Less Than a Month to Nomination Day!
We are officially in the countdown to Nomination Day, which is Friday, August 19, 2022.
As of July 21 at 9:00 a.m. we have three people registered as Municipal Candidates and four registered for School Board Trustees. The list can be found here on our Unofficial List of Candidates page.
If you are thinking of running you will need to pick up a nomination package from town hall or download the full package here.
Who can be a candidate?
a resident of the municipality or a non-resident owner or tenant of land in the municipality or the spouse of such non-resident owner or tenant;
a Canadian citizen and at least 18 years old;
not legally prohibited from voting; and not disqualified by any legislation from holding municipal office.
You will need 25 signatures on your nomination form and must pay a fee of $100 ($200 for mayor).
When you think about candidates for federal or provincial elections, you usually think about the political party that each candidate represents. In municipal elections in Ontario, candidates are not elected to represent a political party.
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On Nomination Day, nominations may only be filed between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Withdrawal of Nominations closes at 2:00 p.m. as well. This is when the first possible Lame Duck period begins.