Municipal Election 2024

Every four years the Municipality of the County of Colchester holds an election for Mayor and Council, as well as the Conseil Scolaire Acadien Provincial (CSAP) representative. This year the Municipal and CSAP Elections will be held Saturday, October 19, 2024.

For the 2024 Municipal Election, the Municipality of Colchester is offering e-voting, providing more opportunity to vote via telephone and internet during alternate polling days, as well as on Election Day where traditional paper ballot voting will also be offered at polling locations throughout the County. Residents that are eligible to vote are encouraged to do so.

Voting Period

Skip the Lines and Vote Early (e-voting or telephone voting)

There are three ways to vote early - online from anywhere, via the internet; by telephone from anywhere in North America; and, at the Voter Kiosk located at the Municipal Building (1 Church Street, Truro), if assistance is required. Early voting starts Monday, October 7 at 8:30am, running continuously until Saturday, October 19 at 7:00 pm. The Voter Kiosk is open weekdays from 8:30am to 4:00pm, excluding holidays.

Traditional Paper Ballot Voting

Voting by traditional paper ballot will ONLY be available on Election Day, October 19, between 8:00am and 7:00pm, at Regular Polls throughout the County (see below under Candidates and Polling Locations).

For more information on voting, please click the Voting Information document here:  pdf Voting Information Details (159 KB)  or call the Returning Office at 902-893-0677 or 782-370-2954.

Candidates & Polling Locations

Below lists the Candidates (in alphabetical order by District) who have officially been Nominated for Mayor, Councillor or CSAP, as well as the Polling Location(s) in each Distrcit.  

Mayor

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

District 6

District 7

District 8

District 9

District 10

District 11

CSAP

What is my Electoral District?

Not sure what your District is?  Click HERE for our 2024 Colchester Electoral District Map, then click on the search icon near the bottom left of the screen and enter your civic address OR call the Returning Office at 902-893-0677. 

Who can vote in Municipal Elections?

You qualify to vote if you meet all of the following conditions:

• You are 18 years of age or older and a Canadian citizen on the first advance polling day;
• You have been ordinarily resident in Nova Scotia for 6 months immediately before the first advance polling day;
• You are ordinarily resident in the Municipality and have been so since immediately before the first advance polling day; and
• You are not otherwise disqualified to vote in the Municipal elections. 

You are considered a disqualified person for the purpose of a municipal election if you are:

• the municipal Returning Officer
• a person serving a sentence in a penal or reform institution
• a person who has been convicted of bribery under this Act in the six years preceding ordinary polling day.

To be eligible to vote for a member of the Conseil Scolaire Acadien provincial (CSAP) the elector must meet the following additional qualifications:

• The Elector’s first language learned and still understood is French, or
• The Elector who received their primary school instruction in Canada in a French-first-language program, or
• The Elector has a child who has received or is receiving primary or secondary school instruction in Canada in a French-first-language program.

Preliminary List of Electors - Revision Period Open

The preliminary list of electors has been prepared for the upcoming Municipal and CSAP Elections. The Returning Officer may make additions or corrections to the list upon your application in person, by telephone, mail, fax, or e-mail. Please click the  pdf Revisions to the List of Electors 2024 (104 KB)  for contact information to confirm if you are on the list or to make corrections.

Important Dates

Notices/Advertisements

pdf Revisions to the List of Electors 2024 (104 KB)

pdf Nomination Ad (73 KB)

Contact

Guy Wheeler, Returning Officer
gwheeler@colchester.ca, 902-893-0677

Dawn Graham, Assistant Returning Officer
dgraham@colchester.ca, 782-370-2954

Resources

pdf Municipal Elections Act (1.16 MB)

pdf 2024 Candidate's Guide to Mun CSAP SB Elections 2024 (466 KB)