A livestream, and video recording of the inauguration is available here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOi9hu5bbDg
Graeme Drew, SFN Electoral Officer
gd.drewnorth@gmail.com
A video recording of the recount is also available here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTIQdwqY_Xs
For the first time, Snuneymuxw First Nation is offering online voting in the 2024 election, as well as the other options of voting by mail or in person.
Online voting will be available every day between 1pm and Midnight PST.
And, on election day (January 20th 2024) ALL DAY.
Voting is scheduled to close at 8pm PST on Saturday, January 20, 2024.
To vote online in this election, simply click on this link: https://app.ballotbox.cl/
Follow the instructions on each screen, and feel free to contact our electoral officer Graeme Drew if you require any assistance:
Graeme Drew (SFN Electoral Officer) 604.649.2044 gd.drewnorth@gmail.com
Notice is hereby given to the electors of the Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN) that a vote will be held to elect five (5) Councillors each for a four-year term.
Election Day is Saturday, January 20, 2024.
A poll will be open from 9am to 8pm (all local times) at the SFN Recreation &
Wellness Centre located at 1145 Totem Road in Nanaimo, BC.
Any elector may vote in person, online, or by mail.
An All-Candidates Forum was held on Saturday, December 9, 2023 between the hours of 2pm and 5pm at the SFN Recreation & Wellness Centre.
Online Recording is available here: https://youtube.com/live/QcFbj7EHfHk?feature=share
I will count the votes at the SFN Recreation & Wellness Centre after the close of the poll at 8pm on Saturday, January 20, 2024 and declare the results immediately following the count.
(Given under my hand at Delta, BC, on Wednesday, November 8th, 2023.)
Graeme Drew, Electoral Officer
1249 Malvern Place, Delta, BC V4M 3H8
Phone: 604.649.2044 Email: gd.drewnorth@gmail.com
CANDIDATES FOR COUNCILLOR (5 SEATS)
COOPER, Patrick
GOOD, Chris
GOOD, Darren Sr.
GOOD (FRED), Denean
GOOD, Kate (Stacey)
JONES, Terry
MANSON, Derrick
MANSON, Geraldine
MANSON (WHITE), Wendy Florence
PAUL, Charlene
SETTLER, Max K.
SEWARD, Regan R. A.
THOMAS, Isaac
THOMAS, James R.
WHITE, Joseph Dale
WHITE, John L.
WHITE, Richard G. (Dick)
WYSE, Anthony Sr.
WYSE, Elias (Eli)
YOACHIM, William (Bill)
For more election information please contact:
Graeme Drew, SFN Electoral Officer 604.649.2044 gd.drewnorth@gmail.com
Graeme Drew, Electoral Officer
1249 Malvern Place
Delta, BC V4M 3H8
Phone: 604-649-2044, email: gd.drewnorth@gmail.com
A meeting of the electors of the Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN) will be held at the SFN Recreation & Wellness Centre, 1145 Totem Road, Nanaimo, British Columbia, on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. (local time).
The purpose of the meeting is to nominate candidates for five (5) councillors for the next four-year term, commencing February 2, 2024.
You must be a registered Snuneymuxw member and 18 years or older as of January 20, 2024 (the date of the election) in order to nominate, to be a candidate, or to vote.
q Candidates must be ordinarily resident within the SFN Candidacy Area.
q You may nominate in person at the meeting or by mailing or delivering nomination forms to the Electoral Officer. Mail-in nominations (including those that are hand-delivered) must include the signed and witnessed Voter Declaration Form.
q Nomination forms must be received by the Electoral Officer before the close of the nomination meeting at 9:00 p.m. in order to be valid.
The election will be held at the SFN Recreation & Wellness Centre, 1145 Totem Road in Nanaimo, BC between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 20, 2024. Any elector may vote in person or by mail-in ballot.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
· Nominees with a criminal conviction within the past five (5) years are not eligible to hold office.
· If you are nominated on October 24, 2023, you will have three (3) days until 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 27, 2023 to submit a recent Criminal Record Check and completed Candidacy Acceptance Form to the Electoral Officer (per Section 9.9 SFN Electoral Code). Nominees who fail to meet this deadline cannot be a candidate in the election. Copies of the SFN Electoral Code and Regulations are available at the SFN Administration Office. Candidacy Acceptance Forms are available from the Electoral Officer.
· The term is expiring for five (5) councillors.
· The following councillors will continue in their positions until February 1, 2026: Michael Wyse (Chief), Edward Good, Wanda Good, Erralyn Joseph, Emily Manson, and Paul Wyse-Seward.
Snuneymuxw First Nation is one of the largest Nations in B.C. with a population of approximately 2,000 people. We are one of the few Nations that have a pre-Confederation treaty with the Crown – the Sarlequun Snuneymuxw Treaty of 1854.
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