August 16, 2022
2022 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN AS FOLLOWS:
NOTICE OF NOMINATION
For the District of Oak Bay, nominations for the offices of:
- Mayor: One (1) person to be elected
- Councillor: Six (6) persons to be elected
Will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person, as follows:
| By hand, mail or other delivery service: District of Oak Bay Municipal Hall 2167 Oak Bay Avenue Victoria, B.C. V8R 1G2 | From: 9:00 am on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 To: 4:00 pm on Friday, September 9, 2022 |
| By fax to: (250) 598-9108 By email to: elections@oakbay.ca | From: 9:00 am on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 To: 4:00 pm on Friday, September 9, 2022 Originals of faxed or emailed nomination documents must be received by the Chief Election Officer by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, September 16, 2022. |
A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local government if they meet the following criteria:
- Canadian citizen;
- 18 years of age or older on general voting day October 15, 2022
- resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; and
- not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election in British Columbia or being nominated for, being elected to or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law.
In accordance with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, for the 2022 general local election, the following expense limits for candidates during the campaign period apply:
- Mayor $18,518.70
- Councillor $ 9,279.00
In accordance with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, for the 2022 general local elections, the following third party advertising limits apply:
- Third party advertising limit (District of Oak Bay) $925.94
- Cumulative third party advertising limit $161,967.47
For further information on the nomination process, please contact:
Joanna Winter, Chief Election Officer 778.584.4356
Sarah Morden, Deputy Chief Election Officer 250.598.3311
Anja Nurvo, Deputy Chief Election Officer 250.598.3311
For further information on campaign period expense limits and third party advertising limits, please contact Elections BC:
- Toll-free phone: 1-855-952-0280
- Email: lecf@elections.bc.ca
- Website: www.elections.bc.ca/lecf