The District of Logan Lake does not require a nomination deposit.
A nominee officially becomes a candidate when all required information has been submitted and Logan Lake’s Chief Election Officer declares them a candidate. Declaration of candidates takes place at 4:00 pm on Friday, October 18, 2024.
More Information
For detailed information about the nomination process including filing options, how and why your nomination might be challenged, withdrawing your candidacy and endorsement by an elector organization please refer to the guides and resources for candidates.
Candidate Expense Limits
All candidates in the 2024 Local By-Election have expense limits that apply during the campaign period, October 26, 2024 to November 23, 2024.
Each election area and office has its own limit, which is based on the office and population of the election area. These limits apply to the 2024 Local By-Election and all subsequent by-elections. For information on expense limits, please visit Elections BC.
Campaign Financing
The Local Elections Campaign Financing Act – brought into effect May 2014 – was created to enhance campaign financing rules and ensure greater accountability and transparency in local elections. The legislation separates the rules that regulate election advertising and campaign financing disclosure from the more procedural rules that apply to election administration such as receiving nomination documents, declaring candidates, administering voting opportunities, counting ballots and declaring election results.
Elections BC is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the local election advertising and campaign financing law from providing information and advice, to managing advertising and financing disclosure requirements and undertaking investigations and enforcement. Candidates must be familiar with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act and its requirements.
For more information please visit Elections BC website or contact them directly at 1-855-952-0280 or by e-mail at lecf@elections.bc.ca and refer to the following resources:
What’s New for Candidates & Elector Organizations for the 2024 By-Election?
There are new campaign financing and advertising rules for the 2024 Local By-Election that candidates, elector organizations, and third party advertisers need to be aware of. Key changes include:
- Elector organizations must register with Elections BC in order to endorse a candidate, receive a campaign contribution, or incur an election expense. Read more about new rules for elector organizations.
- Sponsorship contribution limits apply to contributions made by eligible individuals to third party sponsors.
- During the pre-campaign period beginning on August 26, 2024 to October 25, 2024, third party advertising rules apply.
- All election advertising during the pre-campaign period must include an authorization statement.
Campaign finance rules are administered by Elections BC, not the District of Logan Lake. If you have any questions about the campaign financing and advertising rules in local elections, contact us at 1-800-661-8683 or electoral.finance@elections.bc.ca.
Mail Ballot Voting
Register for a Mail-Ballot Package between 9:00 am on November 6th and 4:00 pm on November 21st, 2024.
This By-Election, Mail Ballot Voting is available for resident electors and non-resident property electors.
Here’s What You Need to Know!
- Legislation was updated in 2022 that allows all electors to vote by mail if authorized by bylaw. Council has adopted the Election Procedures Amendment Bylaw No. 891, 2022 that provides eligible electors to vote-by-mail for the 2024 By-Election.
- Registration for a Mail Ballot Voting Package will be between November 6 and November 21, 2024.
- The District uses Same-Day Voter Registration – the Mail Ballot Package will include your application to register. Proof of identity and residency will still be required, and electors that vote by mail can still be challenged pursuant to the Local Government Act. Please contact the Chief Election Officer at 250.523.6225 or lgrimm@loganlake.ca if you have any questions.
- Mail Ballot Packages may be mailed to you or picked up at Municipal Hall (#1 Opal Drive) during regular office hours by the applicant or an Authorized Person.
- Mail Ballots will be accepted at Municipal Hall (#1 Opal Drive) until November 22, 2024 until 4:00 pm; and at the close of polls at 8:00 p.m. at the Logan Lake Fire Hall (#120 Chartrand Place) on General Voting Day – November 23, 2024.
- Mail-in Ballots will include Candidates for District of Logan Lake Council.
Elector Registration
ELECTOR REGISTRATION
Notice of Advanced Elector Registration
RESIDENT ELECTORS:
To register as a resident elector you must:
- be 18 years of age or older on general voting day November 23, 2024;
- be a Canadian citizen;
- be a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration (at time of voting);
- be a resident of the District of Logan Lake on the day of registration (at time of voting); and
- not be disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law.
Resident electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity.
NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS:
To register as a non-resident property elector you must:
- be 18 years of age or older on general voting day November 23, 2024;
- be a Canadian citizen;
- be a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration (at time of voting);
- be a registered owner of real property in the District of Logan Lake for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration (at time of voting);
- not be entitled to register as a resident elector; and
- not be disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law.
In addition, for non-resident property electors:
- The only persons who are registered owners of the property, either as joint tenants or tenants in common, are individuals who are not holding the property in trust for a corporation or another trust.
- If more than one person is registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector.
Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the majority of the property owners.
TYPES OF DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE ACCEPTED AS IDENTIFICATION
You must produce at least two (2) documents that provide evidence of your identity and place of residence, at least one (1) of which must contain your signature. The following classes of documents will be accepted:
- a Driver’s Licence;
- an Identification Card such as
- a photo BC services card;
- a non-photo BC services card;
- an Owner’s Certificate of Insurance and Vehicle Licence issued by ICBC
- a BC CareCard or BC Gold CareCard;
- a Ministry of Social Development and Economic Security Request for Continued Assistance Form SDES8, (now “Monthly Form EA181);
- a Social Insurance Number card;
- a Citizenship Card;
- a real property tax notice;
- a credit card or debit card; or
- a utility bill, (such as electricity, natural gas, water, telephone or cable services).
The above listed identification documents MUST be accepted by election officials. An election official may also accept other forms of documents that provide evidence satisfactory to the election official (e.g., a valid, current passport).
Resources
- General Local Elections in BC
- Local Election Campaign Financing Act
- Local Government Election Regulation, BC Reg. 380/93
- Financial Disclosure Act
- Financial Disclosure Act Reg. 32/2001
- Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing – Local Elections
- Ministry of Education – School Trustee Elections
- District of Logan Lake Election Procedure Bylaw for General Local Elections and By-Elections Regulations
Elections B.C.
Phone: 1-855-952-0280
Website: http://elections.bc.ca
Contacts
District of Logan Lake Election Information
Laurel Grimm, Chief Election Officer
lgrimm@loganlake.ca
1-250-523-6225 ext. 230
Note: Information on this election web page is provided for ease of reference. It is not intended to provide complete and comprehensive election information and is not a substitution for the rules and regulations regarding general local elections in the Local Government Act, Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, or any other applicable statute.