WHEREAS running a municipal election imposes a cost to the municipality.

WHEREAS the Saskatchewan government did not consult with rural municipalities to determine interest or the need for an advance poll in rural elections.

WHEREAS the provincial government continues to impose increasing regulation on rural municipalities with no thought to the added cost of the regulation nor the administrative burden and there is seldom, if ever, a line up due to high voter numbers.

BE IT RESOLVED that SARM lobby the provincial government to remove the requirement for advanced polls when eligible voter numbers are lower than 100 people.