Nomination period for LRSD byelection nears

The nomination period for a byelection to replace a school trustee who quit after being suspended for racist and anti-LGBTTQ+ social-media posts opens next week.

Nominations will be accepted for the Louis Riel School Division Ward 1 byelection from April 25 until May 1 at 4:30 p.m.

Nomination papers must be filed by the candidate in person and have at least 25 signatures from residents whose names are on the ward’s voters list.

The byelection is set for June 6.

Candidates can withdraw their nomination, in writing, until May 2 at 4:30 p.m.

Francine Champagne quit in November while on her third consecutive unpaid, three-month suspension. The school board was in the process of filing a court application to seek permission to oust her.