Metro Vancouver’s Electoral Area A general local election
Metro Vancouver will be holding a general local election for Director for Electoral Area A, and your vote matters.
Requests to vote by mail-in ballot will be available on August 14.
View information for voters and Director of Electoral Area A candidates below.
Information for voters
General voting
Date: Saturday, October 17
Location: UBC AMS Student Nest and University Hill Secondary School
Time: 8:00 am–8:00 pm
Advance voting opportunities
Dates: Wednesday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 13
Location: UBC AMS Student Nest
Time: 8:00 am–8:00 pm
Vote by mail
Requests to vote by mail-in ballot will be available on August 14.
Voting in this election
Eligible voters may register on the same day during advance voting, general voting day, or when applying for a mail-in ballot. For school trustee elections, contact your local school district.
| Resident electors | Resident electors | <div class="ExternalClass475EFFE62F694E628FB43017958E6983"><p>To be eligible to vote as a resident elector, you must:<br></p><ul><li>Be a Canadian citizen</li><li>Be 18 years of age or older on day of registration/voting</li><li>Have been a resident of British Columbia for at least six months before the day of registration or voting</li><li>Be a resident of Electoral Area A</li><li>Not be disqualified from voting under the Local Government Act or any other enactment, and not otherwise disqualified by law<br></li></ul><div><p>What to bring when you vote:</p><ul><li>Two documents to prove your residency and identity, at least one of which must include your signature<br></li></ul></div></div> |
| Non-resident property electors | Non-resident property electors | <div class="ExternalClass9C9604400E8A4FF3B217393587923EEC"><p>To be eligible to vote as a non-resident elector, you must:</p><ul><li>Not be entitled to vote as a resident elector in Electoral Area A</li><li>Be a Canadian citizen </li><li>Be 18 years of age or older on the day of registration/voting</li><li>Have been a resident of British Columbia for at least six months before the day of registration or voting</li><li>Have been a registered owner of real property (and and buildings) in the Electoral Area A for at least 30 days before registration or voting</li><li>Be an individual registered owner of the property and do not hold it in trust for a corporation, another trust, or any other entity</li><li>Not be disqualified from voting under the Local Government Act or any other enactment, and not otherwise disqualified by law</li></ul><p>A person may register only in relation to one parcel of real property (land and buildings) in Electoral Area A.</p><p>If there is more than one registered owner, only one owner may register as a non-resident property elector. The person registering must do so with the written consent from the majority of the registered owners. The consent form will be available soon.<br></p><p>What to bring when you vote:</p><ul><li>Two documents to prove your identity, at least one of which must include your signature. Find information about <a href="https://elections.bc.ca/2024-provincial-election/voter-id/" target="_blank">acceptable forms of identification</a>. </li><li>Proof of property ownership</li><li>If there is more than one registered owner, written consent from a majority of the property owners is required. <br></li></ul></div> |
School trustee elections
For school trustee elections, please contact your local school district.
Information for candidates
To be eligible to run for office, you must:
- Be 18 years of age or older on general voting day
- Be a Canadian citizen
- Have been a resident of BC for at least six months prior to the date of nomination
- Not be disqualified by law from being nominated, elected, or holding office
Nomination package
Candidates should thoroughly read and review the nomination package.
Candidates are strongly encouraged to book an appointment with the Elections Office to review and submit their nomination documents. Appointments will be available between September 1 – 11, excluding statutory holidays, with booking opening on August 17.
Please note that an appointment is not required to submit nomination documents. However, the nomination package includes a section that must be signed in the presence of the Chief Election Officer or a commissioner.
Download the nomination package