Information for Electors
Enter your Full First And Last Name Only, as it appears on your tax bill, in the required fields.
Enter only the actual Name of your street - Don't use the extensions of "Ave." "St." "Dr.", etc.
Voter Eligibility
A person is entitled to be an elector at an election held in a local municipality, if on voting day he or she is:
- a Canadian citizen;
- at least 18 years old;
- residing in the local municipality or an owner or tenant of land there, or the spouse of such owner or tenant; and
- not otherwise prohibited from voting.
A person's residence is defined as the permanent lodging place to which, whenever absent, he or she intends to return. For the purpose of the municipal elections, a voter is considered to have only one residence. However, he or she may have lodgings in two municipalities at the same time. The place where a person's family resides is also his or her residence, unless he or she moves elsewhere with the intention of changing his or her permanent lodging place.
The following are prohibited from voting:
- A person who is serving a sentence of imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution
- A corporation
- A person acting as executor or trustee or in any other representative capacity, except as a voting proxy
- A person who was convicted of a corrupt practice
Students
With respect to students, a person may have residences in two local municipalities at the same time if the person lives in a municipality in order to attend school, but not with the intention of changing his or her permanent lodging place, and the person's permanent lodging place is in the other local municipality. This means that students may vote in BOTH the municipality where they reside to attend school and the municipality where their family resides, if it is their permanent residence.
People Without a Permanent Residence
If a person has no permanent lodging place, their residence shall be determined to be:
- The place to which the person most frequently returned to sleep or eat during the five weeks preceding the determination
- If the person returns with equal frequency to one place to sleep and to another to eat, the place to which he or she returns to sleep is his or her residence
- Multiple returns to the same place during a single day, whether to eat or to sleep, shall be considered one return
- In the absence of evidence to the contrary, a person's affidavit is conclusive
If Name is not on the List
Revision Period:
- Own Name - September 7 - October 22 (regular office hours) October 25 until 8:00 PM
- Remove Another Person's Name - September 7 - 9 (regular office hours) September 10 until 2:00 PM
Revisions shall be made in writing, on the approved form either by mail, in person, or by your appointed agent (with proper identification) at: The Office of the Clerk, 1310 Centre Line.
To obtain a copy of the Revision Form please contact the Municipal Office at 705-292-9507 or email twpsel@nexicom.net.
The Township will certainly manage revisions after September 10th, however this may involve additional mailing or require electors to personally pick-up their Ballot Kit at the Municipal Office, depending on timing and the circumstances.
Voting will be by Mail-in Ballot
The Township will use the convenient mail-in-ballot method as it has in past elections. Eligible electors will receive an election kit by mail prior to Election Day. The kit includes an election ballot and all the necessary information to complete and return the ballot.
This is your opportunity to vote for members of your local Council and School Board Trustees.
To receive a Ballot Kit so that you may place your vote, your name must be included on the 2010 Electors List; and to meet the deadline for the mailing of the Ballot Kits, revisions/additions to the Electors List must be made between September 7th and September 10th, 2010.
All eligible electors will receive an Election Kit by mail, giving them the opportunity to vote from the comfort of their own home. The Vote-By-Mail system allows electors to vote anytime, anywhere, during the voting period.
The kit will include an election ballot and all the necessary information needed to complete and return the ballot.
Ballot Kits to be Mailed out to Electors on:
Election Kits will be mailed out October 1st, 2010.
Ballot Kits to be Mailed Back to Municipal Office by:
Ballots are to be mailed to the Municipal Office upon completion. They must be in the mail by October 16th, 2010, to ensure delivery by Election Day on October 25th, 2010.
Hand Delivered Ballots
There will be no Polling Stations in the Township for the 2010 Election.
You may, however, hand deliver your completed Ballot Package to the Township Municipal office at 1310 Centre Line, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm.
On Election Day the Municipal Office will remain open until 8:00 pm. To accept hand delivered, completed Ballot Packages.
