Voters in Vancouver will vote Saturday, Oct. 17, to choose a mayor, city councillors, park board commissioners and school board trustees, and to answer capital plan and plebiscite questions.
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Vancouver’s civic election takes place Saturday, Oct. 17, when voters will choose a mayor, 10 city councillors, seven park board commissioners and nine school board trustees.
To vote as of Oct. 17, voters must be at least 18 years old, be a Canadian citizen, have lived in B.C. for at least six months immediately before registration day, and live on a Vancouver property or have one registered in their name at least 30 days before the election.
Election officials note that voters should have received a voter information card and should bring it to the polls for faster processing. If a voter is not registered, they must bring two pieces of ID, including an address on at least one document and a signature on at least one.
The City of Vancouver says voters can confirm registration status online, and that people who do not receive a voting package in the mail can search for a voting location online. Voting stations are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
For mayor, the candidates listed are Pete Fry (Green Party), Colleen Hardwick (TEAM), Rebecca Bligh (Vote Vancouver), Muhammed Ahmad (Bright Future Vancouver), Ken Sim (ABC Vancouver), Amauri Caliman (independent), Kareem Allam (Vancouver Liberals) and Scott Gilber (independent).
Ballots also include lists of potential city councillors, park board commissioners and school board trustees.
Voters will answer three capital plan borrowing questions, which are “yes” or “no” questions about whether the city should borrow $790 million to help pay for projects in the plan.
On a second ballot, voters are asked two plebiscite “yes” or “no” questions. The ballot text cites “unprecedented levels of street disorder, open-air hard drug use, and disruption to community safety and individual health,” and asks whether Vancouver should strengthen laws forbidding public hard drug use, and whether portions of old St. Paul’s Hospital should be converted into a secure medical facility for people who pose a risk to others because of severe substance use or mental health disorders.
The city says voters can use its online guide to choose candidates, answer the capital plan borrowing and plebiscite questions, and find voting locations with times.
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