Section 21 of the Local Authorities Election Act (LAEA) states that a qualified candidate must be:

• a person that is eligible to vote in that election;
• a person that has been a resident of the Village of Mannville for six (6) consecutive months immediately preceding nomination day (September 22, 2025).
  

Check Eligibility:

Are you ineligible to be a candidate in the upcoming election? (See Section 22: Ineligibility of the LAEA)

• a person is the auditor of the Village of Mannville;
• A person is an employee of the Village of Mannville for which the election is to be held unless the person takes a leave of absence;
• A person is indebted to the Village of Mannville of which the person is an election for taxes in default exceeding $50.00;
• A person is indebted to the Village of Mannville for which the election is to be held for any debt exceeding $500 and in default for more than 90 days;
• a person as, within the previous 10 years, been convicted of an offence under the LAEA, the Elections Act, the Election Finances and Contributions Discloser Act or the Canada Elections Act.
  

The nomination period for the next general election is between January 1, 2025 until September 22, 2025 (12:00 NOON). As January 1st is a statutory holiday, nominations can be received starting January 2, 2025 at the Village of Mannville Administration Office.

The Village of Mannville recommends that all candidates review and understand the rules & regulations for campaign contributions and expenses. Section 5.1: Election Finances and Contribution Disclosure of the Local Authorities Election Act.

Pursuant to Section 143 of the Local Authorities Election Act, registered candidates shall:

• open a bank account (at time of nomination or after receiving $1,000 in contributions;
• Record contributions and expenditures;
• Issue receipts for contributions; and
• Submit a Campaign Disclosure Statement (required by all candidates whether elected or not) to the Local Authority (Village of Mannville) by no later than March 1 immediately following the municipal election.

* Failure of a candidate to comply can lead to a penalty.

* Candidates MUST file their nominations papers to the Returning Officer prior to accepting any contributions.

Limitations on Contributors

• only an individual who ordinarily resides in Alberta;
• No prohibited organizations and no individuals ordinarily residents outside of Alberta;
• Limit of $5,000 per contributor;
• Limit of $10,000 of own contribution.

Complaints about campaign finance activities related to candidates and third party advertisers can be made to the Alberta Election Commissioner. Learn more about Elections Alberta compliance and enforcement.

Candidates are encouraged to obtain their own legal advice to ensure they understand their obligations under this section.

Scrutineers may be appointed by candidates to observe during the Advance Cote and on Election Day. Scrutineers must be 18 years of age or older. A person convicted of an offence under the Local Authorities Election Act, the Elections Act, or the Canada Elections Act in the past 10 years cannot be a scrutineer.

Scrutineers may observe election process except for voters marking their ballots. Scrutineers may attend more than one voting station. Scrutineers cannot vouch for a person to validate their identity and address.

A candidate can have one scrutineer in a voting station at a time. The candidate, their official agent and a scrutineer cannot be in a voting station at the same time (one one person at a time). The scrutineer does not have to remain at the voting station during the whole of voting hours. A scrutineer may change throughout the day. A scrutineer may come and go from the voting station.

The candidate and their official agent or scrutineer are not permitted to be in the voting station at the same time during the voting hours or ballot counting. If a candidate or their agent wishes to speak with the scrutineer, it must be outside of the voting station.

Candidates, their official agent or scrutineer mist be present in the coting station before 8:00 p.m. if they wish to view the tallying of the ballots. NO ONE is permitted to enter the voting station after 8:00 p.m.