General
Election day is Thursday, June 6, 2024 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
A By-election is being held to elect the office of School Trustee for Ward 1 in the Louis Riel School Division.
School Trustee candidate guides are available on this website, or from the City Clerk's Department, Susan A. Thompson Building, 510 Main Street, between 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Candidate nominations
Persons seeking election for School Trustee must file their nomination papers in-person with the Senior Election Official, before their name can appear on the ballot. More detailed information is available in the Candidates Guide (PDF, 452KB).
Where can I get nomination papers? Nomination papers are available online (PDF, 836KB) or at the City Clerk's Department, Susan A. Thompson Building, 510 Main Street, between 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Candidates must have a minimum of 25 signatures of voters whose names appear on the voters list for the school division ward in which they are seeking election.
Candidates must file their nomination papers in-person with the Senior Election Official beginning Thursday, April 25, 2024. The deadline for filing nomination papers is 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
Appointments are required and must be made in advance. Please contact elections@winnipeg.ca for additional information and to book an appointment.
Candidate campaign signs
Candidates can erect campaign signage beginning Thursday, April 18, 2024.
All signs must comply with applicable requirements. For additional information, please reference the Candidate’s Guide (PDF, 452KB).
Yes. A candidate can advertise or campaign on the day of the election.
Violations can be reported by contacting 311.
Voter eligibility
A person who is a resident of the school division is eligible to vote if they are:
- a Canadian citizen
- 18 years old or older on Election Day, June 6, 2024
- a resident of the school division since December 6, 2023
- an actual resident of the school division ward on Election Day, June 6, 2024
Voters list
The City of Winnipeg uses the National Register of Electors, compiled by Elections Canada, as the basis for the voters list.
If your name does not appear on the voters list, you may request to have your name added if you meet the voter eligibility criteria. Requests can be made any one of the following ways:
- by filling out the online form
- contacting 311
- in person or in writing c/o the City Clerk’s Department Susan A. Thompson Building, 510 Main Street, Winnipeg MB R3B 1B9
Yes. If you meet the voter eligibility criteria but your name is not on the voters list, you can still vote by presenting your identification and taking an oath at the voting place.
No. Copies of the voters list are not available to the public.
Voter's notice
A voter’s notice is notification that an election is taking place and provides the date, time and place where the person is to vote. Voter’s notices will be mailed to individuals on the voters list in May 2024.
A voter’s notice is not necessary in order to vote, providing you meet the voter eligibility requirements. At the voting place, you will be required to present ID and take an oath prior to voting.
Eligible voters are encouraged to check their voting location online at winnipeg.ca/wheredoivote (to be available at a later date)
Voter’s notices are not always delivered the same day and may yet arrive within the next day or two. A voter’s notice is not required in order to vote.
In this By-election, voters can vote at any of the advance voting locations, not just the assigned location on their card.
Bring the voter’s notice with you to your voting place and let the election officer know that the person identified on the voter’s notice does not reside at your address.
This will be noted and the individual's name will be removed from the voters list.
Bring the voter’s notice with you to your voting place and let the election officer know that the person identified on the voter’s notice is deceased.
This will be noted and the person's name will be removed from the voters list.
Bring the notice with you to your voting place and let the election officer know that your name is incorrect or spelled incorrectly. You will be asked to take an oath prior to voting in order to correct your name on the voters list.
No. A person may only vote once. Bring both notices with you to your voting place and let the election officer know that you received two.
This will be noted and the duplicate entry will be removed from the voters list.
All election officers have taken an oath of secrecy and can assist a person who requires assistance in the voting booth. However, if a person would prefer to have a friend, relative, etc. help them, that person must take an oath at the voting location and will then be permitted to assist. The assistant is only permitted to help a maximum of two voters in total in this election.
Voting places
A person whose name appears on the voters list will receive a voter’s notice in the mail identifying their closest voting place. Alternatively, eligible voters are encouraged to check their voting location online at winnipeg.ca/wheredoIvote (to be available at a later date).
Arrangements to vote by Sealed Envelope Ballot (vote by mail) can be made in advance of Election Day, beginning Monday, April 22, 2024.
Yes. All voting places are accessible.
Voting
Yes. Voters will be required to provide proof of their name and current address by showing identification.
A valid driver's license as well as an enhanced identification card will be accepted. In the absence of a driver's license or enhanced identification card, any two documents that together show the person's name and current address will also be accepted.
Additional information on acceptable forms of ID is available on the ID requirements webpage.
Yes, provided you meet all eligibility requirements to vote. At the voting place, you will be required to present identification and take an oath prior to voting.
Yes, provided you meet the eligibility of a voter. At the voting place, you will be required to present identification and take an oath prior to voting.
Yes, provided you meet the eligibility of a voter.
No. You are only eligible to vote for the candidate in the School Division ward where you are an actual resident.
You are only eligible to vote for School Trustee if you have lived in the new school division for at least six months (since December 6, 2023).
The voting machine will return a spoiled ballot to the voter. The voter then has the option of remarking their ballot. If a voter does not wish to remark their ballot, the ballot will be inserted into the voting machine.
There is no requirement for employers to provide employees with time off to vote in a School Trustee By-election.
If an employee's work schedule does not allow them time to vote on Election Day, they should take advantage of advance voting opportunities or vote by sealed envelope ballot.
No.
Arrangements can be made to vote by Sealed Envelope Ballot beginning Monday, April 22, 2024.
Advance voting
Advance voting is open to all eligible voters, with the exception of voters who have applied to omit or obscure their information from the voters list.
Yes. Arrangements can be made to vote by Sealed Envelope Ballot.
Voting by Sealed Envelope Ballot is a provision by which a voter can submit an application to receive an election ballot package mailed to them. The voter then marks the ballot and returns it in a sealed envelope to the Senior Election Official prior to the close of voting on Thursday, June 6, 2024.
Standard Canada Post delivery times are:
- 2 business days (local)
- 3 business days (within the province)
- 4 business days (national)
For all other delivery time frames, please visit the Canada Post website.
The City of Winnipeg uses Canada Post for delivery of sealed envelope ballot packages. It is the responsibility of the elector to ensure ample time for delivery.
Eligible voters are permitted to vote by sealed envelope ballot if they:
- are unable to go in person to a voting location
- expect to be absent from the city during advance voting and Election Day
- do not feel comfortable attending a voting location in person due to health risks
Applications for voting by sealed envelope ballot will be available online as of Monday, April 22, 2024, as well as from the City Clerk's Department, Susan A. Thompson Building, 510 Main Street, as of Thursday, May 9 2024.
The deadline for applying to vote by sealed envelope ballot is June 3, 2024.
- Applications received by Saturday, May 25, 2024, will receive a sealed envelope ballot package in the mail.
- If you submit your application after Saturday, May 25, 2024, you must make alternate arrangements with the City Clerks Department for the sealed envelope ballot package to be delivered to you.
Marking the ballot
After the close of nominations, a random draw is held to determine the order of names to appear on the ballot.
To mark the ballot, the voter must fill in the circle next to their candidate / answer of choice with the marker provided in the voting compartment.