Information regarding the Alternative Approval Process (AAP) can be found on the Alternative Approval Process page.

In order to sign an elector response form for an AAP, a person must either be a resident elector or a non-resident property elector.

The City of Nanaimo uses the provincial voters list to confirm that resident electors are eligible to submit response forms. Residents should contact Elections BC to confirm their registration on the provincial voters list.

A resident elector is an individual who is entitled to sign an elector response form during an AAP by virtue of living within the City of Nanaimo.  When signing an elector response form, a resident elector must:

• Be 18 years of age or older;
• Be a Canadian citizen;
• Have lived in BC for the last 6 months;
• Be a resident of the City of Nanaimo;
• Not be disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law.

A non-resident property elector is an individual that does not live in the City of Nanaimo and who is entitled to sign an elector response form during an AAP by virtue of owning property in the City. When signing an elector response form, a non-resident property elector must:

• Not be entitled to register as a resident elector in the City of Nanaimo;
• Be 18 years of age or older;
• Be a Canadian citizen;
• Have lived in BC for the last 6 months immediately prior to signing the response form;
• Have owned real property in the City of Nanaimo for at least 30 days immediately prior to signing the response form;
• Not be disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law;

If there is more than one registered owner of the property (either as joint tenants or tenants in common), only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owner, register as a non-resident property elector, and,

A person may only register as a non-resident property elector in relation to one parcel of real property in a jurisdiction.

Note: Property owned in whole or in part by a corporation does not qualify under the non-resident property elector provisions.