Introduction:
This page contains information relating to the October 24, 2012, municipal and school board elections in Saskatoon, particularly as it pertains to those running in the elections.
Contents:
Responsibilities of the Mayor, Councillors and Trustees
Responsibilites of City Council
City Council consists of a Mayor and ten Councillors who - starting with the 2012 municipal and school board elections - are elected for a term of four years. The Province of Saskatchewan, through legislation, sets out the powers of municipal governments. City Council’s main powers are set out in The Cities Act.
All of the actions of City Council must be for one or more of the purposes set out in The Cities Act, which are as follows:
- to provide good government;
- to provide services, facilities and other things that, in the opinion of Council, are necessary and desirable for all or part of the city;
- to develop and maintain a safe and viable community;
- to foster economic, social and environmental well-being; and
- to provide wise stewardship of public assets.
City Council is required to carry out its business in a way which ensures that it is accountable to the people who elect it and is responsible for encouraging and enabling public participation in the government process.
City Council also plays a major role in controlling land use in the City, and gets its power in this area from The Planning and Development Act.
The Mayor is the Chief Executive Officer of the City. The City Manager is the Chief Administrative Officer of the City and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the City and its employees.
City Council meets every second Monday at 6:00 p.m. The Executive Committee, which is comprised of all members of City Council, meets on the opposite Monday at 1:00 p.m.
Responsibilities of the Mayor:
Section 66 of The Cities Act sets out the general duties of the Mayor as follows:
- In addition to performing the duties of a Councillor, a Mayor has the following duties:
- to preside when in attendance at a Council meeting, unless this Act or another Act or a bylaw of Council provides that another Councillor is to preside;
- to perform any other duty imposed on a Mayor by this or any other Act or by bylaw;
- The Mayor is a member of all Council committees and all bodies established by Council pursuant to this Act, unless the Council provides otherwise
The Mayor chairs all meetings of City Council. The Mayor is also a voting member of all committees which are appointed by Council.
The Mayor, along with the City Clerk, signs all bylaws which City Council passes, as well as all contracts and agreements which the City enters into.
An office at City Hall is provided for the Mayor, as well as the services of an Executive Assistant and secretarial support.
The salary of the Mayor is 85% of that of a Saskatchewan Cabinet Minister, one-third of which is non-taxable. As of January 1, 2012, the Mayor's salary is $114,550.25.
Group Insurance coverage is available, and the Mayor has the option of participating in a Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan.
Responsibilities of City Councillors;
Saskatoon is divided into ten wards. Each Councillor is elected by the voters of the ward which he or she represents.
Note that Saskatoon's ward boundaries have been revised, with the revisions to take effect for the 2012 municipal election. Click here for maps and information.
Section 65 of
The Cities Act sets out the general duties of Councillors as follows:
- to represent the public and to consider the well-being and interests of the city;
- to participate in developing and evaluating the policies, services and programs of the city;
- to participate in Council meetings and Council committee meetings and meetings of other bodies to which they are appointed by the Council;
- to ensure that administrative practices and procedures are in place to implement the decisions of Council;
- to keep in confidence matters discussed in private at a Council or Council committee meeting until discussed at a meeting held in public;
- to maintain the financial integrity of the city;
- to perform any other duty or function imposed on Councillors by this or any other Act or by the Council.
Although the Councillors are still considered to be part-time, the time commitment required is substantial. Meetings of City Council and the Executive Committee routinely run for up to five hours, and preparation for the meetings can take between three and five hours. Apart from attending City Council and Executive Committee meetings, Councillors are required to sit on one Standing Committee, which meets every second week, and approximately five other committees or boards. Committee meetings are usually held during the day.
If you are elected to City Council, you need to be able to arrange your work life so that you are able to attend meetings during the day.
Each Councillor is appointed Deputy Mayor for one month every year in order to fulfil the obligations of the Mayor in his or her absence, and to assist the Mayor in areas such as providing civic greetings at public events.
Formal offices are not provided at City Hall for Councillors; however, shared cubicles with a desk, telephone and filing cabinet are provided. Part-time administrative assistance is also available. Councillors are provided with a laptop computer, fax machine, cellphone, and PDA (Blackberry) for their use in conducting City business.
