QUÉBEC CITY, Sept. 20,
2024 /CNW/ - A general election begins today for
Québec's nine English-language school boards. More than
295,000 people are currently entered on the lists of electors
and will be able to vote on November
3. They will elect the chair of their school board and the
commissioner of their school electoral division.
Important dates in the election period
- September 20: start of the
election period
- September 24 to 29: filing of
nomination papers
- October 15: last day to enter or
modify an entry on the list of electors
- October 27: advance polling from
12 to 8 p.m.
- November 3: Election Day, voting
from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
If only one person is running for a position, they will be
declared elected at the end of the nomination period. The official
proclamation of their election will still take place after the
election period.
Who can vote in this election?
Only people entered on the list of electors of an
English-language school board can vote in this election. Parents of
children who attend or have graduated from a school in an
English-language school board will be eligible to vote. However,
they have to make sure they are entered on the list of electors of
their school board.
People who have no children attending a school in a French
school service centre also have the right to vote. They may request
to be entered on the list of electors of the English-language
school board where they reside by contacting the returning
officer.
People can find the school board that covers the territory where
they are domiciled on the Élections Québec website.
Confirm an entry on the list of electors
In the first few weeks of October, electors entered on the list
of electors will receive a notice of entry by mail. No notice will
be sent if the two positions for which the elector may vote have
been filled unopposed at the end of the nomination period.
A person wishing to be entered on the list of electors or make a
change of address must appear before the board of revisors of their
school board. Each school board can provide more information on
this subject.
School board election data
- The last general English-language school board election was
held on September 26, 2021. This
election was a resumption of the one supposed to be held on
November 1, 2020, but was suspended
after the nomination period due to the COVID‑19 pandemic. In 2020,
many positions on the councils of commissioners were filled
unopposed. In 2021, 17 seats were filled in 8 English-language
school boards.
- There is no overall voter turnout for the 2021 election, since
most of the chair seats were filled unopposed. The overall voter
turnout is calculated based on the number of people who vote to
elect the chairs of the councils of commissioners. Voter turnout
for the 2014 election was 16.88%.
- A map of the territories of school service centres and school
boards in Québec is available on the Données Québec website (in
French only). For the purposes of electing commissioners, there are
currently 9 to 12 electoral divisions in the territories of
English-language school boards.
About Élections Québec
Élections Québec is an impartial and independent institution
striving to ensure the integrity, transparency, and reliability of
elections and to contribute to the vitality of Québec democracy. In
addition to organizing provincial elections, Élections Québec
supports English-language municipalities and school boards in
organizing their elections. The institution also oversees the
application of political financing rules at all elected levels and
acts as a public prosecutor to ensure compliance with Québec
electoral legislation.
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SOURCE Élections Québec