(Red Deer Elections website)

By rdnewsNOW Staff

still time to join the race

Red Deer’s municipal byelection nomination day is on Monday; eight candidates so far

Mar 22, 2024 | 11:04 AM

Interested locals have until Monday to enter the race in Red Deer’s first city council by-election.

Potential candidates to fill a vacant councillor seat have just under a week left to get their nomination package submitted, with the deadline on March 25 at noon.

READ: Red Deer to hold first council by-election in city’s history; will you run?

Eight candidates are currently registered and include:

• Ashley MacDonald
• Calvin Yzerman
• Chad Krahn
• Hans Huizing
• Jaelene Tweedle
• Linda Cullen-Saik
• Mark Collings
• S.H. (Buck) Buchanan

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Their descriptions and priorities can be found on the city’s elections website.

Candidates must be at least 18 years old, a Canadian citizen, a resident of Red Deer for at least six consecutive months preceding nomination day, and have a completed nomination package which includes a nomination paper, candidate acceptance form, and candidate financial information form. Papers must be filed to the Returning Officer.

Candidate information packages and other information are available at elections.reddeer.ca.

A final list of candidate names will be posted on March 27.

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