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You are eligible to run in the 2025 municipal election if you are:
If you would like to run as a candidate for Councillor and need to determine which ward you live in, visit the Ward Boundary Review page.
The campaign period for the 2025 municipal election is October 31, 2024, until December 31, 2025.
The notice of intent to run process is new for the 2025 municipal election. Prospective candidates must file the Notice of intent to run (174.8 KB) form with the Election Office and the form must be filed before accepting campaign contributions or incurring campaign expenses. Once the Election Office receives your completed form, your name will be added to the register of candidates on Strathcona County's website. Candidates must follow the election finance rules set out in Part 5.1 of the Local Authorities Election Act and the Expense Limits Regulation.
Review the disclosure requirements for information about reporting your contributions and expenses.
TIP: Make sure to keep good records of your contributions and expenses. This will be important for completing your disclosure statement(s).
Nominations can be filed during regular business hours between January 2, 2025 and 12 noon on nomination day. You are encouraged to make an appointment with the Election Office prior to arriving. If you would like to be nominated as a candidate for the 2025 municipal election, review the instructions document and complete the forms linked below:
Required for nomination
*If you haven’t already submitted one. All prospective candidates are required to file a “Notice of intent to run” with the Election Office, and it must be filed before accepting campaign contributions or incurring campaign expenses.
**The Municipal Government Act requires Strathcona County to offer orientation training to those elected as Mayor or Councillor and requires each Elected Official to attend the training. The Acknowledgement will ensure candidates have sufficient notice to plan to attend this training.
Optional
A candidate may withdraw their nomination as a candidate:
Withdrawals must be filed with the Election Office in writing. For convenience, a Withdrawal of nomination form (270.1 KB) is available.
Copies of the Local Authorities Election Act and the Municipal Government Act are available at:
Alberta Municipal Affairs has additional information for candidates on their website.
If you have any questions about the rules for running for election, contact Alberta Municipal Affairs:
Strathcona County’s municipal election will take place on Monday, October 20, 2025, alongside school board elections for Elk Island Public Schools and Elk Island Catholic Schools. Candidates have the option to appoint scrutineers to act as their representatives at voting stations or at the central count centre.
A scrutineer is an individual appointed by a candidate to act as a representative of the candidate to observe the voting and ballot counting processes in a voting station or at the central count centre.
To be appointed as a scrutineer, you must:
Candidates and their official agents can also act as scrutineers.
The candidate you will represent must complete an Appointment of Scrutineer Form (105.0 KB) for you.
When you arrive at the voting station or central count centre, show the completed form to the Presiding Deputy or Lead Counter at a voting station, or to the Scrutineer Coordinator at the central count centre. The Presiding Deputy, Lead Counter or Scrutineer Coordinator will have you make a verbal statement and sign the "Statement of Scrutineer” form. You keep the “Appointment of Scrutineer” form, and the election official keeps the statement.
Scrutineers can observe voting at any:
Scrutineers can observe ballot counting at:
Additional guidelines
Election Office Legislative, Legal and Procurement 3rd Floor East Wing, Community Centre, 401 Festival Lane Phone: 780-400-3800 Email: election@strathcona.ca
Last updated: Friday, November 14, 2025 Page ID: 51663