As of January 1, 2012, the annual salary of a City Councillor is $51,547.61, one-third of which is non-taxable. The salary of a Councillor equals 45% of the Mayor's salary. Group Insurance coverage is available, and each Councillor has the option of participating in a Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan.
Responsibilities of School Board Trustees
The Public School Board consists of ten trustees, elected under a ward system, one of whom is chosen by the Trustees to be Chair. The Separate School Board consists of seven trustees, elected at large, one of whom is chosen by the Trustees to be Chair.
For information regarding the responsibilities of Public and Separate School Board Trustees, please contact the applicable School Board Office.
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Public Disclosure Requirements
The Cities Act requires Council members to file with the City Clerk, within 30 days after being elected, a public disclosure statement in order to reflect information which could create a conflict of interest.
The form requires the disclosure of land holdings in the City of Saskatoon or Rural Municipality of Corman Park that the member of Council or his or her spouse owns, or is owned by a corporation of which the member or his or her spouse is a director or senior officer or in which the member or his or her spouse has a controlling interest, as well as the name of the member’s employer, each corporation in which the member or someone in the member’s family has a controlling interest, or of which the member or family member is a director or a senior officer, and each partnership or firm which the member of Council is a member.
The City Clerk is required to make each public disclosure statement available for public inspection during normal business hours.
Qualification of Candidates
Municipal Election
A person is qualified to be nominated for and to hold the Office of Mayor or Councillor of the City of Saskatoon if he or she is at least eighteen years of age on the day of the election and, at the time of submitting the nomination paper:
- is a Canadian citizen;
- has resided in Saskatoon for at least three consecutive months immediately preceding the date on which the nomination paper is submitted; and
- has resided in Saskatchewan for at least six consecutive months immediately preceding the date on which the nomination paper is submitted.
None of the following persons is qualified to be nominated or elected or to hold office as a member of a council:
- a judge of a court
- an auditor or solicitor of the municipality
No person is disqualified from being nominated, elected or holding office as a member of a council by reason of having an interest in a contract with the municipality.
An employee of a municipality or of a board or commission appointed by a Council may seek nomination and election if they have first obtained a leave of absence in accordance with subsection 80(1) of The Labour Standards Act. If that employee is elected, he or she is deemed to have resigned from the position of employment on the day before the day on which he or she is declared elected unless for any reason the results of the election are overturned.
Candidates for Councillor do not have to reside in the ward in which they are running. However, all of the people nominating the candidate must be electors of the ward.
School Board Election
A person is qualified to be nominated as a candidate and to hold office as a Board member if he or she is an elector of the school division on the day of the election and, at the time he or she submits nomination papers, is a Canadian citizen and has resided in the school division for at least three consecutive months and in Saskatchewan for at least six consecutive months immediately preceding the date on which the nomination paper is submitted.
In order to run for the Separate School Board, you must be Catholic, and all of the people signing your nomination paper must be Catholic.
An employee of the Board of Education may seek nomination and election if he or she has first obtained a leave of absence in accordance with subsection 80(1) of The Labour Standards Act. If that employee is elected, he or she is deemed to have resigned from the position of employment on the day before the day on which he or she is declared elected unless for any reason the results of the election are overturned.
Candidates for the Public School Board do not have to reside in the ward in which they are running. However, all of the people nominating the candidate must be electors of the ward.
Nomination Papers
Nomination Papers must be signed as follows:
- In the case of Mayor, by 25 electors of the municipality;
- In the case of Councillor, by 25 electors of the ward;
- In the case of Public School Board Trustee, by 10 electors of the ward; and
- In the case of Separate School Trustee, by 10 electors of the School Division.
The nomination papers must state the name and home address of the person nominated as well as the name and address of each nominator.
No nomination is valid unless the candidate's acceptance of nomination statement is signed by the candidate and witnessed by two people and the nomination is accompanied by the required deposit.
Section 155, The Local Government Election Act states:
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- Every person who signs a candidate's acceptance form which contains a false statement is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than $500.
