Part 5 — Structure of School Authorities Division 1 Creation of Public School Districts
104 Vote respecting establishment
petitioners may proceed with the establishment of a separate school
district by requesting that the operating separate school board call a
vote of the separate school electors who reside in the separate
school establishment area for the purpose of determining whether
the separate school district should be established.
(2) Only the separate school electors who reside in the separate
school establishment area are eligible to vote on the establishment
of the separate school district.
(3) Notice respecting a vote on the establishment of the separate
school district must be
(a) in the form prescribed by the Minister,
(b) made public in accordance with the regulations, and
(c) at least 10 days prior to t he date set out in the notice of the
vote, served in accordance with the regulations on the public
school board.
(4) The vote on the establishment of the separate school district
must be
(a) held on a date separate from and subsequent to the date of
the community information meeting, and
(b) conducted in accordan ce with the regulations.
(5) The Minister may make regulations respecting the vote on the
establishment of a separate school district, including, without
limitation, regulations respecting
(a) the publication and service of notice in advance of the vote;
(b) the means of identification of those separate school elect ors
eligible to vote;
(c) the method of voting;
(d) the wording of the question on the ballot;
(e) the hours of the poll;
(f) the appointment, number a nd duties of returning officers
and the assignment of duties to returning officers;
(g) the payment of returning officers;
(h) the assignment of duties to persons other than the returni ng
officers.
2012 cE-0.3 s104;2019 c7 s18