Due to the record-setting snowfall and hazardous conditions on Saskatchewan roads, the Government of Saskatchewan is authorizing municipalities and school divisions to postpone their elections, where conducting a general election is being significantly impeded by the weather.

Given the uncertainty of the situation and because not all municipalities may be affected to the same extent, a Ministerial Order has been signed by Government Relations Minister Lori Carr to allow each municipality’s appointed returning officer to postpone the elections.

The Order allows a Returning Officer to postpone the general election of the municipality, school division or ward, to a date on or before November 25, 2020.

This does not mean elections across the province are postponed. It means each local Returning Officer will have the authority to postpone an election if needed.