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SCHOOL TRUSTEE CANDIDATES
The following is a summary of information and considerations that all
potential Candidates for School Trustee should be aware of before seeking election.
ELIGIBILITY
The Public Schools Act
provides that a person is qualified to be nominated for, and elected as a
trustee of a school board if the person is:
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a Canadian Citizen;
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at least 18 years of age on the day of the election;
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a resident in the School Division for a period of at least six
months at the date of the election (since September 17, 2008); and
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not disqualified under any other provision of
The Public Schools Act
or any other legislation, and is not otherwise by law prohibited from being a
trustee or from voting at elections in the School Division.
NOTE:
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Candidates for School Trustee do not have to reside in the Ward of the School
Division in which they are seeking election, but must be a resident elector of the School Division.
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No pupil in regular attendance at school shall be a trustee of the school division.
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An employee of the same school board, school division or district, must take a leave
of absence to serve as a trustee.
NOMINATION PAPERS
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Candidates may obtain Nomination Papers from the City Clerk's Department, Main
Floor, Council Building, 510 Main Street, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and from the Winnipeg School
Division Office, 1577 Wall Street East.
NOMINATION PROCESS
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Candidates must file Nomination Papers in-person with the Senior
Election Official during the Nomination Period commencing Tuesday, February 3, 2009 through to Monday,
February 9, 2009. Nomination Papers must have a minimum of 25 signatures of voters whose names appear on
the voters list.
List of Nominated Candidates
Order of Candidates’ Names on the Ballot
It is suggested that
Candidates read the following guides for
detailed information:
School Trustee Candidate's Guide
Manitoba Association of School Trustees - A Guide to School Boards
and Trusteeship in Manitoba
Last update: 2009/02/10
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RESULTS