2026 School Board Trustee Election

Notice of Registration of Potential Candidates

Please be advised that a general election will be held on October 28, 2026.

Prospective school board election candidates must register with the Senior Election Official (SEO) during the registration period before they may begin to accept contributions, incur expenses, fundraise or borrow money for their campaign.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will be receiving candidate registrations Between June 30, 2026 and September 22, 2026 by appointment only at 75-5th St S, Beausejour.

Registration forms can be downloaded in the Resources Section on the page.

PLEASE BE ADVISED that our Ward Boundaries for the division are currently under review, and new maps will be available once this process is completed. They will also be available in the Resources section of this page.

Additions / Updates to the Voters List

In accordance with Section 36 of The Municipal Councils and School Boards Election Act (MCSBEA), the
Sunrise School Division Voters List is open for changes or revisions until September 9th, 2026.

At this time the Senior Election Official (SEO) is available to update the voters list by:
•    adding the names of voters who are entitled to have their names on the list;
•    deleting the names of persons who are not entitled to have their names on the list; and
•    making any such other correction of errors to the list as required.

VOTER ELIGIBILITY:
A person is eligible to have his or her name added to the Voters List if he or she is:
1)    a Canadian citizen and at least 18 years of age on election day; and
2)    a resident of the local authority for at least six months prior to election day.

NON-RESIDENT VOTERS

•    Non-Resident voters, ie. Voters who own land but do not reside there, under the MCSBEA are not eligible to vote in the School Board Trustee Election.

To submit an update to the voters list, please send an email to [email protected] with the following information:

 

Full Name:
Civic / Physical Address:
Mailing Address:
Phone Number:
Full Names of any other voters in the household who would wish to be added.

 

Please note that proof of Identification may be required for registering new voters.

 

Government issued ID is required at time of Voting.