Elections, AAPs & Other Voting

Local Government Elections

The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) regularly conducts elections, alternative approval processes (AAPs) and other referenda.

Local governments in BC conduct elections for mayors, councillors and electoral area directors. General local elections in B.C. are held every four years on the third Saturday in October. The next general local elections will be held on October 15, 2022. Detailed information is available on the webpage linked below.  

General Local Elections  

The CVRD is a federation of three electoral areas and three municipalities.  As part of the General Local Election system in British Columbia, electoral area directors may be elected by acclamation (in the case of a single qualified candidate) or by voting (where there is more than one qualified candidate). Each municipal director on the CVRD Board of Directors is appointed by his or her respective council.

View past election results

Other Voting

The Comox Valley Regional District also occasionally conducts public assent processes such as referendums, alternative approval processes (AAP) and petitions for various initiatives, including new services and borrowing funds for capital projects.  For these and other specific matters, local governments are required to obtain elector approval before the project or service can proceed. Voting processes of this kind may be held at any time and may be restricted to a particular geographical area of the CVRD.

View past referenda and other alternative approval processes (AAPs)

Alternative Approval Process (AAP)

Under provincial legislation, local governments can use an alternative approval process as a method to directly engage citizens about certain bylaws or other initiatives requiring elector approval.  The AAP is an alternative to a referendum, which is more expensive to taxpayers.