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Business: Nicola Similkameen School District 58
Email: mfriensen@sd58.bc.ca

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Nicola Similkameen School District

Is looking for Election Officials – 2026 School Trustee Election

Compensation: Mandatory Training -$100.00, $375.00 per voting day

Nicola Similkameen School District is seeking reliable, community-minded individuals to serve as Election Officials for the 2026 School Trustee Election for the trustee electoral areas corresponding to Electoral areas M and N of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.

Voting Dates & Hours:

• Advance Voting Day – October 7, 2026, | 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• General Voting Day – October 17, 2026, | 7:00 a.m. until completion of ballot counting

Locations: TBD – a minimum of one voting location in Lower Nicola and one location in Quilchena

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with opening, operating and closing the voting place
• Welcome and assist electors in a courteous, impartial and professional manner
• Follow voting, elector-processing and ballot-handling procedures as directed by the Chief Election Officer
• Maintain with integrity, security and confidentiality of the voting process and election materials
• Assist with voting-place records, forms and election documentation
• Assist with ballot counting and closing procedures on General Voting Day, as assigned
• Perform other election-related duties as directed by the Chief Election Officer

What We Are Looking For:

• Prior experience with elections preferred but not mandatory
• Reliability, punctuality and ability to follow detailed procedures accurately
• Good judgement, attention to detail and ability to remain calm in a busy public setting
• Ability to maintain strict political neutrality and confidentiality
• Ability to work cooperatively as part of an election team
• Availability for long voting-day shift and the mandatory training session
• Reliable transportation to the assigned voting location

Mandatory Training:

All Election Officials must attend a mandatory training session before the election

How to Apply:

Contact Mark Friesen, Chief Election Officer | mfriensen@sd58.bc.ca

Please indicate your availability for both voting days and the mandatory training session, as well as your preferred work location

This opportunity is specifically for the 2026 School Trustee Election

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Nlaka’pamux Nation and Syilx Nation