WINNIPEG, Aug. 9, 2012 /CNW/ - A total of 32 candidates have been officially nominated to stand for the election according to Ian Craven, the 2012 Chief Electoral Officer for the Provincial Métis Council of the Métis Nation—Saskatchewan 2012. The deadline for submitting nominations was 2:00 p.m. Central Time, August 8, 2012.
"We are very pleased with the strong interest for the Executive Candidate nominations," said Craven, who is also a partner with MNP. "For the Executive, we have at least three candidates running for each of four positions. Although we received a total of 16 nominations for the Regional Representation, we would have liked to have seen more of a race in each of the regions. There were five regions where candidates were elected by acclamation and two regions where no candidates were nominated at all."
The following candidates have been elected by acclamation as Regional Representatives:
| Eastern Region 1 | Lennard Morin | |||||
| Eastern Region 2 | Helene Johnson | |||||
| Northern Region 2 | Chester Herman | |||||
| Western Region 1A | Billy Kennedy | |||||
| Western Region 3 | Lela Arnold |
Please see attached for the complete list of nominations.
Craven said more voting information will follow soon and that advance polls will open September 1, 2012 with Election Day held on September 8, 2012.
"We are looking forward to seeing a great voter turnout," said Craven. "Voters are encouraged to visit the website at MNSvote.ca for more information and voter eligibility."
For detailed information about the election process, regulations and voting districts and potential candidates, Métis citizens are encouraged to visit the election website at MNSvote.ca, or call the toll-free election information line at 1.877.780.VOTE (8683). Questions may also be e-mailed to: [email protected].
PDF available at: http://stream1.newswire.ca/media/2012/08/09/20120809_C6200_DOC_EN_16774.pdf
SOURCE: MNP LLP
Ian Craven
Chief Electoral Officer
TF: 1.877.780.VOTE (8683)
W: 1.204.788.6063
E: [email protected]
W: MNSvote.ca
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