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$840K byelection looms in B.C. city where Conservative was twice elected in October
A judge could order a by-election or name the next-highest vote-getter, while Surrey Schools says one vote would cost about $840,000.
- On Thursday, Surrey Schools confirmed that Conservative MLA-elect Garry Thind will be disqualified from his school trustee position once sworn in, with a judge potentially deciding his replacement.
- Thind was re-elected as a trustee on Oct. 17, but his subsequent election as a Conservative MLA in Surrey-Guildford on Oct. 24 triggered the disqualification.
- A judge could order a by-election costing approximately $840,000, or appoint Gary Tymoschuk, who received 43,900 votes, under the Local Government Act.
- Representing Surrey First Education, Thind stated he and the Conservative party "are looking for options if there is any legal way of not getting a by-election done."
- Under the Local Government Act, the Chief Election Officer, a candidate, or any four electors may apply to court within 30 days of the November 20 certification.
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$840K byelection looms in B.C. city where Conservative was twice elected in October - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
A judge might decide whether Surrey will have a school trustee byelection at a cost of close to $840,000. The situation involves Garry Thind, re-elected trustee on Oct. 17 and then elected Conservative MLA in Surrey-Guildford a week later, Oct. 24. Once sworn in as MLA in coming weeks, Thind will be disqualified from being a school trustee, Surrey Schools confirms. Moving forward, if a court application is made under the Local Government Act, a …
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