- Where a person convicted of an offence against subsection (1) has been elected, his election is void, and the council or board shall forthwith declare the office to which he was elected vacant and provide for the holding of a by-election in accordance with Section 6. 1982-83,c.L-30.1,s.155."
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The Returning Officer shall permit any person to inspect any nomination paper which has been filed and provide a copy of the nomination paper, upon request.
Nominations for all offices must be accompanied with a deposit of $100 cash or certified cheque or money order, payable to The City of Saskatoon. The deposit will be returned to the candidate if the candidate is elected or if the candidate receives at least 10% of the total number of valid votes cast for all candidates in that office. The deposits of candidates who do not file a Statutory Declaration in accordance with The Campaign Disclosure and Spending Limits Bylaw will not be returned.
Other requirements are:
- Only one person can be nominated for election on each nomination paper.
- An elector may sign the nomination papers of more than one person.
- Candidates cannot nominate themselves.
- The onus to file a bona fide nomination paper is on the person nominated.
- No person can be nominated as both Mayor and Councillor of the same municipality or as Councillor in more than one ward in a municipality.
- A person can be nominated and hold office as the Mayor or Councillor of a resort village and Mayor or Councillor of another municipality.
The ballot for all offices will contain, in alphabetical order of surnames, the names and occupations (as specified on the nomination papers) of all the candidates. Where a candidate requests, the ballot will show, in brackets, a name by which he or she is commonly known and, in the case of a municipal election, his or her affiliation with a voters' organization or the word "Independent".
Titles such as Doctor, Reverend, Father or Sister will not be placed on the ballot.
Nomination forms for all offices may be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall. Nomination forms for School Board Trustees may also be obtained at the applicable School Board Office.
Filing of Nomination Papers
Nomination papers will be received by the Returning Officer or Nomination Officer at the City Clerk's Office, 2nd Floor, City Hall, Saskatoon, during the following dates and times:
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - Tuesday, September 18, 2012
(With the exception of Saturday and Sunday)
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8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
The deadline for filing nomination papers is 4:00 pm on Wednesday, September 19, 2012.
The nomination paper must be accompanied by a deposit of $100.00 in cash, certified cheque or money order, payable to The City of Saskatoon. The deposit will be returned to the candidates who are elected or who receive at least 10% of the total number of valid votes cast for candidates for the office sought by the candidate. The deposits of candidates who do not file a Statutory Declaration in accordance with The Campaign Disclosure and Spending Limits Bylaw will be forfeited.
Candidate Profiles
In order to assist voters in the election process, all candidates for Mayor, Councillor and School Board Trustee may submit candidate profile information during the nomination period. Profiles will be posted on the city’s election website and will also be printed in the Voters’ Guide (which is distributed to each home in the city) prior to the election.
Links to on-line and hard-copy forms will be available on the website during the nomination period.
The profiles will include a statement of up to 150 words, a recent head-and-shoulders photograph of the candidate, and contact information. Candidates may submit their profile information on-line. The text of the profile will be published exactly as submitted. The Returning Officer and the City of Saskatoon are not responsible for verifying or investigating the accuracy of information provided, or for the content or accuracy of contact information. The Returning Officer reserves the right to refuse to include any statement deemed to be obscene or offensive.
Campaign Advertising
Candidates in municipal and school board elections who wish to put up signs or posters, or take out print advertising, must comply with the relevant civic bylaws and sections of The Cities Act, as outlined below. The use of the city's logo or crest by candidates for campaign advertising purposes is strictly prohibited.
More information about election signs (including the most current brochures) can be found here.
Election Signs
The following provisions of the City of Saskatoon Temporary Sign Bylaw, (Bylaw 7491) relate to election signs for City Council and School Board elections, on both public and private property.
1. What is an Election Sign?
An election sign is a temporary sign which is displayed in connection with the election and includes a sign carried by or on a person. Signs such as those on billboards, bus benches or buses are not considered to be temporary election signs.
Election signs may be erected 45 days prior to the day of the election.
2. What Signs are allowed?
Election Signs must conform to the following requirements:
- Must have no more than two sign faces.
- Each sign face must be no larger than 0.6 square metres in area on permitted city boulevards.
- Each sign face must be no larger than 0.84 square metres on residential properties.
