And then there were three: Nunavut byelection candidate disqualified – Nunatsiaq News
Sandy Kautuq says he missed a deadline for employment leave
Sandy Kautuq, a candidate in the upcoming Uqqummiut byelection, says he has been kicked out of the race on a technicality.
“When the chief electoral officer, along with their legal counsel, called me just before lunch yesterday, I was disappointed but, what can I do?” said Kautuq, reached at his home Jan. 21. “I will know better for next time.”
Kautuq, who teaches physical education and computers to primary students in Clyde River, said Elections Nunavut officials notified him that under the Public Service Act, his official leave of absence from Qikiqtani School Operations had to begin before he became a candidate in the byelection.
Kautuq said he contacted QSO before becoming a candidate, but the leave didn’t officially kick in until a week after the campaign had begun.
