2024 Municipal Elections

Voting in the Municipal Election is very important. Here are some reasons for you to consider:

• Your municipality provides the day-to-day services you count on and value, such as fire and police services, water services, infrastructure, recreation, economic growth, and cultural services. Decisions on how these services are delivered and what it will cost are made by City Council. 
• Decisions made by municipal governments have a greater impact on residents’ than those made at the federal or provincial level and have a significant impact on your quality of life and well-being.
• Council decides how your property tax dollars are spent. Your vote does make a difference.
• City Council is a way for you to make your voice heard about the issues you care about in your community. A City Councillor can help advocate for you at City Council. Getting informed about your candidates will help you decide who is most likely to advocate for your interests.
• Your Council represents you beyond our city borders. They advocate for our community by bringing concerns to Provincial and Federal representatives.

We ask that you make the choice to vote on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.

VOTER QUALIFICATIONS:

 A person is qualified to vote in a municipal election for the offices of Mayor and/or Councillor if that person:

1. is a Canadian citizen (on Election Day); and
2. is eighteen (18) years of age or older (on Election Day); and
3. is a Saskatchewan resident and has so resided for at least six (6) months immediately prior to Election Day; and
4. is a resident of the City of Humboldt and has so resided for at least three (3) consecutive months immediately prior to Election Day; OR    is the owner of assessable land in the City and has done so for at least three (3) consecutive months immediately prior to Election Day.

Note:  Please consult Section 36 of The Local Government Election Act, 2015 for purposes of interpretation of these requirements.

Voter Registration

Electors must provide election officials with proof of identification and residence.  A person is not entitled to vote unless he or she:

• completes a Voter Declaration Form; and
• proves identity and residence.

The following table provides options for proof of identity:

A passport is NOT an acceptable form of Photo ID as it does not include the elector’s street address.  A Driver’s License is the most acceptable form of ID as long as it has the elector’s street address printed on it.

Rules of Residence

The following is a summary of the rules of residence, as set out in The Local Government Election Act, 2015:

Rule #1:  The residence of a person is the place in which the person’s habitation is fixed and to which, when the person is absent from that place, he or she has the intention of returning.

Rule #2:  A person who is temporarily absent from the place where the person’s habitation is fixed does not lose his or her residence.

Rule #3:  No person, while he or she remains in Saskatchewan, loses his or her residence until he or she has acquired another residence.

Rule #4:  No person has more than one residence in Saskatchewan and, if the person has more than one home in Saskatchewan, he or she shall elect one home as his or her residence.

Note:    Please consult Section 3 of The Local Government Election Act, 2015 for purposes of interpretation of these rules.

Commonly Asked Questions about the Eligibility to Vote

A common question asked concerning the qualification of electors involves the eligibility of St. Peter’s College students to vote in Humboldt while attending school.  Students will be eligible to vote during the Humboldt election if they have lived in Saskatchewan for six months and have resided in Humboldt for three months immediately prior to Election Day.  These students would also be eligible to vote at their normal residences (i.e. their hometown) and, therefore, will have to choose at which location they wish to vote.  They cannot vote at both locations.

Finally, although the general rule is “one vote per voter”, one exception to this rule occurs where a person is a qualified elector of a municipality in which he or she resides and is an elector of another Saskatchewan municipality in which he or she has been the owner of assessable land for at least three months, immediately prior to Election Day.  This person may vote in both municipalities.