Who Can Vote?

You can vote in the District of West Vancouver or School Trustee election if you are:

a resident of the District or the School District #45 (“resident elector”) or,
own property in the District even if you don’t reside there (“non-resident property elector”).

Resident electors

To qualify as a resident elector you must be:

age 18 or older on the day of registration or on general voting day for the election;
a Canadian citizen;
a resident of British Columbia for at least six (6) months immediately before the day of registration
a resident of the District of West Vancouver for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and
not disqualified from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law.

Non-resident property electors

To qualify as a non-resident elector you must be:

age 18 or older on the day of registration, or on general voting day for the election;
a Canadian citizen;
a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration;
a registered owner of real property in the District of West Vancouver for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration;
persons who are registered owners of the real property, either as joint tenants or tenants in common; and
not disqualified from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law.

A person may register as a non-resident property elector only in relation to one parcel of real property in a municipality or electoral area.

Requirements to vote for school trustees

The requirements for electors voting for School Trustees are the same as those for resident and non-resident property electors above, except that

the elector must be a resident or the registered owner of real property in School District 45 for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration.
The boundaries of School District 45 include Bowen Island, Lions Bay and part of GVRD Electoral Area A (which includes part of the Gambier Island Local Area Trust).

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