Edmonton Public Schools
Board Policies and Regulations

• The Board of Trustees for the Edmonton School District No. 7 is composed of nine Trustees elected under the provision of the Local Authorities Elections Act for three-year terms of office.

• The Edmonton Public School Board enters into an agreement with the City of Edmonton, covering the following matters relating to school board elections:

• use of vote recorders;
• sharing of joint costs of the election on the basis of 60% City of Edmonton, 29% Edmonton Public School Board and 11% Edmonton Catholic School Board;
• every nomination of a candidate for Trustee to be accompanied by a cash deposit in the amount of $100 in accordance with the Board's 1989 election deposit bylaw;
• every nomination form to be signed by at least twenty-five (25) voters in accordance with Section 27 (1) of the Local Authorities Elections Act (February 24, 2004);
• nine public school Trustees to be elected by wards as set out in Ministerial Order 007/2010;

• any additional costs for advertising, notification, publication or advising of electors, or candidates with respect to the nine wards, beyond the costs for election communications aligned with the City's messages, to be the sole responsibility of the Board;
• the discontinuation of the election in a ward should a candidate in that ward election die after nomination day and a new election to be held for that office;
• the mutual indemnification of the City and the Board for any act, statement or omission of their respective officers or agents in connection with the school board election.