Municipal elections will be held on November 9, 2020 and any property owner or resident within the RM of Bjorkdale is eligible to vote. This includes owners/residents at Marean Lake.
Being able to vote in the election will be key to ensuring this can happen. With the sudden increase in COVID cases in this area of the province MLAC is concerned that the RM of Bjorkdale has yet to announce the use of mail-in ballots to facilitate safe voting. Many RM’s and urban municipalities around the province have already done so and are actively planning to ensure safe access to voting during the pandemic.
MLAC is formally approaching the RM of Bjorkdale with these concerns and would like to encourage individual voters to do the same. We are asking that you please take a few minutes and either write or email the office of the RM of Bjorkdale encouraging them to implement mail-in ballots. Your message can be as simple as something like this:
“As tax paying property owner in the RM of Bjorkdale I would like to request the use of mail-in ballots for municipal elections this fall. This will give me the right to exercise my vote from the safety of my home during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Please include your name and the proper street address of your property at Marean Lake so they can verify you as a property owner or resident.
The next RM Council meeting is scheduled for August 12th and it would be very helpful for your message to reach the office before then.
Messages can be sent to:
The RM of Bjorkdale 426
PO Box 60
Bjorkdale, SK
S0E 0E0