Municipal election candidate packages now available at region offices

Candidate information packages for the Oct. 19 municipal election are now available at Region of Queens offices. (Elections Nova Scotia Facebook)

If you want to run for Region of Queens mayor or council in October, information packages for candidates are now available at the region’s administration building on White Point Road.

The offices are open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

To run for council or mayor, you must be a resident of Queens County as of March 9. 

The deadline to file your nomination papers is Sept. 10, though you can file the paperwork seven business days before the deadline, beginning Aug. 29. 

There are two advance polls: Oct. 12 and 15, with Election Day on Oct. 19.

This year, for the first time, voters will have three ways to cast their ballots – in person, by phone or online.

For more information, contact returning officer Ian Kent at ikent@regionofqueens.com or 902-646-1033.