Municipal Election
General Election Information
Voters in the Town of Hardisty and municipalities across Alberta will go to the polls on Monday, October 18, 2021.
Nominations for this year's municipal election are open and will be accepted until noon on Monday, September 20, 2021 (Nomination Day). For more information, click HERE to read "A candidate's guide: running for municipal office in Alberta."
It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that the Nomination Form is filed in accordance with the Local Authorities Election Act.
The Returning Officer must review and sign the Nomination Form before it can be accepted. Note that the Returning Officer shall not accept a nomination that is not completed in the prescribed form, is not signed by at least the minimum number of required persons, is not sworn or affirmed by the candidate, or is not accompanied by the required deposit.
Nomination forms will be accepted by personal delivery to the Town of Hardisty Administrative building at 4807 – 49 Street, Hardisty, Alberta
The official list of candidates who have filed their nomination papers to run in the 2021 Municipal Election will be posted as soon as it's finalized.
Voter Eligibility
You are eligible to vote if you meet ALL of the following criteria:
- At least 18 years of age
- Canadian citizen
- Lived in Alberta for six consecutive months immediately preceding Election Day
- Resident of Flagstaff County
- Provided the required proof of eligibility as required by Section 53 of the Local Authorities Election Act.
Candidate Eligibility
You are eligible to run as a candidate if you meet ALL of the following criteria:
- At least 18 years of age on Nomination Day
- Canadian citizen
- Resident of the local jurisdiction for the six consecutive months immediately preceding Nomination Day
- In a municipality with a ward system, you must be a resident of the ward or the electoral division in which you intend to run for the six consecutive months immediately preceding Nomination Day.
You are not eligible to become a candidate under any of the following circumstances:
- If you are the auditor of the municipality
- If your property taxes are more than $50 in arrears (excluding indebtedness on current taxes, and indebtedness for arrears of taxes for which the person has entered into a consolidation agreement with the municipality
- If you are in default for any other debt to the municipality in excess of $500 for more than 90 days or
- If within the previous 10 years you have been convicted of an offense under the Local Authorities Election Act, or the Canada Elections Act.
If you are a judge, Member of Parliament, Senator, or Member of the Legislative Assembly, you must resign that position before you take office as a member of council. If a person failed to comply with the requirements in the LAEA as they relate to campaign finance and disclosure and the secretary (chief administrative officer) transmitted a report in respect to that person, and/or the Court did not dispense with, or extend the time for compliance with respect to campaign finance and disclosure, a person is deemed to be ineligible. A person is deemed to be ineligible under these circumstances for either an eight-year period following the day that a report was transmitted by the secretary, or a three-year period following the day the disclosure statement was filed with the municipality (which ever period expires first).
NOTE: If you are a municipal employee and you wish to run for municipal office, you must take a leave of absence as outlined in the LAEA. You may notify your employer on or after July 1 in the election year (on or after the day council passes a resolution setting Election Day in the case of a byelection) but before the last working day prior to Nomination Day.
Prospective Candidates
If you are a Prospective Candidate looking for information about running for local office, please refer to the following:
- Running for Municipal Office in Alberta: A Candidate's Guide
- Form 5 – Candidate Financial Information
- Alberta Leaders Candidate Information
Downloadable Forms
All forms required under the Local Authorities Election Act (LAEA) for Returning Officers and prospective candidates are available by following the link below.