Criminal Record Check Deadline for Municipal Election Candidates Extended To October 26

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One member of the local Yorkton RCMP detachment has tested positive for COVID 19, and this impacts service levels for things like criminal record checks being done in a timely manner.

Council is taking steps to ensure no one will be prevented from running in the municipal election because of this issue. At a special meeting of Council today it was decided to extend the deadline for criminal record checks for prospective candidates in the upcoming municipal election to Monday, October 26. A criminal record check must still be submitted by every candidate. Nomination papers still need to be filed by 4 p.m. October 7.