CANDIDATES

Candidate Forms

Candidate Registration and Nomination Paper (PDF)
Withdrawl of Candidate (PDF)
Scrutineer Appointment - Declaration of Secrecy (PDF)
Voter List Distribution Record (PDF) To be completed and retained by the Party Official Agent and available for inspection by Elections PEI upon request

Independent Candidate Forms

Candidate Registration-Nomination Form (PDF)
Withdrawl of Candidate Form (PDF)
Scrutineer Appointment-Declaration of Secrecy Form (PDF)
Guidelines For Use of Electoral Products By Independent Candidates (PDF)
Voter List Distribution Record (PDF) To be completed and available for inspection by Elections PEI upon request.

Once you have won your party nomination to represent them in a district, you need to get your nomination package from your districts Returning Officer, or from the CANDIDATE FORMS section below, once the election period has started. Collect signatures from 25 or more eligible voters and return the nomination form and a $200 deposit to the Returning Officer no later than 2:00 pm on Nomination Day (17 days prior to Election Day). If you are an independent, you still need to get the 25 signatures and submit them and a $200 deposit to the districts Returning Officer.

At the close of nominations on Nomination Day, the Chief Electoral Officer will announce the candidates in all local newspapers and in the Royal Gazette.

You can be nominated as a candidate if you:

• are a Canadian citizen;
• are 18 years old or will be 18 years old on or before nomination day;
• are not disqualified or ineligible under the Election Act (PDF), or any other Act, to be a candidate or a member of the Legislative Assembly; and
• qualify as a voter in any one of the electoral districts in the Electoral Boundaries Act (PDF).

If there are no other candidates nominated by 2:00 pm on Nomination Day in your district, the Returning Officer will proclaim you as the elected representative for the district. This is known as "Election by Acclamation".

There are strict rules and guidelines for political advertising and fundraising campaigns. The Official Agent of each party can discuss your options from the Election Expenses Act (Section 17 Campaign Advertising) (PDF). All advertising during an election periods must be authorized by the Official Agent of the party. 

Once a person becomes an elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of PEI, there are certain rules and guidelines to follow. One important area to investigate is Your Guide to PEI's Conflict of Interest Act