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2021 School Trustee By-Election Saturday, May 29, 2021 NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING MAIL BALLOT VOTING Public Notice is hereby given to the electors of the District of North Mail ballot voting will be available to qualified electors. In order to receive a Vancouver that an election by voting is necessary to elect one School Trustee mail ballot package you must first complete a Mail Ballot Application available for the remainder of the four-year term ending in November 2022, and that online at DNV.org/byelection or in person, by appointment only, at the District the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are: of North Vancouver Municipal Hall. If you are not able to pick up a mail ballot School Trustee One (1) to be elected package, please have your application to the Chief Election Officer as soon as possible to allow sufficient time for a package to be mailed. To be counted, BURLEIGH, Jo-Anne District of North Vancouver mail ballots must be received by the Chief Election Officer no later than 8pm KOLSTEE, Jullian #15 – 888 West 16th Street, City of North Vancouver on Saturday, May 29, 2021. KOZAK, Alex 1793 Peters Road, District of North Vancouver MUNRO, Linda District of North Vancouver COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS WILLIAMS, Linda District of North Vancouver Qualified electors will have the choice of voting in person, during one of two advance voting opportunities (May 19 and 24) or at any of seven voting places VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS on general voting day (May 29), or by mail after completing a mail ballot General voting will be open to qualified electors of the District of North application. Vancouver on Saturday, May 29, 2021 from 8am to 8pm at the following locations: IN-PERSON VOTING PRECAUTIONS We take protection of public health very seriously and conform to established LOCATION ADDRESS provincial health guidelines by having developed a specific COVID-19 safety Argyle Secondary School 1131 Frederick Road plan for this by-election. The following measures are taken at each voting Braemar Elementary School 3600 Mahon Avenue place: Capilano Elementary School 1230 West 20th Street • Electors must wear facemasks while inside the voting place and while Cleveland Elementary School 1255 Eldon Road waiting in line outside; Lynnmour Elementary School 800 Forsman Avenue • Two metre spacing must be maintained at all times while inside the voting Seycove Secondary School 1204 Caledonia Avenue place and while waiting in line outside; Windsor Secondary School 931 Broadview Drive • If an elector answers “yes” to any of the following self-screening questions they will not be permitted to enter the voting place: ELECTOR REGISTRATION 1. Are you sick? If you are not on the list of electors, you may register at the time of voting by 2. Have you been in contact with someone who has tested positive for completing the required application form available at the voting place. To COVID-19? register, you must meet the following qualifications: 3. Have you recently travelled outside the country? • 18 years of age or older on general voting day; 4. Are you under a mandatory quarantine or isolation order? • A Canadian Citizen; • Electors will be required to sanitize their hands upon entering the voting • Resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding voting day; place; • Resident of, OR registered owner of real property in, the District of North • A maximum safe capacity for each voting place has been identified and Vancouver for at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day; and, will be enforced; • Not otherwise disqualified by law from voting. • Each voting place will have its own COVID-19 safety plan; • Election officials will wear facemasks and maintain two metre spacing from Resident electors will also be required to produce two pieces of identification electors; (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The • Electors and election officials will be separated by a Plexiglas divider when identification must prove both residency and identity. receiving a ballot or registering to vote; Non-resident property electors must produce: • Oral declarations will be used in place of signing the voting book before 1. two pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove being given a ballot; identity; • Special ballot marking pens will be available and disinfected after each 2. proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property; and, use; and, 3. if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the • An election official will be dedicated to constant disinfection during voting majority of the property owners. hours at each voting place. The registered owner of real property means whichever of the following is applicable: FURTHER INFORMATION a. the owner of a registered estate in fee simple of the property, unless For further information on the by-election process, please visit DNV.org/ another person holds an interest in the property referred to in paragraph byelection or contact: (b), (c) or (d); • James Gordon, Chief Election Officer: 604-990-2207 b. the holder of the last registered agreement for sale, unless another person • Genevieve Lanz, Deputy Chief Election Officer: 604-990-2212 holds an interest in the property referred to in paragraph (c) or (d); For further information on campaign period expense limits and third party c. the tenant for life under a registered life interest in the property, unless advertising limits, please contact Elections BC: another person holds an interest in the property referred to in paragraph (d); • Toll-free phone: 1-800-661-8683 d. the holder of a registered lease of the property for a term of at least 99 • Email: [email protected] years. • Website: www.elections.bc.ca DNV.org/byelection.