Every four years, residents of Cochrane elect Town Council members to shape the future of our community. As a Councillor, you’ll help set public policy, adopt bylaws and establish the strategic priorities that guide municipal staff in delivering services and programs.
This could be your chance to make a lasting impact in your Town. Ready to learn more? Explore what it takes to run for Council.
Once you have printed and completed the above forms, please book an appointment to file your submission in person with the Returning Officer, or designate, at the Cochrane RancheHouse during the town's hours of operation by 12 noon on Nomination Day, September 22, 2025. To book an appointment, please contact: election@cochrane.ca or phone 403-851-2509.
Attention: Returning Officer 101 RancheHouse Road Cochrane, Alberta T4C 2K8
Planning your campaign and preparing for office
Candidates who plan to run in the 2025 Election can only accept campaign contributions and incur campaign expenses once their nomination paper is complete and they are added to the Register of Candidates.
Campaign expenses and contributions
Learn about allowable campaign expenses, contribution rules and advertising regulations.
Council meetings are held at the Cochrane RancheHouse on the second and fourth Monday of each month . Committee of the Whole meetings are held on the first and third Monday of each month. (Council meets only once in July, and December, no meetings are held in August). Additional commitments for council committees and external partnership appointments.
Yes. You can view nomination papers at any time after the commencement of the nomination period until the term of office to which the filed nomination papers relate has expired. A person may request to examine the filed nomination papers during regular business hours and in the presence of the returning officer.
Contact the Town of Cochrane to make an appointment with the Returning Officer to view nomination papers.
A recount may be made if the Returning Officer is shown reasonable grounds by a candidate, official agent or a scrutineer that the count of votes is inaccurate. The Returning Officer may also consider a recount based on the number of rejected ballots, valid ballots objected to, or any administrative or technical errors. For more information on recount, see Local Authorities Election Act.
If a count results in a tie, the Returning Officer will write the names of those candidates in the tie on separate pieces of paper and will "draw a name from a hat". The name on the paper pulled from the hat is considered to receive one more vote. For more information see section 99 of the Local Authorities Election Act.
The Local Authorities Election Act allows for Municipalities to request a criminal record check for all candidates. Cochrane’s Council requested this be included in the new Election Bylaw that was passed in 2024. The legislation requires these criminal record checks to be published in their original format on our website, with the exception of the candidate’s address being redacted.
What if I have a question?
If you still have questions, connect with the Returning Officer or delegate:
