
Nunavut territorial election campaign starts today
CBC
The writ has dropped for Nunavut's territorial election and Monday officially marks the start of the campaign to elect the next territorial government.
The election will take place Oct. 25.
There are 22 seats in the Nunavut Legislature, which has a consensus style of government.
Anyone who wants to put their name forward to run for MLA needs to register with Elections Nunavut by Friday at 2 p.m. ET.
Dustin Fredlund, chief electoral officer for Elections Nunavut, said Nunavut residents who aren't in the territory can still vote either by mail or, in very extreme situations, by phone.
"Some of our citizens are working on fishing vessels off the coast of Greenland and won't be able to get a ballot," Fredlund said.
"They will be able to call us and vote by phone but to be able to do that, you need to meet some strict criteria."

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