2025 General Municipal Election
Nomination Packages are available until September 22, 2025
Nomination Day is September 22, 2025
Deadline to Submit a Nomination is Noon on September 22, 2025
Advanced Vote Date TBD
Election Location: Mayerthorpe Royal Canadian Legion
October 20, 2025
10:00 a.m – 8:00 p.m.
Bring your ID – 1 pc. Government Issued Photo ID and 1 pc. showing your street address.
2025 Information for Potential Candidates
Form 29 Notice of Intent (New for the 2025 Municipal Election)
Form 4 Nomination Paper and Candidate's Acceptance
Form 5 Candidate Financial Information
Form 11 Enumerator Candidate of Official Agent proof of Identification
Form 12 Campaign Worker Proof of Identification
Form 26 Campaign Disclosure Statement
Consent to Release and Disclose Personal Information
Information for Candidates
To run in the 2025 municipal election in the Town of Mayerthorpe, you must be:
- At least 18 years old;
- A Canadian citizen;
- A Town of Mayerthorpe resident since March 20, 2025;
- Not otherwise ineligible or disqualified to be a candidate.
Planning to Run?
An individual intending to run for Mayor or Councillor Form 29 Notice of Intent (New for 2025 General Municipal Election) to the Town of Mayerthorpe before accepting campaign contributions or incurring campaign expenses set out in Part 5.1 Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure of the Local Authorities Election Act.
- File the form with the Town of Mayerthorpe in-person at Town Administration Bld. 4911-52nd St.
- If there are any changes to the information, please notify the Town of Mayerthorpe in writing
Submitting a notice of intent is one step in the process and does not mean you have been nominated and will appear on the ballot. Once a prospective candidate's notice of intent submission is complete and they are added to the Register of Candidates, they can accept campaign contributions and incur campaign expenses.
To become a nominated candidate and appear on the ballot, a candidate must complete and file nomination papers during the nomination period from Jan. 2 to Sept. 22, 2025.
Complete and File Nomination Papers
Candidates are required to complete the following nomination papers:
- Form 4– If running for mayor
- Form 4– If running for councillor
- Form 5 - Candidate Financial Information
- Consent to Release and Disclose Personal Information
Nomination papers must be submitted in-person at the Town of Mayerthorpe to the Returning Officer. Candidate Nomination Forms must be signed by the candidate in the presence of a Commissioner for Oaths, who must commission the form.
On September 22, 2025, papers must be submitted between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. Nomination papers will not be accepted after 12 p.m. on September 22, 2025.
Candidates can withdraw their nomination to run in the 2025 municipal election. The deadline to withdraw is 12 p.m. on September 23, 2025. Notice of withdrawal must be in writing. If a candidate’s withdrawal results in there being fewer candidates than there are positions to be filled, the Returning Officer will refuse the withdrawal.
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure
All candidates are required to keep all records, including campaign receipts and Form 26 Campaign Disclosure Statement for at least three years after the filing deadline. All records are subject to requirements outlined in the Local Authorities Election Act; you may be required to produce your records.
Part 5.1 Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure of the Local Authorities Election Act outlines the requirements for contributions, limitations and acceptance of contributions, anonymous and unauthorized contributions, duties of candidates, fund-raising functions, expense limits, disclosure statements, campaign surplus, late filing, offences.
Campaign disclosure statements are public documents, may be inspected by any person upon request during regular business hours
About the Office of Mayor and Council
- GOA: Roles and Responsibilities of Town Council
- GOA: Pecuniary Interest for Elected Municipal Officials
- GOA: What Every Councillor Needs to Know
- Mayerthorpe 1188 Code of Conduct
- Mayerthorpe 1187 Procedural Bylaw
Scrutineers
Candidates may appoint scrutineers to observe voting processes during advance voting and on election day and may also observe the ballot count. Scrutineers must be at least 18 years old and not convicted of an offence under the Local Authorities Election Act, the Election Act, the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act or the Canada Elections Act in the last 10 years.
Every scrutineer must present a signed Statement of Scrutineer or Official Agent to the presiding deputy in the voting station to observe proceedings on behalf of the candidate.
In the following videos, Alberta Municipalities members answer questions about life on council.
https://www.abmunis.ca/advocacy-resources/running-municipal-office