Residents of Carbon are going back to the polls just weeks after a new Council was sworn in.
The Alberta General Municipal Election was held on Monday, October 16. In Carbon, Nomination Day came and went on September 18. As there were not enough residents to fill council, nominations were opened for a second day.
On Election Day, Clark Garrett garnered 86 votes and won a seat, however, according to Mayor Guss Nash, after Garrett was sworn in, he resigned.
Nomination day for the upcoming by-election is Tuesday, January 2. Election Day is Friday, February 2.