Red Deer Elections

• Alberta Municipalities – Resources to help potential candidates understand the process of running for municipal office
• Video resources for prospective candidates
• What every councillor needs to know: a council member’s handbook [August 2025]
• Levels of Government in Canada: Who does what? (pdf) 

Candidate Handbooks

• 2025 Candidate Handbook - Mayor and Councillor (pdf)
• 2025 Candidate Handbook - Red Deer Public School (pdf)
• 2025 Candidate Handbook - Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division (pdf)

Candidate Inquiries and Responses

Official election candidates and those with intent to become official candidates frequently pose questions to The City. To promote transparency and equal access to information for all, responses are shared with all candidates through this document:

• Candidate Inquiries and Responses (pdf)

Candidate Scrutineer Appointment Form

This form allows a candidate to officially appoint a scrutineer to represent them at voting stations during the 2025 Red Deer municipal and school boards election, in accordance with Alberta’s election regulations.

• Candidate Scrutineer Appointment Form (pdf)