2025 Municipal Election

Candidate Information

Official Candidates

The candidates below have filed their nomination papers with the Returning Officer.   The official list of candidates was finalized at 12 pm on September 23, 2025. 

(Recorded alphabetically as will be shown on the ballot order)

Mayor

Electors can vote for (1) one Mayoral Candidate:

Councillor

Electors can vote for up to (6) six Councillor Candidates:

How to Vote

What to expect at the polls

• The ballot lists the candidates for municipal offices.
• Electors can vote for (1) one candidate for Mayor
• Electors can vote for up to (6) six candidates for Councillor
• Electors can vote for up to (2) two candidates for School Board Trustee
• An election worker will check your ID.
• You will receive (3) three ballots for Mayor, Councillor and School Board Trustee and mark it in a private voting booth.
• Ballots are deposited into a secure ballot box.

Election workers are there to help if you have questions.

Advance Poll

When: Tuesday, October 14, 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Where: Crowsnest Community Hall | 2025 129 Street, Blairmore

This is an advance voting opportunity for the upcoming municipal election. All eligible Crowsnest Pass voters may vote at this poll.

Election Day

Where can you vote?

The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass is divided into Voting Subdivision A, B, and C.

• A range of street addresses are assigned to each Voting Subdivision.
• On Advance Poll Day (October 14, 2025), any eligible voter can vote at the advance poll voting location (Crowsnest Community Hall, Blairmore)
• On Election Day, eligible voters must vote at the voting location assigned to their Voting Subdivision.
• All locations are wheel-chair accessible.

Election Day Voting Location Assignments

Subdivision A – Coleman

If your primary residence address is 90th Street west to the Western Municipal boundary, north and south of Highway #3, your voting station is at:

Coleman Senior Drop-In
7801 - 18 Avenue
Coleman, AB

Subdivision B – Blairmore and Frank

If your primary residence address is 91st Street east to 154th Street, north and south of Highway #3, your voting station is at:

Crowsnest Community Hall
2025 - 129 Street
Blairmore, AB

Subdivision C – Bellevue and Hillcrest

If your primary residence address is 155th Street east to the Eastern Municipal boundary, north and south of Highway #3, your voting station is at:

MDM Community Centre
Gymnasium
2802 - 222 Street

Special Ballots (Mail-In Ballots)

Eligible voters of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass who are unable to vote at Advanced Poll or Election Day can request a Special (mail-in) ballot package.  The same eligibility requirements that apply within a voting station also apply to Special Ballots.

1. Applications are open now for Special Ballots.  Voters can request Special Ballots in person, by phone or email at the Municipal Office- 8502 19 Avenue, Coleman; )403) 562-8833 or barb.kelly@crowsnestpass.com
2. Following Nomination Day on September 22, 2025, the Municipality will place the order for ballots;
3. Ballots will arrive the week of October 6, 2025 and we either mail out your ballot package or phone you and tell you it is available for pickup based on your directions
4. All special ballots must be received by the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass by October 20 at 8pm.  These can not be placed into the overnight mail slot, they must be sent by mail, or handed in during regular hours at the Municipal Office. 

Want to learn more about Special Ballots? Municipal Advisory Services is please to share a recorded webinar to help explain the special ballot process here. 

Information for Voters

The Local Authorities Election Act states: 

(47) (1) A person is eligible to vote in an election held pursuant to this Act if the person

(a) is at least 18 years old,
(b) is a Canadian citizen, and
(c) resides in Alberta and the person’s place of residence is located in the local jurisdiction (ward) on election day.

(2) …… an elector is eligible to vote only at the voting station for the voting subdivision (Ward) in which the elector’s place of residence is located on election day.

Voter Registration

New for 2025 to be ready to vote, you can register to vote or confirm that your information is correct with Voterlink, from which the Municipality receives its list of eligible voters.   Please ensure you have registered prior to September 15, 2025 to ensure that the Municipality receives your information on time.  You may also register by phone at (780) 427-7191 or toll free at 310-0000 then dial (780) 427-7191 or by email at info@elections.ab.ca

Rules of Residence

48 (1) For the purposes of the Local Authorities Election Act, the place of residence is governed by the following rules:

(a) a person may be a resident of only one place at a time for the purposes of voting under this Act;

(a.1) if a person has more than one residence in Alberta, that person shall, in accordance with subsection (1.1), designate one place of residence as the person’s place of residence for the purposes of this Act;

(b) the residence of a person is the place where the person lives and sleeps and to which, when the person is absent, the person intends to return;
(c) a person does not lose the person’s residence by leaving the person’s home for a temporary purpose;
(d) subject to clause (e), a student who

(i) attends an educational institution within or outside Alberta,
(ii) temporarily rents accommodation for the purpose of attending an educational institution, and
(iii) has family members who are resident in Alberta and with whom the student ordinarily resides when not attending an educational institution is deemed to reside with those family members;

(e) if a person leaves the area with the intention of making the person’s residence elsewhere, the person loses the person’s residence within the area.

(1.1) For the purposes of subsection (1)(a.1), a person shall designate the person’s place of residence in accordance with the following factors in the following order of priority:

(a) the address shown on the person’s driver’s licence or motor vehicle operator’s licence issued by or on behalf of the Government of Alberta or an identification card issued by or on behalf of the Government of Alberta;
(b) the address to which the person’s income tax correspondence is addressed and delivered;
(c) the address to which the person’s mail is addressed and delivered.

Voter Identification

The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass will have a List of Electors in 2025, if you are not on the list all electors wishing to vote must make a statement that they are eligible to vote. It is an offence to sign a false statement.  All electors must also produce valid identification that identifies the Elector and their address. 

The most common form of identification is a Valid Alberta Operator's (Driver's) License or an Alberta Identification Card.

If an Operator's (Driver's) license or Alberta Identification Card is not available, other forms of Identification with name and address are noted below:

• Identification issued by a Canadian government or agency, whether federal, provincial or local that contains a photograph of the elector and their name and current address
• Bank or credit card statement or personal cheque
• Government cheque or cheque stub
• Income or property tax assessment notice
• Insurance policy or coverage card
• Letter from a public curator, public guardian or public trustee
• Pension plan statement of benefits, contribution or participation
• Residential lease or mortgage statement
• Statement of government benefits (i.e. Employment insurance, old-age security, social assistance, disability support or child tax benefit)
• Utility bill (i.e. Telephone, public utilities commission, television, hydro, gas or water)
• Vehicle ownership, registration or insurance certificate

A letter or form (attestation) confirming that the person lives at the stated address. The letter can be signed prior to the vote by any of the following:

• authorized representative of a commercial property management company
• authorized representative of a correctional institution
• authorized representative of a First Nations band or reserve
• authorized representative of a post-secondary institution
• authorized representative of a facility that provides services to the homeless
• authorized representative of a supportive living facility or treatment center

 If a voter’s identification shows a post office box number as the address instead of a residential or legal address, it can be accepted as verification of current address if it is in reasonable distance to the voting jurisdiction. The address does not have to be in the voting division or ward.