Residents of even-numbered divisions within rural municipalities may head to the polls Oct. 22 as general municipal elections across the province are being held.
Polls will run from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at RM offices around the southeast.
While some members will be acclaimed, there are plenty of decisions to make, particularly in the RM of Estevan where all three seats up for election are contested.
In Division 2, Barry Schulte will challenge incumbent Donald Hilstrom, while John Kish, a former councillor, will challenge incumbent Doug Blue in Division 4, and in Division 6, Bryan Tucker will be challenging incumbent Terry Keating.
With elections staggered between even and odd-numbered divisions every two years, each post will see the winning person remain in their seat for four years.
To be eligible to vote in a division, voters must reside within that division or own property within it. However, if, for example, someone lives in Division 5 and owns property in Division 2, they would only be eligible to vote in Division 5.
Further elections in the southeast will be held in all other RMs.
The RM of Cymri will have only one election in Division 4, where incumbent Dianna Eagles will be challenged by Marnell Eagles.
The RM of Coalfields will have challengers in each of its three divisions, with Richard Tessier challenging Brett Mackenzie in Division 2. Brian Hall will challenge Joseph Deyell in Division 4, and Terry Sernick is challenging Paul Deren in Division 6.
Voters must provide government-issued identification in order to be eligible to vote in their division.
In the RM of Benson, each of the incumbents, Stanley Zimmerman, Malcolm Herman and Dwight Monteyne, will be acclaimed in their seats. There were no challengers in that RM during the 2012 elections either.
