Québec City, January 31, 2007 – The Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, Me Marcel Blanchet, would like to inform those who would like to run in the upcoming school elections that they can be authorized immediately by the returning officer of their school board. This authorization enables them especially to receive contributions or incur loans to finance their political activities.
Section 206.6 of the Act Respecting School Elections states that from January 1st of an election year, an elector who would like to run as a candidate can apply for authorization to the Chief Electoral Officer of Québec who has delegated his power of authorization to the returning officer.
Anyone who has the right to be entered on the list of electors of the school board where he or she intends to run and who, on polling day, has been domiciled on the territory of the school board for at least six months, can run in the school election of November 4, 2007.
For more information or to receive the necessary forms, please contact the returning officer of the school board or the Info Centre of the Chief Electoral Officer at the following toll free number: 1 888 ELECTIONS (1 888 353-2846). You can also consult the Web site at the following address: www.electionsquebec.qc.ca. On the home page, click on “Financing rules,” then on the link “Characteristics of the financing system” and, in the text, click on the link “School board.” This leads to a section where pertinent information is arranged under the title “Authorization.”
