Nominations open in municipal byelections
Vote set for Oct. 23 for vacant council positions in communities across New Brunswick
Byelections will be held Oct. 23 for numerous vacant positions on municipal councils in the province, and several of them are in the capital region.
Elections New Brunswick issued a news release Friday nothing nominations will open Monday for 19 vacant slots on various councils in 12 communities.
Among those of interest to those in communities in the capital region are:
Fredericton Junction - mayor;
Grand Lake - Ward 4 councillor;
Hanwell - Ward 4 and 5 councillors, and one councillor-at-large;
Sunbury-York South: Ward 1 councillor;
and Tracy: two councillors-at-large.
Interested parties have just two weeks to submit their papers, Elections NB advised, noting nominations close Sept. 29.
“Serving on a council allows individuals to give back to their communities and have a say on the future planning in the place where they and their families live,” said chief electoral officer Kimberly Poffenroth, municipal electoral officer.
The release noted that a byelections would be held for a particular position if more than one candidate is nominated for it. If there’s only one nominated candidate, that person would be acclaimed to the slot.
Nomination papers may be picked up from a municipal returning officer, or they can be downloaded from the Elections New Brunswick website.
Returning offices open in those regions next week to start receiving nomination papers, the release said.
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