Election 2025: Campaign Roundup - Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of our Calgary 2025 Campaign Roundup!

With the 2025 municipal election underway, we'll be bringing you daily updates on all the policy proclamations, platform promises, and political point-scoring from the campaign trail.

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Campaign Roundup - Day 1:

• While there’s no official “writ drop” in civic elections, today is nomination day. So, we’re calling this Day 1 of our Campaign Roundup.
  
  
• Nominations closed at noon today, but there may be some last-minute additions to the list that the City hasn’t processed yet. We’ll be sending out more information about the candidates soon. Voters will elect their Mayor, City Council, and School Board Trustees. If you aren’t certain which ward you live in, you can find out here.
  
  
• The municipal election takes place on Monday, October 20th. Advance voting will take place from October 6th to 11th. If you haven’t already registered to vote, you can still do so at the polling station. For a list of what you’ll need to bring with you to vote, you can visit the Elections Calgary website.
  
  
• This is the first year that Calgarians will see political parties on the ballot. There are three registered parties - The Calgary Party, A Better Calgary Party, and Communities First. There are also many independent candidates.
  
  
• Calgary’s municipal election will see ballots counted entirely by hand due to a provincial ban on electronic tabulators, meaning results may take up to two days to finalize. While day-of Mayoral votes will be tallied on election night, advance ballots and results for Councillors and School Board Trustees are expected to continue into October 21st.
  
  
• Calgarians are poised to elect a majority of first-term Councillors for the second consecutive election, continuing a trend of high turnover that began in 2021. While new voices may bring fresh perspectives, inexperience can create challenges in understanding governance, building relationships, and managing complex issues like the municipal budget.

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