Notice of Nomination Period Nomination for Village Commissioners Village of Bible Hill One Commissioner for three (3) year term

Nominations for the office of Commissioner will be accepted from (and including) May 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, and 17, 2018 between the hours of eight thirty (8:30 am) o’clock in the forenoon and four thirty (4:30 pm) in the afternoon.

All nominations shall be in writing on the nomination paper form and shall be filed with the Returning Officer at the Village Office. The Village Office is located at 67 Pictou Road, Bible Hill, Nova Scotia (902-893-8083).

Requirements for a Village Commissioner:

No person is qualified to serve as a village commissioner unless the person is an elector. An elector who is a council member is not qualified to serve as a village commissioner. Every village commissioner shall take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed by the Municipal Government Act in the manner prescribed by that Act before entering upon the duties of village commissioner. A village commissioner whose term of office has expired is eligible for reelection. (Municipal Government Act, Section 407) An “elector” means a person resident within the Village entitled to vote at a municipal election, who will have resided in the Village for at least six months immediately prior to the Village election. (Municipal Government Act, Section 403) is of the full age of eighteen years on the first advance polling day; is a Canadian citizen on the first advance polling day; has been ordinarily resident in the Province for a period of six months immediately preceding the first advance polling day; and is ordinarily resident in the municipality or in an area annexed to the municipality and has been so since immediately before the first advance polling day, is entitled to be registered on the list of electors and to vote. (Municipal Election Act, Section 14). Nomination paper forms, copies of by-laws, and further information are available from the Returning Officer. Dated this 14th day of April 2018.