2025 Elections

School Board Elections Nomination Notice

SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION NOMINATION NOTICE

The 2025 School Board Trustees’ election nomination period opened on January 1, 2025 and closes at noon on Nomination Day - September 22, 2025. Prospective candidates to run as a St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Separate School Division (STAR CSSD) trustees must register their notice of intent with the Returning Officer before accepting campaign contribution or incurring campaign expenses.

All candidates are required to review the relevant information that will be posted on the Division’s website which will be updated regularly with new information and the related provisions of the Local Authorities Election Act.

ELIGIBILITY

All candidates must be eligible to vote in the election and must:

be at least 18 years old,
be a Canadian citizen,
reside in their ward on Election Day,
reside in their ward for the 6 months before Nomination Day.
submit a criminal record check together with nomination forms

Candidates seeking Trusteeship must also be Catholic and may not be an employee of STAR Catholic Separate School Division.

COMPLETION OF NOMINATION FORMS

The person nominated as a candidate is responsible for ensuring that the filed nomination meets all requirements of the Local Authorities Election Act, s.27:

Every nomination of a candidate must be in the prescribed form 4, be signed by at least 5 persons who are electors eligible to vote in that election and resident in the local jurisdiction on the date of signing the nomination.

The Nomination Form must be accompanied with a written acceptance signed by the person nominated, stating:

(i) that the person is eligible to be elected to the office,

(ii) the name, address and telephone number of the person’s official agent, if one has been appointed,

(iii) that the person will accept the office if elected,

(iv) that the person will read and comply with the Division’s Code of Conduct if elected, and

(v) that the persons who have signed the nomination are electors who are eligible to vote in that election and resident in the ward or local jurisdiction on the date of signing the nomination.

The Form must also be accompanied by a Criminal Record Check, the Notice of Intent and the Candidate Financial Information on the prescribed forms duly completed and signed.

Nominations shall be received by the returning officer until 12 noon on September 22nd, at the following location*:

Location	Address
STAR CSSD Central Office	4906 – 50 Avenue Leduc, Alberta

* Additional locations will be made available closer to Nomination Day.

Nomination papers may be handed in by any person, not necessarily by candidates, but the affidavit must be completed and handed in at the time of submission.

All nominations received may be examined by any elector during regular business hours and in the presence of the returning officer, deputy or corporate secretary.

In addition to completion of the nomination form, we ask that you consider and complete the releases for the Archdiocese and Candidate Release Authorization forms, so that we can release your name and contact information in accordance with Alberta’s privacy legislation.

Hereunder are the links to the requisite forms in Adobe Reader or Adobe DC:

Form 4 - Nomination Paper and Candidate's Acceptance

Form 29 - Notice of Intent

Form 5 - Candidate Financial Information

Archdiocese Release Authorization Form

Candidate Release Authorization Form

Hard copies of nomination forms may be picked up at the Division's Central Office located at 4906 50th Ave, Leduc.

Office	Number of Vacancies	Ward/Electoral Division
Trustee	2	Ward 1, Leduc Electoral Subdivision No. 1
Trustee	1	Ward 1, Beaumont Electoral Subdivision No. 2
Trustee	1	Ward 2, Wetaskiwin Electoral Subdivision
Trustee	1	Ward 3, Ponoka Electoral Subdivision No. 1
Trustee	1	Ward 3, Lacombe Electoral Subdivision No. 2
Trustee	1	Ward 4, Drayton Valley Electoral Subdivision

WARD/ELECTORAL DIVISION INFORMATION

ASBA

Alberta School Board Association prepared a guide that provides useful information for any prospective candidate for the 2025 school board elections.

Guide for School Board Trustees

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Is submitting a Notice of Intent form the same as submitting nomination forms?
No. 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 Notice of Intent to Run Candidates register, they can accept campaign contributions and incur campaign expenses.

To become a nominated candidate and appear on the ballot, a candidate must complete the nomination process during the Nomination Period from January 1 to September 22, 2025.

Who can sign nomination papers?
Each person who signs a candidate’s nomination papers must be eligible to vote in the election for the office for which the candidate is running. They must be residents of the local jurisdiction on the day they sign the nomination form.

Where there are wards, only electors who are residents of the ward for which a candidate is being nominated may sign the nomination form.

How many signatures do nomination papers need?
STAR CSSD requires a minimum of 5 eligible voters, who are residents of the school division and ward, to sign a candidate’s nomination papers. It is recommended to request more signatures, in case a name is later deemed ineligible.

When do candidates file their nomination papers?
The nomination period for the 2025 School Board Election opens on January 1, 2025, and runs until 12 p.m. on Nomination Day, which is Monday, September 22, 2025.

Candidates wishing to submit their completed nomination package prior to Nomination Day, or have any elections related question can contact the Returning Officer by calling 780-986-2500 ext. 216 or (toll free at 1-800-583-0688 ext. 216) or to make an appointment, email secretary.treasurer@starcatholic.ab.ca.

Please note that we will be updating our election information, and we therefore ask that you regularly return to our website at www.starcatholic.ab.ca for information up to the nomination day.