Electoral Process
How often do local government elections take place?
What is every four years?
What type of rules does local government create to regulate behavior in the community?
What are bylaws?
Who is the highest in the Urban local government structure?
Who is the Mayor and Council?
What type of government is the school board part of?
What is local government?
Who can run in local government elections?
Who is any Canadian citizen at least 18 years old who has lived in the area for at least six months?
Who is responsible for knowing and obeying the bylaws in their community?
Who are the people living in the community?
Who is elected and hired in the Urban local government structure?
Who are Council Committees?
What is the name of a person who serves on a school board?
Who is a trustee?
What must someone do to get their name on the ballot?
What is be nominated by completing official papers and paying a fee?
What does a local government do if someone refuses to obey a bylaw?
What is paying a fine?
Who is the highest in the Rural local government?
What is a Reeve and Council?
Who does the school board hire to carry out its decisions?
Who is the superintendent?
What is a group of supporters that helps a candidate during an election called?
What is a campaign committee?
Who introduces new bylaws or changes to bylaws at council meetings?
Who is a councillor?
Is the Mayor and Council elected, hired, or or volunteered?
What is elected?
What document gives Francophone parents the right to have their children educated in French?
What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
What happens on election day to choose the winner?
What is people vote at polling stations and the candidate with the most votes wins?
How many times must a motion be considered before it is voted on to pass a bylaw?
What is three times?
Where do all the departments of the government report to?
Who is the Town/City Manager?
What is one way Alberta’s school boards show fairness?
What is offering different types of schools?