Kenneth Robar, the Sooke resident who was first to register as a candidate for the upcoming civic byelection, has signalled his intention to withdraw from the race.

B次元官网网址淭his is to let you know I am stepping down as [a] candidate because of health. I feel it will be for the best,B次元官网网址� said Robar in an email to the Sooke B次元官网网址 Mirror.

Robar made the news in August when he was reported as a missing person.

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Four days later, he was located in Ontario and returned to Sooke. No explanation was given for his disappearance, with RCMP citing privacy considerations as the reason for withholding information.

Carolyn Mushata, the districtB次元官网网址檚 chief electoral officer, said sheB次元官网网址檚t received no formal notification from Robar.

Robar is required to give Mushata written notification to make the withdrawal official.

B次元官网网址淓ven if we got a letter today, the legislation says that I would then write to the minister [of Municipal Affairs] and the minister would direct us in what to do,B次元官网网址� Mushata said.

B次元官网网址淭he legislation states that the ministerB次元官网网址檚 decision on reprinting ballots is time dependant and, given that voting starts next Wednesday (Sept. 18), I doubt that weB次元官网网址檇 be directed to try to get new ballots at this point.B次元官网网址�

That would mean that the names of all 10 candidates for council, including RobarB次元官网网址檚, would remain on the ballot.

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