General Topics and Information - Central East, Municipal Elections

General Topics and Information - Central East

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Service: Municipal Elections

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Record #: CWD1450

Last Modified: 04 Oct 2024

Last Full Update: 23 Dec 2020

Description

Description (Service)

Basically anyone who is eligible to vote can run for municipal office. A candidate must be:

a resident of the community
or a non-resident owner (or tenant) of land in the community
a Canadian citizen; at least 18 years old on voting day
not disqualified by any legislation from holding municipal office.

To run to become a school board trustee, a candidate must be:

a resident within the jurisdiction of the board
a Canadian citizen
at least 18 years old on voting day
eligible to be an elector of that school board for which the person is a candidate
not disqualified by any legislation from holding school board office

The term of office is four years, and registration is between May 1 and fourth Friday in July of the election year. Contact your local municipal office clerk for further information.

Service Details

Hours	n/a
Areas Served	Bruce County ; Dufferin County ; Grey County ; Haliburton County ; Huron County ; Kawartha Lakes ; Muskoka District ; Northumberland County ; Parry Sound District ; Perth County ; Peterborough (County of) ; Simcoe County
Eligibility	Call Municipal office for further details
Application	Registration is between May 1 and fourth Friday in July of the election year.
Languages	English
Fees	Service - $200 to run for head of council and $100 for other positions

Address and Location

Address & Map	Coordinates: 44.6073644, -79.4190960
Physical Access	Not Applicable

Contact Information

Office Phone

No public telephone number

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