A byelection to fill the vacated seat of former Tu Nedh茅-Wiilideh has been set for Feb. 8.
Northwest Territories chief electoral officer Stephen Dunbar confirmed as much Monday morning, Dec. 13.
The writ is to be issued Jan. 10. Nominations for candidates will be accepted at the returning officerSA国际影视传媒檚 on the first floor of the DetSA国际影视传媒檕n Cho Building in Ndil谦 from 10 a.m. Jan. 10 until 2 p.m. Jan. 14.
Tu Nedh茅-Wiilideh electors may access Voter Registration on the Elections NWT website to confirm if they are on the voters list: www.electionsnwt.ca.
Applications for Absentee Ballot (by mail) will be accepted from Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, until 2 p.m. Jan.
29, 2022 at www.electionsnwt.ca
Phone 867-767-9100, ext. 16010 or email info@electionsnwt.ca if you have any other questions.
Members of the 19th Legislative Assembly voted 17-0 Nov. 23 to eject Steve Norn from their ranks and vacate his seat. Norn was the focus of a storm of controversy after breaking his Covid-19 self-isolation period in April and misleading MLAs, public health investigators and the public about it.
Norn was charged under the Public Health Act. His next court appearance is March 22.
But it wasnSA国际影视传媒檛 the isolation breach, nor the campaign of misinformation that followed that ultimately cost him his seat.
A message he sent to a group chat of MLAs and legislature staff members the night before his conduct hearing was to begin in October sent a chill through their ranks. The assembly, which is alone in Canada in terms of its majority of women MLAs, perceived it as a threat.
