Chief Electoral Officer for the province, Michael Quinn, creating awareness of the upcoming municipal elections to the St. Stephen Chamber of Commerce.
He says the more candidates you get, the more debates you have, leads to more public interest and a higher voter turn-out.
Quinn says the best part of democracy is alot of public involvement.
For more information on becoming a candidate, go to the Elections NB website: http://www.gnb.ca/elections/index-e.asp
The deadline to file your nomination papers is April 13th, at 2pm.
(Picture: (left) Chamber President Dale Weeks and (right) Chief Electoral Officer for NB Michael Quinn)
