Information for Candidates

To become a municipal candidate you must be:

• at least 18 years of age on nomination day, September 22, 2025
• a Canadian Citizen
• a resident of the ward for the 6 consecutive months preceding nomination day, which is September 22, 2025

For specific eligibility and ineligibility descriptions for candidates, refer to sections 21 and 22 of the Local Authorities Election Act.

You are not eligible to become a candidate if any of the following apply to you:

• you are the auditor of the municipality
• you are an employee of the municipality, unless you have taken a leave of absence
• your current property taxes are more than $50 in arrears
• you are in default for any other debt to the municipality in excess of $500 for more than 90 days
• you have been convicted of any offence under the Local Authorities Election Act or the Canada Elections Act in the previous 10 years.

For specific eligibility and ineligibility descriptions for candidates, refer to sections 21 and 22 of the Local Authorities Election Act.

If you own more than one residence, you must choose ONE as your official place of residence (Local Authorities Election Act, section 48). Your place of residence should be determined by the following criteria in order of priority:

(a) the address shown on the person’s driver’s license or motor vehicle operator’s license issued by or on behalf of the Government of Alberta or an identification card issued by or on behalf of the Government of Alberta;

(b) the address to which the person’s income tax correspondence is addressed and delivered;

(c) the address to which the person’s mail is addressed and delivered

You must have your Nomination Paper signed by at least five (5) electors eligible to vote in this election. In order to be eligible to vote you must be:

• a resident within your ward on the day they sign the Nomination Paper;
• 18 years of age; and
•  a Canadian citizen.

Digital signatures are not accepted.

A person nominated as a candidate may withdraw as a candidate at any time during the nomination period. Or at any time within 24 hours after September 22, 2025, at noon (12 pm). Withdrawals must be done in writing to the Returning Officer.

As per section 31 of the Local Authorities Election Act:

(1)If the number of persons nominated for any office is less than the number required to be elected, the time for receipt of nominations

(a)      shall stand adjourned to the next day at the same place at the hour of 10 a.m. and shall remain open until 12 noon for the purpose of receiving further nominations for the office, and

(b)      shall continue to remain open and be adjourned in the same manner from day to day until a period of 6 days, including nomination day but not including Saturday, Sunday and holidays, as defined in the Interpretation Act, has elapsed.

The Municipal District of Greenview logo is not allowed to be used by candidates on any displays, such as advertisements, handbills, placecards, posters, circulars, pamphlets, newspapers or other materials.

All election signage must be removed by midnight on Oct. 23, 2025 (three days after election day). After that period, all signs will be removed by Greenview, and costs for removal and disposal will be charged back to the candidate(s) who own the signs.

In accordance with Land Use Bylaw 799 and 18-800, development permits are not required for election signs on privately-owned land. The dates signs may be erected are as follows:

• Grande Cache – between 12:00 noon on September 22, 2025 and 24 hours after the close of polling stations on October 20, 2025.
• The rest of Greenview – signs cannot be erected until thirty (30) days before a municipal election, September 20, 2025

You do not need a permit to install an election sign along a provincial highway, but must follow the below provincial guidelines:

• The maximum sign size permitted in a highway right-of-way (the existing highway limits) is 1.5 square metres (16 square feet).
• Signs must be placed no closer than two metres (6.5 feet) from the edge of pavement, or in the case of gravel roads, no closer than two metres (6.5 feet) from the shoulder of the road.
• No election signs are allowed within the median of a divided provincial highway.
• No election signs can be mounted on highway signs or sign posts.
• No election signs can be placed in or within 500 metres (1,640 feet) of construction zones.
• No election signs are allowed to obstruct a driver’s view of an intersection in an urban area or within 250 metres (820 feet) of an intersection in a rural area.
• Election signs must be kept neat and clean in appearance, and the sign owner must remove damaged or vandalized signs immediately.
• The sign owner is liable for all damages, losses and expenses resulting from the installation and removal of any election signs installed or erected in breach of the Land Use Bylaw and/or provincial guidelines.

Election signs cannot be erected on Greenview owned land or property.