The City of Grand Forks will decide the logistics of November’s byelection after council approves a chief elections officer (CEO), a city official confirmed Tuesday, Sept. 15.
The byelection was triggered last month after Councillor Rod Zielenski resigned his seat to take over as the city’s public utilities manager.
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Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Duncan Redfearn, explained that the city will decide if it will hold an all-candidates forum or if it will ask the province for mail-in balloting after it finds an experienced professional who can lead city staff in running the poll.
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Redfearn said the city can’t commit to a definitive timeline amid on-going speculation of a snap provincial election.
“One of our challenges is to find a CEO interested in civic byelections while there’s the prospect of a B.C. election soon.”
In the meantime, Redfearn said his office is reviewing a list of potential candidates.
The City of Greenwood recently obtained an order from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, which handles city elections, allowing for mail-in voting in its byelection next month.
