RM of St Andrews

No. 287

700 6th Ave East

Rosetown, SK S0L 2V0

306-882-2314

RM Office

8am-12pm & 1pm-4pm

Monday-Friday | Office Hours

Elections

Terms and Election Dates

All members of Council are elected to office for a term of four years.  Reeves are elected at large by all voters, and councillors are elected only by voters qualifying to vote in their division.  Your property tax notice contains information about your voting division.

Municipal elections are held on the last Wednesday in October:

  • on an even-numbered year for councillors representing even-numbered divisions; and
  • on an odd-numbered year for the reeve and councillors representing odd-numbered divisions.

The next municipal election will be held in October 2020 for Reeve, Division 1, Division 3, and Division 5 councillors.  A by-election may be called if a councillor or reeve position becomes vacant before the next election date.

Voting

To be eligible to vote, you must:
  1. be at least 18 year old;
  2. be a Canadian citizen; and
  3. qualify as one of the following:
  • a resident in the R.M. of St. Andrews for at least three consecutive months immediately preceding the day of the election;
  • the registered owner (or purchaser under a bona fide agreement for sale) of land in the R.M. of St. Andrews;
  • assessed with respect to land in the R.M. of St. Andrews under a lease, license, permit, or contract in agreement with the registered owner;
  • assessed with respect to an improvement in the R.M. of St. Andrews;
  • hold a permit in the R.M. of St. Andrews with respect to a trailer or mobile home;
  • a spouse of a person mentioned in one of the clauses above; or
  • the chief executive officer of a duly incorporated co-operative, corporation or religious association that is assessed on the last revised assessment roll with respect to property in the R.M. of St. Andrews that is not exempt from taxation.
Voting typically takes place at a polling station set up at the R.M. of St. Andrews office in 700 6th Ave East Rosetown, SK.  The R.M. of St. Andrews does not offer voting my mail.  Advance Polls may be offered. All voters are required to provide proof of identity. Nominations You are eligible for nomination as a candidate for our municipal office if you are:
  1. at least 18 years old on Election Day;
  2. a Canadian citizen;
  3. eligible to vote in the R.M. of St. Andrews; and
  4. a resident of Saskatchewan
You require at least two voters to sign your candidate nomination paper.  If you are seeking nomination as the reeve, the nominators may be any voter in the rural municipality.  If you are running as a councillor, the nominators must be eligible to vote in the division you wish to represent. For more information please contact the office or view the Saskatchewan Local Government Act (2015).

Nominations

You are eligible for nomination as a candidate for our municipal office if you are:

  1. at least 18 years old on Election Day;
  2. a Canadian citizen;
  3. eligible to vote in the R.M. of St. Andrews; and
  4. a resident of Saskatchewan

You require at least two voters to sign your candidate nomination paper.  If you are seeking nomination as the reeve, the nominators may be any voter in the rural municipality.  If you are running as a councillor, the nominators must be eligible to vote in the division you wish to represent.

For more information please contact the office or view the Saskatchewan Local Government Act (2015).

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