2022 Municipal Election

Nomination packages are available at the Village Office during regular business hours. 
Nomination period begins at 9am Tuesday, August 30, 2022 and ends on Friday, September 9, 2022 at 4pm.

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Notice of Nomination

The declaration of candidates will take place on September 9th, 2022.  Names of the candidates running for the offices of Mayor and Councillor will be posted in accordance with the Local Government Act. 

If you own and live at the property or rent property within the Village of Harrison Hot Springs municipal boundaries, you are a resident elector.  To qualify you must:

• be 18 years of age or older on general voting day; and
• be a Canadian citizen;
• be a resident of British Columbia  at least  for six (6) months immediately before the day of registration; and
• are not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election and not otherwise disqualified by law

If you own property within the Village of Harrison Hot Springs but live outside the municipal boundaries, you are a non-resident elector.  To qualify you must:

• be 18 years of age or older on general voting day; and
• be a Canadian citizen; and
• be a resident of British Columbia for at least six (6) months immediately before the day of registration; and
• be a registered owner of real property in the Village of Harrison Hot Springs for at least thirty (30) days immediately before the day of registration; and
• 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; and
• not entitled to register as a resident elector; and
• not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election and not otherwise disqualified bylaw; and
• if there is more than one 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.

Qualified electors are required to produce two pieces of identification to prove both residency and identity (at least one must provide a signature).

Acceptable forms of identification include:

• Driver’s Licence
• Identification Card issued by the Government of BC or Canada
• Photo BC Services Card
• Non-photo BC Services Card
• Vehicle insurance papers
• BC Care Card
• Provincial Social Assistance FORM SDES8
• Social Insurance Number
• Citizenship Card
• Property Tax Notice
• Credit card or debit card
• Utility bill such as coaxial cable services, electricity, gas, telephone services, water,
• Valid current passport
• Birth certificate
• Firearms Licence
• Nexus Card

If an elector does not have two pieces of identification, they may produce at least 2 documents that provide evidence of the applicant's identity, at least one of which must contain the applicant's signature, and make a solemn declaration as to the applicant's place of residence.

The Village of Harrison Hot Springs offers voting by mail. A person wishing to vote by mail ballot shall apply to the Chief Election Officer or Deputy Chief Election Officer for such purposes. Mail ballots can be picked up on or around October 3rd, 2022 or they will be mailed to the elector. 

If you wish to vote by mail, you must submit the following information to the Village of Harrison Hot Springs office by mail (PO Box 160, Harrison Hot Springs, BC, V0M 1K0), telephone (604-796-2171), or email (info@harrisonhotsprings.ca):

1. Full name,
2. Residential address,
3. Address of the property in relation to which you are voting (for non-resident property electors),
4. Method of delivery of your mail ballot package:

• pick up at office and, if you wish, name of person you authorize to pick up package for you, OR
• regular letter mail through Canada Post to residential address, OR
• regular letter mail through Canada Post to an alternate address that you provide when requesting the ballot package.

To be counted, your mail ballot must be received by the Chief Election Officer no later than 8 pm on Saturday, October 15th, 2022 of General Voting Day.

The Village of Harrison Hot Springs holds one Advance Voting Opportunity as required by the Local Government Act. The Advance Voting Opportunity will be held on October 5, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 495 Hot Springs Road. 

The General Voting Opportunity will be held on October 15, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 501 Hot Springs Road.