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Voting Information

The last Local Government Election took place on Saturday, November 15, 2008. The District of Fort St. James holds elections in accordance with the Local Government Act. On November 15 the citizens of Fort St. James elected one Mayor, four Councillors and one School Trustees (for School District No. 91).

Do You Qualify to Vote?

You may vote as a resident elector if you:

are a Canadian Citizen
are 18 years of age or more on general voting day
have lived in BC for at least 6 months before you register to vote
have lived in the District of Fort St. James for 30 days or more before you register to vote
are not disqualified from voting by any statute or law

You may vote as a non-resident property elector if you:

are not a resident of Fort St. James
are a Canadian Citizen
are 18 years of age or more on general voting day (November 15)
have lived in BC for at least 6 months before you register to vote
are the registered owner of real property in Fort St. James for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registering
are not disqualified from voting by any statute or law

If more than one person owns the property, only one owner may register and that person must have the written consent of a majority of the other owners. Note the property must be in the name(s) of individuals and not in the name of a company.

Voter Registration

The District of Fort St. James does not keep a voters list. Voter registration is only done at the time of voting, except for non-resident property electors, who may pre-register.

In order to register, you must bring at least 2 documents that provide evidence of your identity and place of residence. At least one of the documents must contain your signature.
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you must bring at least 2 documents that provide evidence of your identity and be prepared to sign a solemn declaration as to your place of residence. If you do not comply with these requirements, you will not be registered to vote.

The following documents will be accepted for identification (other documents may be accepted at the discretion of the presiding Election Officer):

a British Columbia Driver’s License
an Owner’s Certificate of Insurance and Vehicle License issued by the Insurance Corporation of B.C.
a British Columbia CareCard or British Columbia Gold CareCard
a British Columbia Identification Card
a Ministry of Social Development and Economic Security Request for Continued Assistance form SDES8
a Social Insurance Card issued by Human Resources Development Canada
a Citizenship Card issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada
a real property tax notice issued under section 269 of the Local Government Act or section 21 of the Taxation (Rural Area) Act
a credit card or debit card issued by a savings institution as defined in Section 29 of the Interpretation Act, or
a utility bill issued for the supply of electricity, natural gas, water, telephone services or coaxial cable service by · a public utility as defined in section 1 of the Utilities Commission Act · a gas utility as defined in section 1 of the Gas Utility Act · a water utility as defined in section 1 of the Water Act · the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, or · a corporation licensed by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission for the purposes of that supply.