Incomplete elections
2000, c.52, s.30
36.51(1)Notwithstanding subsection 36.2(2), where a District Education Council election fails to result in the election of
(a)
a councillor for a subdistrict, or
(b)
the required number of councillors for an electoral zone,
the Minister shall, subject to subsection (2) and in accordance with the regulations, appoint that number of councillors required to fill the vacant positions from among candidates nominated, in accordance with the regulations, by the District Education Council.
36.51(2)A person is eligible for appointment to a District Education Council under subsection (1) if the person is eligible under section 36.41 to be a candidate for the office of councillor in the electoral zone or, where an electoral zone has not been established, in the subdistrict in which the vacant position exists.
2000, c.52, s.30; 2004, c.19, s.4; 2021, c.10, s.1