SMWS: Assent Voting Information

For more information, please visit the Regional Connections website.

Please reach out to elections@rdos.bc.ca or Marc Aucoin, Deputy Chief Elections Officer, at 250-490-4395 with any questions you may have.

Here are some of the Q&As from the Assent Voting Information page on the Regional Connections website.

How many votes are required for an assent vote to pass?

If the majority of votes are in favour of the question, the vote passes. If the majority are opposed to the question, the vote fails. There is no minimum number of votes that must be cast.

To qualify to be a Resident Elector, you must be:

• 18 years of age or older at the time of voting

• A Canadian citizen

• A resident of BC for at least 6 months

• A resident of the proposed service area

• Not disqualified from voting

• Able to provide at least 2 pieces of identification proving residence, one with signature (current and valid)

To qualify to be a Non-Resident Property Elector (NRPE), you must:

• Be 18 years of age at the time of voting

• Be a Canadian citizen

• Be a resident of BC for 6 months

• Be a registered owner of property in the service area for at least 30 days

• Only register for one parcel in the service area as an NRPE (fill out the applicable form), only one NRPE may register per parcel

• Have the written consent of majority of registered owners (on applicable form)

• Be able to provide at least 2 pieces of ID, one with a signature (current and valid)

Can renters vote?

Yes, if they qualify as a resident elector.

Again, please visit the Regional Connections website.

Please reach out to elections@rdos.bc.ca or Marc Aucoin, Deputy Chief Elections Officer, at 250-490-4395 with any questions you may have.

Thank you,

Riley

rgettens@rdos.bc.ca

250-488-0246