Date: Monday 15 April 2024
Candidate nominations opened today, marking the start of the 2024 school council general elections for the 17 Yukon Education schools directly under the authority of the Department of Education. School councils are separate from school boards and have different elections.
Candidate nomination packages are now available at schools with councils, from school returning officers, at Elections Yukon’s office in Whitehorse, and online at ElectionsYukon.ca. Completed nomination forms will be accepted by school returning officers until noon on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
Yukoners can be nominated or vote in a school council election if they are a Canadian citizen, at least 18 years of age, and either:
*School council elections at the three Whitehorse Catholic schools require residents to also be registered parishioners at Sacred Heart Cathedral parish or Our Lady of Victory parish. Catholics who are unregistered can contact the Catholic Diocese of Whitehorse to discuss other options.
Administering school council elections are an important part of the Elections Yukon mandate. As with all elections in the territory, we work to ensure impartial, non-partisan, and compliant processes, accessible to all eligible electors. I encourage all interested candidates and eligible electors to learn about the process, participate, and exercise their right to vote and be a candidate in these elections.
- Maxwell Harvey, Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Yukon
To learn about the nomination process and for important election updates, visit ElectionsYukon.ca or follow @ElectionsYukon on Facebook or X (formerly Twitter).
Colleen Madore
Elections Yukon
Assistant Chief Electoral Officer
(867) 667-8683
[email protected]
For information about school councils, visit yukon.ca/school-councils.
Monday, April 15: Candidate nominations open
Completed nomination forms can be submitted to the returning officer appointed for the school.
Thursday, April 25 at noon: Candidate nominations close
All nomination papers must be received by the returning officer appointed for the school.
Where there are more candidates than elected positions, a poll will be arranged. If not, the nominated candidates will be declared elected.
Saturday, May 4 from 11 AM to 4 PM: Early voting
In-person voting is available at schools holding a vote.
Monday, May 6 from 3 to 8 PM: Polling day
In-person voting is available at schools holding a vote.
When polls close, the candidates with the most votes will be declared elected.
Yukoners can be nominated or vote in a school council election if they are a Canadian citizen, at least 18 years of age, and either:
*School council elections at the three Whitehorse Catholic schools require residents to also be registered parishioners at Sacred Heart Cathedral parish or Our Lady of Victory parish. Unregistered Catholics can contact the Catholic Diocese of Whitehorse to discuss other options.
Candidates must submit a completed nomination form to the returning officer appointed for the school election. Returning officers will accept nomination forms between Monday, April 15 and Thursday, April 25 at noon.
Returning officers will also be available at schools with councils between 10 AM and 12 noon on April 25 to accept any last-minute nominations.
Whistle Bend Elementary School's returning officer will be available to accept any last-minute nominations from 10 am to 12 noon on Thursday, April 25 at Porter Creek Secondary School.
Prospective candidates should visit ElectionsYukon.ca to learn more and download nomination forms.
Where there are more candidates than elected positions, a vote will be held. Schools holding an election will have in-person voting on:
Seventeen (17) Yukon schools have a council; each with between three and seven elected positions. Members are elected every two years, the last being in the spring of 2022. Members receive honoraria for attending regular meetings. Yukon schools with a council include:
Schools under the authority of a school board have a separate election process which is held every three years. The next school board trustee election will be in the fall of 2025.
The duties and powers of school councils are described in the Education Act; specifically:
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