Register to vote at FCM’s board elections

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities' (FCM’s) first-ever virtual elections and Annual General Meeting are fast approaching.

Register now: FCM’s member representatives must register by September 11 to participate in the virtual elections (September 28-30 and October 5-7) and AGM (October 15).

Become a candidate: Director candidates must submit consent forms and a resolution by September 24. Table Officer candidates have until September 14 to submit their documentation

Meet your candidates: Read about your candidates and their motivations for representing you on FCM’s Board of Directors.

Alberta candidates

Below is the list of candidates for Alberta. There are currently two vacant spots, so any help you can provide in encouraging candidates to put their names forward would be hugely appreciated.

Election candidates 

  • AnnLisa Jensen, Councillor, Parkland County 
  • Lawrence Lee, Councillor, City of Red Deer

Appointed candidates 

  • Bev Esslinger, Councillor, City of Edmonton
  • Al Kemmere, President, Rural Municipalities of Alberta
  • Barry Morishita, President, Alberta Urban Municipalities Association 

Election process

Key dates in FCM’s election process are as follows.  

  • Voter registration: Open until September 11 
  • Table Officer candidate speech webinars: September 17 (with a Q&A) and September 28
  • Table Officer election: September 28-30 
  • Director candidate speech webinar: October 5 
  • Director election: October 5-7 
  • AGM: October 15 

 Please visit fcm.ca for more information, or connect with elections [at] fcm.ca (elections[at]fcm[dot]ca).