- At least 18 years old;
- A Canadian citizen;
- A City of Leduc resident since March 20, 2025;
- Not otherwise ineligible or disqualified to be a candidate.
To run in the 2025 municipal election in Leduc, you must be:
Planning to Run?
An individual intending to run for Mayor or Council must submit each form below to the Election Office at the Leduc Civic Centre. When there are any changes to the information, please notify the Election Office in writing ([email protected]).
- Notice of Intent. Submitting this will add you to the Register of Candidates and enables you to accept campaign contributions and incur campaign expenses set out in Part 5.1 Local Authorities Election Act.
- Form 4 – Nomination form if running for mayor
- Form 4 – Nomination form if running for councillor
- Form 5 – Candidate info
- Approval for release of election information
Filing Candidate Papers
To become a nominated candidate and appear on the ballot, a candidate must complete and file nomination papers during the nomination period from Jan. 1 to Sept. 22, 2025.
- Between Jan. 1 and Sept. 19, notice of intent forms and nomination papers may be submitted in-person at the Leduc Civic Centre to the Returning Officer by appointment only. To make an appointment, please email [email protected] or call (780)-980-7177.
- On Sept. 22, your papers may be submitted without an appointment between 9 a.m. and noon. Candidate paperwork will not be accepted after noon on Sept. 22.
Candidate nomination forms must be signed by the candidate in the presence of a Commissioner for Oaths, who must commission the form. The Returning Officer is a Commissioner for Oaths and can provide this service for candidates.
Nomination deposits can be paid by cash, money order or certified cheque; $100 for candidates running for mayor and $50 for candidates running for councillor.
Candidates can withdraw their nomination to run in the 2025 municipal election. The deadline to withdraw is noon on Sept. 23. Notice of withdrawal must be in writing and submitted to the Returning Officer. Nomination deposits will be refunded to a candidate who withdraws.
After the election, deposits will be refunded to all successful candidates, and all unsuccessful candidates that received at least half as many votes as the successful candidate with the least number of votes.
Election Advertising and Signs
Election signs must follow Section 24.1.1.4 in the City’s Land Use Bylaw. Election signs cannot be put out until Sept. 22 (nomination day) and must be removed by Oct. 23 (three days after the election).
Candidates may complete and submit Form 11 to the Returning Officer when accessing multi-family buildings in Leduc. To do so, please make an appointment with the Returning Officer. You will then be given Form 12, which can be completed and provided to campaign workers.
Ballot images are not permitted as part of a candidate’s campaign material or advertising. Campaign materials may not include the City of Leduc logo, or the logo of Black Gold School Division or St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Catholic School Division. You are also not permitted to campaign or display campaign materials at voting stations, on school land and in school buildings.
Official campaign agents must be appointed by candidates when you submit your nomination papers. Candidates aren’t required to appoint an official agent. Official agents must not have been convicted of an offense within the previous 10 years under the Local Authorities Election Act, the Election Act, the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act or the Canada Elections Act. A candidate cannot be an official agent for another candidate.
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure
All individuals who file a notice of intent form are required to make two submissions of Form 26: Campaign Disclosure Statement and Financial Statement. The first submission is due by Sept. 30, 2025, and shall disclose all campaign contributions and expenses up until July 31, 2025. The second submission is due on or before March 1, 2026, and shall disclosure all campaign contributions and expenses for the entire campaign period. Candidates are also required to keep all records, including campaign receipts, for at least three years after the filing deadline. All records are subject to requirements outlined in the Local Authorities Election Act; you may be required to produce your records.
Part 5.1 Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure of the Local Authorities Election Act outlines the requirements for contributions, limitations and acceptance of contributions, anonymous and unauthorized contributions, duties of candidates, fund-raising functions, expense limits, disclosure statements, campaign surplus, late filing, offences.
Campaign disclosure statements are public documents, may be inspected by any person upon request during regular business hours and are posted on the City of Leduc’s website.
Scrutineers
Candidates may appoint scrutineers to observe voting processes during advance voting and on election day and may also observe the ballot count. Scrutineers must be at least 18 years old and not convicted of an offence under the Local Authorities Election Act, the Election Act, the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act or the Canada Elections Act in the last 10 years.
Every scrutineer must present a signed Appointment of Scrutineer form to the presiding deputy in the voting station to observe proceedings on behalf of the candidate.
Council Orientation in 2025
The elected City Council will be required to attend mandatory council orientation Oct. 28–30 from 8:30 a.m–4:30 p.m.
Alberta Municipalities Convention and Trade Show in 2025
The elected City Council may wish to attend the Alberta Municipalities Convention and Trade Show from Nov. 12–15 in Calgary. You may wish to hold this time in your personal calendar if this would be of interest to you.
About the Office of Mayor and Council
- GOA: Roles and Responsibilities of City Council
- GOA: Pecuniary Interest for Elected Municipal Officials
- GOA: What Every Councillor Needs to Know
- Leduc Council Procedures Bylaw
- Leduc Council Social Media Policy
- Leduc City Council Candidate Handbook
