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Decision day for Red Deer BY ERIN FAWCETT efawcett@reddeerexpress.com
In less than one week, Red Deerians will head to the polls to elect a mayor, eight City October 20 - 22 councillors as well as school board officials • Westerner Park for both the Red Deer Public and Red Deer Catholic divisions. Election day runs Oct. 16th with voting stations open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. In total 29 candidates put their names forward for City council and two candidates are running for mayor. There are also 16 candidates running for Red Deer Public School trustee and six candidates for trustee in the Red Deer Catholic division. “What we want voters to know is to not just speak out but to show up. We want them to get out and let us know what they want for their community. This is their time to influence,” said Frieda McDougall, returning officer for the City of Red Deer. Candidates for mayor include current Mayor Tara Veer and Sean Burke. Candidates for council include Sam Bergeron, Incumbent Buck Buchanan, Valdene Callin, Matt Chapin, Michael Dawe, Robert Friss, Calvin Goulet-Jones, Jason Habuza, Incumbent Tanya Handley, Vesna Higham, Ted Johnson, Incumbent Ken Johnston, Cory Kingsfield, Jim Kristinson, Incumbent Lawrence Lee, Kris Maciborsky, Doug Manderville, Bobbi McCoy, Ian Miller, Jeremy Moore, Rick More, Incumbent Lynne Mulder, Bayo Nshombo Bayongwa, Matt Slubik, Jordy Smith, Brice Unland, Jonathan Wieler, Incumbent Frank Wong and Incumbent Dianne Wyntjes. Candidates running for Red Deer Public ELECTION DAY - Red Deerians will head to the polls Oct. 16th. So far, 1,058 electors have cast their ballots in advance polls in the last two weeks. Carlie Connolly/Red Deer Express School Trustee include Nicole Buchanan, Matt election in 2013. than being eligible to vote. Chapin, Jason Chilibeck, Bill Christie, Dick Lemke, Dianne There are two dates remaining for the advance vote which To be eligible to vote, an elector must be at least 18 years old, Mcaulay, Bev Manning, Patrick O’Connor, Ben Ordman, Cathy Peacocke, Angela Sommers, Bill Stuebing, Jaelene Tweedle, Jim include Oct. 13th and Oct. 14th both from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at a Canadian citizen, have lived in Alberta for the last six consecutive months immediately preceding election day (since April the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery. Watters, Chris Woods and Laurette Woodward. To date 1,058 electors have cast their ballots in advance polls 16th, 2017) and a resident of the City of Red Deer on election Candidates running for Red Deer Catholic School Trustee include Anne Marie Watson, Adriana LaGrange, Cynthia Leyson, held over the last two weeks. This is an increase over the 2013 day. Voters must provide proof of identification that shows both advance vote totals from the same time frame which saw 1,005 their name and current address. Kim Pasula, Murray Hollman and Carlene Smith. For more information about the candidates running in the Meanwhile, three advance polls have been held and voters are people vote. Officials have said there are no additional qualifications, re- municipal election as well as our coverage of the election forums, taking advantage of the advance vote option this year with an increase in the number of ballots cast over the last municipal strictions or requirements to participate in the advance vote other visit http://www.reddeerexpress.com/tag/rdvotes/.
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