- Must not be animated, illuminated, rotating, flashing or have moving lights or other electrical features.
- Must not consist of, or have, balloons, kites, an electronic message centre or inflatable devices attached.
- Must not resemble traffic control devices.
3. Where are Election Signs allowed?
Election Signs are allowed on boulevards if placed in the following manner:
- 2.0 metres from the curb. (or 6.0 metres from the nearest driving lane, if no curb exists).
- 1.0 metre from any City sidewalk or pathway.
- The top of the sign must be less than 1.0 metre above ground level.
- 30 metres from any intersection.
4. Where are Election Signs prohibited?
Election Signs must not be placed in such a way as to create a potential hazard to vehicular or pedestrian traffic and must not obstruct the view of any portion of a traffic control device or signal.
Election Signs are not permitted on centre medians and traffic islands.
Election Signs must be self supporting and must not be attached to any City property such as fences, benches, bus shelters, trees, street light poles or traffic signal poles.
For corner lots, election signs must not be located within 6.0 metres of the corner property lines.
Election Signs are not allowed on the following roadways or adjacent buffer strips:
- Circle Drive except that portion between Warman Road and the C.N.R. spur line west of Avenue C. Idylwyld Drive except that portion between 20th Street and the C.N.R. overpass north of 39th Street.
- Airport Drive.
- The interchange at the south junction of Highways 11 and 16.
- 11th Street between Chappell Drive and the west City limit.
- College Drive between Cumberland Avenue and the east City limit.
- 22nd Street between Witney Avenue and the west City limit.
- Betts Avenue between Hart Road and the south City limit.
- 33rd Street between Steeves Avenue and the west City limit.
- Range Road, 3063 and 3064, between the north City limit and the south City limit.
- 71st Street between Idylwyld Drive and Wanuskewin Road.
- Millar Avenue between 60th Street and the north City limit.
- Attridge Drive between Circle Drive and McOrmond Drive.
- McOrmond Drive between Highway 5 and the north City limit.
- Agra Road between Central Avenue and the east City limit.
- Betts Avenue between 22nd Street and Hart Road.
- Battleford Trail between Hughes Drive and the west City limit.
- Claypool Drive between Airport Drive and the west City limit.
- Avenue C between 45th Street and Idylwyld Drive.
- 51st Street between Idylwyld Drive and Warman Road.
- Lenore Drive between Warman Road and Primrose Drive.
- Central Avenue between Attridge Drive and the north City limit.
- Lowe Road between Agra Road and Nelson Road.
- 8th Street between Moss Avenue and the east City limit.
- Boychuk Drive between 8th Street and Highway 16.
- Preston Avenue between Circle Drive (north) and 14th Street.
- Preston Avenue between Circle Drive (south) and the south City limit.
- Clarence Avenue between Circle Drive and the south City limit.
- Lorne Avenue between Circle Drive and the south City limit.
- Warman Road between 33rd Street and 51st Street.
- Wanuskewin Road between 51st Street and the north City limit.
5. When should Election Signs be removed?
Election Signs must be removed within seven (7) days after the date of the election.
6. Enforcement
The Temporary Sign Bylaw allows for the immediate removal of signs in violation of the Bylaw. The Temporary Sign Bylaw and the Zoning Bylaw provide for the issuance of fines to the sign owner.
Please refer to the City of Saskatoon Temporary Sign Bylaw and Zoning Bylaw (Bylaw 8770) for a complete list of sign requirements.
Election Posters:
The following information contained in the City of Saskatoon Poster Bylaw (Bylaw No. 7565) relates to election posters:
1. What is an Election Poster?
An Election Poster is a poster which is designed or intended to be displayed in connection with: a federal election or referendum; provincial election, referendum or plebiscite; local government election; or district health board election.
2. When can I put up an Election Poster?
Election Posters may be erected 45 days before a municipal election.
3. Where can Election Posters be posted?
Posters are not permitted in any centre median or traffic island. In certain areas of the City (see Schedule "B" of Bylaw No. 7565, The Poster Bylaw) posters are permitted only on the community bulletin boards that have been provided for posters. In all other areas, posters may be placed on street light poles, traffic signal poles, telephone poles and power poles.
