Candidate information

Election day is Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Candidates are encouraged to review Leduc County's potential candidate information package. This contains valuable information about nomination requirements, councillor responsibilities, pay and recent changes to the Local Authorities Election Act.

View Municipal Affairs' information for candidates.

Candidate nominations are accepted from Jan. 1 to Sept. 20.

Nomination day is Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Candidates must file their nomination forms and the required $100 deposit by Sept. 20 at noon. Prospective candidates can call Leduc County’s returning officer, Joyce Gavan, at 780-770-9259 to arrange for a meeting to submit nomination forms.

Nomination day

Candidates can also submit nomination forms on nomination day (Sept. 20) between 10 a.m. and noon at the following address:

Leduc County Centre
Room 241
1101 5 St.
Nisku, AB

Nomination forms

Candidates who seek nomination must complete the following forms:

• Form 4 - Nomination Paper and Candidate’s Acceptance
• Form 5 - Candidate Information 

Nomination forms must be signed by at least five voters eligible to vote in the election and who reside in the same electoral division as the candidate. To ensure validity of nomination forms, a candidate is encouraged to submit more than the required five elector’s signatures.

Candidates are encouraged to deliver their nomination forms in person; however, anyone may file nomination papers on the candidate’s behalf.

You can become a candidate if the following apply to you:

• you are 18 years of age on nomination day
• you are a Canadian citizen
• you reside in the electoral division in which you intend to run for the six consecutive months preceding nomination day

You are not eligible to become a candidate if any of the following apply to you:

• you are the auditor of the municipality
• you are an employee of the municipality, unless you have taken a leave of absence
• your current property taxes are more than $50 in arrears
• you are in default for any other debt to the municipality in excess of $500 for more than 90 days
• you have been convicted of any offense under the Local Authorities Election Act or the Canada Elections Act in the previous 10 years.

For specific eligibility and ineligibility descriptions for candidates, refer to sections 21 and 22 of the Local Authorities Election Act.

Leduc County will hold candidate information sessions in the summer/early fall of 2021. More information will be shared as it becomes available.

Leduc County is divided into seven electoral divisions. In fall 2019, council updated electoral boundaries to more evenly distribute the population and land area across the county. This resulted in changes to divisions one, two and three.

View our electoral division map to see which division you live in.

Council members have the opportunity to significantly influence the future of Leduc County; this is an important and demanding job. If you are elected, you will hold office for a four-year term and will be required to attend the following:

• regular and special council meetings
• council committee meetings
• meetings of other boards and agencies to which you are appointed as a council representative
• conferences, conventions, seminars and workshops for training and discussion
• other events promoting the municipality