Part 4 — Board Powers and Elections Division 1 Board Powers
74 Eligibility
Authorities Election Act, this section applies to determine whether
an individual is a resident of a public school division or a separate
school division for the purposes of determining eligibility to vote
or to be nominated as a candidate for election as a trustee of a
school board under the Local Authorities Election Act.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), for the purposes of subsection (1), an
individual is a resident of the school division in which the
individual resides.
(3) Where a separate school district is established, an individual
residing within the boundaries of the separate school district is a
resident of the separate school division if the individual declares
that the individual is of the same faith as those who established the
separate school district, whether Protestant or Roman Catholic.
(4) Notwithstanding the Local Authorities Election Act, a resident
of a separate school division is eligible
(a) to vote for, and
(b) to be nominated as a candidate for election as,
a trustee of the board of either the public school division or the
separate school division in which the person's residence is located,
but not both.
(5) Notwithstanding section 4.1, for the purposes of this section as
it applies to an election held in 2025 or 2026 in a school division
that is wholly or partly within the Municipality of Jasper, an
individual is deemed to be a resident of the school division and a
ward that is wholly or partly within the Municipality of Jasper if
the individual makes a signed statement in accordance with section
48.1(3) of the Local Authorities Election Act.
2012 cE-0.3 s74;2015 c6 s16;2025 c6 s16