4. How large can a poster be?
A poster must not exceed 11 inches by 17 inches in dimension.
5. How do I fasten a poster?
A poster may be attached with staples, tacks, water soluble wallpaper paste, masking tape or some similar easily removable tape.
6. Number of Posters?
Only one poster containing similar information may be attached at a permitted location at one time.
7. When should Election Posters be removed?
Election Posters must be removed within seven (7) days after the date of the election.
8. Enforcement
The Poster Bylaw allows for the immediate removal of signs in violation of the Bylaw and for the issuance of fines to the sign owner.
Printed Advertising
The following sections of The Local Government Election Act apply to Municipal and School Board elections:
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Every printed advertisement, other than those provided for under this Act, having reference to an election or a vote on a bylaw or question shall bear on its face the name and address of the person who has authorized its printing, display and distribution. |
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During the hours a poll is open, no candidate, no agent of any candidate nor any other person shall, in the polling place or within 100 metres of the building in which the poll is held:
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No person shall directly or indirectly induce a person to display his ballot in a manner that reveals how he has voted. |
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Every person who contravenes section 148, 149, 150, 151, or 153 is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than $500, to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months or to both such fine and imprisonment. |
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Campaign Contribution and Expense Disclosure
All candidates for City Council must comply with campaign contribution and expense disclosure requirements under Bylaw 8491, the Campaign Disclosure and Spending Limits Bylaw. The following summary of the requirements is posted for the convenience of candidates. However candidates must carefully read their respective requirements, posted below (Bylaw 8491 for candidates for City Council; Public and Separate School Board Policies for School Board candidates) in order to ensure that they follow all of the necessary provisions.
All candidates must keep complete records of all campaign contributions received between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2012, and of all campaign expenses incurred between August 1, 2012 and October 31, 2012. In addition, candidates are required to prepare and file a Statutory Declaration that discloses to the public all of their campaign contributions and expenses.
The total campaign expenses for mayoral candidates must not exceed $171,955.50. The total campaign expenses of a candidate for councillor must not exceed $17,195.55. The total campaign expenses for both public and separate school board trustees must not exceed $10,000.
The Statutory Declarations must be filed with the Returning Officer or the respective School Board Offices as follows:
- in the case of a candidate for Mayor, by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 25, 2013, and;
- in the case of a candidate for Councillor by 5:00 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013, and;
- In the case of a School Board Trustee, by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, May 1, 2013.
The Declarations must list:
- a total of all campaign contributions received between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2012;
- every campaign contribution over $250.00 and the name and address of each contributor;
- a total of all campaign expenses incurred between August 1, 2012 and October 31, 2012; and
- for City Council candidates only, how any surplus funds will be used.
In addition, mayoral candidates must submit an audited Statement of Campaign Revenues and Expenses. Upon filing the audited Statement of Campaign Revenues and Expenses, mayoral candidates will be reimbursed as follows:
- the lesser of $750.00 or the actual cost of the audit (plus GST), where campaign expenses are less than $5,000.00, or;
- the lesser of $2,000.00 or the actual cost of the audit (plus GST) where campaign expenses are more than $5,000.00.
Once filed, the Declarations and Statements of Revenues and Expenditures are public documents and can be examined by any member of the public. A report will also be submitted to City Council and to the respective School Board, advising of the information in the Declarations and the name of any candidate who has not complied with the requirement to file a Statutory Declaration or who has exceeded the limit on campaign expenses.
The information will also be posted in a conspicuous place in City Hall and at the respective School Boards and on the City of Saskatoon website.
For City Council candidates, it is an offence to not comply with the Campaign Disclosure and Spending Limits Bylaw (Bylaw 8491). A person failing to comply with the bylaw will be prosecuted. If convicted, a candidate is liable for a fine up to $5,000. In addition, a successful candidate who is convicted of failing to file a Statutory Declaration within the time limit or files a false, misleading or incomplete Statutory Declaration is disqualified from Council and must resign immediately.
City Council, Public and Separate School Board candidates who would otherwise be eligible for a refund of their $100 nomination deposit will forfeit their deposit if they do not file their Statutory Declaration by the required deadline.
