2026 Trustee Election: Join Our Election Team
School District No. 73 (Kamloops-Thompson) is seeking reliable, community-minded individuals to serve as election officials for the 2026 School Board Trustee Election. Opportunities are available in a variety of election roles at polling stations throughout the district. If you are interested in serving as an election official in this year’s election, please fill out an application form and email it to elections2026@exc.sd73.bc.ca.
Dates/Hours Needed
Advance Voting Day – October 7, 2026 – 8:00 am to 8:00 pm at the following locations:
- Logan Lake Fire Hall (2 people)
- Tobiano Presentation Centre (3 people)
General Voting Day – October 17, 2026 – 8:00 am to 8:00 pm at the following locations:
- Savona Elementary (3 people)
- Logan Lake Fire Hall (2 people)
- Tobiano Presentation Centre (3 people)
- Lac le Jeune Resort (2 people)
- AE Perry Elementary (4 people)
- McQueen Lake Environmental Education Centre (2 people)
- Avola Schoolhouse (1 people)
- Blue River Elementary (2 people)
- Election Official Runner – Area 2 (1 person to drive to Blue River and back collecting ballot boxes for return to School Board Office)
- Election Official Runner – Area 5 (3 people to drive to various polling stations collecting ballot boxes for return to School Board Office)
In addition to the above, election officials will need to attend a training session (approx. 2 hours) between now and October 6. Election officials will also be needed to move supplies to/from the locations, install signage, and visit the locations to meet with our hosts to discuss access on the voting days.
Pay Structure
| PEOs (Presiding Election Officials) | APEOs (Alternate Election Officials) | EOs (Election Officials) | Election Official Runners | |
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| Training (all staff) | $30/hour | $30/hour | $30/hour | $30/hour |
| Full day (advance or general voting, 8 am-8 pm) | $600/day ($50/hour) | $450/day ($37.50/hr) | $300/day ($25/hr) | n/a |
| Any additional hours (for moving equipment, meeting with polling station hosts, setting up/taking down polling station, counting ballots, etc.) | $30/hour | $30/hour | $30/hour | n/a |
| Travel Time | $30/hour + mileage | $30/hour + mileage | $30/hour + mileage | $30/hour + mileage |
| Food Allowance | $45/day (advance and general voting days only) | $45/day (advance and general voting days only) | $45/day (advance and general voting days only) | n/a |
Duties of Election Officers
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Qualifications
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Candidates in the 2026 School Board Trustee Election, candidate representatives and candidate financial agents cannot be appointed as election officials. All election officials must be able to perform their duties impartially and preserve the secrecy of the ballot.
Runners will require valid BC Driver’s Licences and reliable vehicles. It is strongly advised that all election staff have their own reliable transportation should travel to and from the polling station or back to the School Board Office be required.