Election 2024

Municipality of Colchester Election 2024

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Candidates & Polling Locations

Below lists the Candidates (in alphabetical order by District) who have officially been Nominated for Mayor, Councillor or CSAP.   

Mayor

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

District 6

District 7

District 8

District 9

District 10

District 11

CSAP

Who can vote in Municipal Elections?

You qualify to vote if you meet all of the following conditions:

• You are 18 years of age or older and a Canadian citizen on the first advance polling day;
• You have been ordinarily resident in Nova Scotia for 6 months immediately before the first advance polling day;
• You are ordinarily resident in the Municipality of Colchester and have been so since immediately before the first advance polling day; and
• You are not otherwise disqualified to vote in the Municipal elections. 

Disqualified Persons

You are considered a disqualified person for the purpose of a municipal election if you are:

• the municipal Returning Officer
• a person serving a sentence in a penal or reform institution
• a person who has been convicted of bribery under this Act in the six years preceding ordinary polling day.

Who can vote in CSAP Elections?

To be eligible to vote for a member of the Conseil Scolaire Acadien provincial (CSAP) the elector must meet the following additions qualifications:

• The Elector’s first language learned and still understood is French, or
• The Elector who received their primary school instruction in Canada in a French-first-language program, or
• The Elector has a child who has received or is receiving primary or secondary school instruction in Canada in a French-first-language program.

Preliminary List of Electors - Revision Period Open

The preliminary list of electors has been prepared for the upcoming Municipal and CSAP Elections. The Returning Officer may make additions or corrections to the list upon your application in person, by telephone, mail, fax, or e-mail. Please click the Revisions to the List of Electors 2024 for contact information to confirm if you are on the list or to make corrections.

Important Dates