Public and Separate School Boards
Both the public and separate school boards in Saskatoon have passed motions to enact disclosure requirements similar to the provisions of the City's Campaign Disclosure and Spending Limits Bylaw, copies of which may be downloaded below.
Candidates & Candidates' Agents
Each candidate is entitled to be present in the polling place in each polling area during voting and after the close of the poll. In addition, candidate’s agents are entitled to be present as follows:
During Voting Hours: Two agents for each poll, in addition to the candidate
After Close of Poll: Either the candidate or his or her agent is entitled to be present.
Candidates should wear their "Candidate's Badge" (which will be supplied when the nomination papers are filed), so that they are easily recognized by the election officials, and must take an oath of secrecy. Candidates wishing to appoint a Candidate’s Agent(s) must first complete an appointment form, available from the Returning Officer. Upon presentation of this form to the Deputy Returning Officer at the poll, the agent, upon taking an oath of secrecy, will be permitted to exercise his/her functions as an agent.
Please note that the forms relating to the Oath of Secrecy must remain at the poll. Therefore, candidates and their agents must take another oath if they go to another poll.
The Local Government Election Act has strict regulations regarding the conduct of candidates and their agents on election day.
During Voting Hours
- The Deputy Returning Officer may designate the location in a polling place from which an agent or candidate may observe the conduct of the election.
- A candidate or agent may object to the entitlement of any person intending to vote and, upon such an objection, the Deputy Returning Officer shall:
- require the person to complete a voter's registration form if the person has not already done so;
- enter the objection in the poll book, opposite the name of the person;
- note in the poll book the name of the person who made the objection; and
- initial the entry in the poll book.
- A candidate or agent may make a request to the deputy returning officer with respect to any person intending to vote to:
- see the evidence of identity and residence; or
- verify that the procedures to establish identity and residence in accordance with the procedures prescribed in the regulations have been followed.
- On receipt of a request made by a candidate or agent to see the evidence of identity and residence, or verification that the procedures to establish identity and residence in accordance with the procedures prescribed in the regulations have been followed, the deputy returning officer shall require the person to:
- provide the evidence of identity and residence to the candidate or agent whether or not the person has already done so; or
- verify with the candidate or agent that the procedures to establish identify and residence in accordance with the procedures prescribed in the regulations have been followed.
Once the above-noted steps have been followed, the person will be allowed to vote. The candidate or agent must not interfere in any way.
- Candidates and their agents may enter and leave as they please during the hours that the poll is open, provided that no candidate has more than the allowed number of agents present at one time.
- Candidates and their agents do not have the right to question the electors or to influence their voting decision in any way.
- Candidates and their agents are prohibited from canvassing or soliciting votes in the polling place or within 100 metres of the building where the poll is held. They are also prohibited from speaking directly to a person intending to vote.
Candidates and their agents must situate themselves and act in accordance with the deputy returning officer's instructions. They must not visit with voters while polls are open, nor touch the ballots after the close of poll.
Every election official, clerk and agent of a candidate in attendance at a polling place shall adhere strictly to the principle of secrecy of the vote and shall not communicate or attempt in any way whatsoever at any time to communicate information known to them as to the person for whom any vote is given.
After Close of Poll
The ballots are not counted in the traditional manner, since the City utilizes computerized vote-counting (accu-vote units). Therefore, candidates and their agents cannot observe the counting. They can observe all of the activities of the election officers, which includes printing the Statement of Results from the accu-vote unit. The DRO shall give a copy of this statement to any candidate or agent, upon request.
Publications of Interest
There are several publications that candidates and electors may find of interest. Copies are available at the Saskatoon Public Library.
- How to Campaign for Municipal Elected Office, by Michael J. Smither and Wilma B. Bolton
- Run & Win, by Brian H. Clarke
- Electing Better Politicians, by Charles K. Bens
Copies of the above publications can also be purchased through Municipal World. Phone 1-888-368-6128 or website: elections@municipalworld.com
More Information:
For more information, please see the appropriate link in the navigation bar on the left side of this page. If you have any further questions about municipal elections, please call the Office of the City Clerk at 975-3240 or follow the "I have a question" link to the on-line form.