Public notice is hereby given as follows:
Advance Elector Registration
Are you eligible to vote in the 2026 General Local Election? Is your name on the current list of electors? If you are not sure you can find out by calling 250-286-5700 or visiting Campbell River City Hall at 301 St. Ann’s Road. City Hall is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday (excluding holidays).
The City of Campbell River uses the Provincial voters list for the list of electors. Advance elector registrations will be accepted until August 25, 2026. Resident electors can register online at https://elections.bc.ca/2024-provincial-election/register-to-vote/, while non-resident property electors can register through Campbell River City Hall.
You will also be able to register at the time of voting.
Elector Qualifications
Resident electors:
• 18 years of age or older on general voting day for the election or assent voting; and
• a Canadian citizen; and
• a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and
• a resident of the City of Campbell River; and
• not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law.
Non-Resident Property Electors:
• 18 years of age or older on general voting day for the election or assent voting; and
• a Canadian citizen; and
• a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and
• a registered owner of real property in the City of Campbell River for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and
• the only persons who are registered owners of the property, either as joint tenants or tenants in common, are individuals who are not holding the property in trust for a corporation or another trust; and
• not entitled to register as a resident elector; and
• not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law; and
• if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector.
List of Registered Electors
Beginning September 1, 2026 until the close of general voting for the election on October 17, 2026, a copy of the list of registered electors will be available for public inspection, at the Campbell River City Hall at 301 St. Ann’s Street, during regular office hours (8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.), Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays.
Before inspecting the list, a person must sign a statement that they will not inspect the list, make copies, or use the information included in the list except for the purposes of Part 3 – Electors and Elections of the Local Government Act.
Request to Omit or Obscure
An elector may request that their address or other personal information about them be omitted from or obscured on the list of electors. The elector must contact the Local Chief Election Officer or the Deputy Chief Election Officer to make this request.
Objection to Registration of an Elector
An objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the list of registered electors may be made in accordance with the Local Government Act until 4:00 pm on September 11, 2026. An objection must be in writing and an objection may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector of the City of Campbell River and only on the basis that a person whose name appears on the list of electors has died or is not qualified to register as an elector of the City of Campbell River.
For further information on these matters, the following persons may be contacted: Brooke Raiqiso, Local Chief Election Officer or Sheila Girvin, Deputy Chief Election Officer at 250-286-5700 or elections@campbellriver.ca.