Nomination Process

The Nomination Period

The nomination period will be declared not later than Wednesday, September 25, 2024 through Wednesday, October 9, 2024 (Nomination Day). Nomination papers will be received Monday through Friday during this timeframe:

• September 25-October 8, 2024
  • 9 am to 4:30 pm
• October 9, 2024 (Nomination Day)
  • 9 am to 4 pm

Nomination Papers

To be nominated for Mayor or Councillor, a person must file nomination papers with the Returning Officer or a designate during the specified nomination period.

Application Criteria

All forms are in prescribed format and must be completed in full. Nomination papers for Mayor or Councillor must:

• state the name and address of the person being nominated and the office for which they are being nominated;
• state the name and address of each nominator;
• be signed by at least five (5) voters of the City of North Battleford;
• contain the signed candidate’s acceptance of nomination witnessed by two (2) people; and
• be accompanied by a completed Public Disclosure Statement and a Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Check, and the associated Form A.2., not issued more than 30 days in advance of the candidate's date of nomination paper submission, pursuant to the Candidate Criminal Record Check Bylaw.

Other Criteria for Nomination

Other requirements of the nomination paper:

• only one person can be nominated for election on each nomination paper
• a voter may sign the nomination papers of more than one person
• candidates cannot nominate themselves
• no person can be nominated as both Mayor and Councillor of the City of North Battleford
• the onus to file a bona fide nomination paper is on the person being nominated
• the Returning Officer or designate is not eligible to witness the candidate’s acceptance of nomination.

Filing of Nomination Papers

Nomination papers may be submitted during the Nomination Period and on Nomination Day on the dates and times as previously indicated.

Nomination papers may be submitted to the Returning Officer by way of:

Personal service

Delivered to City Hall – 1291 101st Street, North Battleford, Saskatchewan by the candidate or person acting on behalf of the candidate.

Registered or Regular Mail

City of North Battleford Returning Officer
North Battleford, SK
PO Box 460, S9A 2Y6

Fax

306-445-0411

Email

elections@cityofnb.ca 

Examination of and Posting of Papers

When the completed nomination papers are filed with the Returning Officer or designate, a receipt shall be issued to the candidate or their agent.

All nomination papers, including attachments filed with the Returning Officer or designate, are open to inspection by any person. Copies will be posted in the public access area of City Hall, on the City website, and will be provided to anyone who requests a copy.

Withdrawal of Nomination

A person who has been nominated may withdraw their nomination at any time during the period from the receipt of their nomination until 24-hours after the close of nominations (October 9, 2024 at 4 p.m.), by filing a written statement to that effect, signed by the nominated person and two witnesses, or by the Returning Officer or designate. The written statement must be filed with the Returning Officer or designate by the withdrawal deadline.

The deadline to request to withdraw a nomination must be filed by 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 10, 2024.

Names on the Ballot

Names of all duly nominated candidates will be arranged in alphabetical order by surnames on the ballot for Mayor and Councillor.

Candidate information printed on the ballots will be based on information provided on the Candidate’s Nomination Acceptance Form. It is the Candidate’s responsibility to ensure this information is accurate and complete.