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Who Can Vote?

A person is entitled to vote in a municipal election if, on Voting Day, they:

  • Reside in the local municipality, or are the owner or tenant of land in the municipality, or the spouse of such owner or tenant; and
  • Are a Canadian citizen;
  • Are at least 18 years old; and
  • Are not prohibited from voting under the Municipal Elections Act or otherwise prohibited by law. 

Resident Elector

A resident elector is a person who lives and is eligible to vote in that municipality’s election. A person is only allowed to have one residence.

A person’s residence is the permanent lodging place to which, whenever absent, he or she intends to return.

The following rules apply in determining a person’s residence:

  • A person may only have one residence at a time;
  • The place where a person’s family resides is also their residence, unless they moves elsewhere with the intention of changing their permanent lodging place;
  • If a person has no other permanent lodging place, the place where they occupy a room or part of a room as a regular lodger, to which they habitually return, is their residence.

Non-Resident Elector

If a person lives in one municipality but owns or rents property in another municipality, then they are a non-resident elector and able to vote in that municipality’s election. 

Spouse of Non-Resident Elector

If a person lives in one municipality and qualifies as a spouse of a non-resident elector, then they are able to vote in that municipality’s election.

Students

A person may have residences in two local municipalities at the same time if the person lives in one of the local municipalities in order to attend an education institution but not with the intention of changing their permanent lodging place, and the person’s permanent lodging place is in the other local municipality.

Therefore, students can vote in the municipality where they attend school and they can also vote in the municipality where they live.

Trailer Owners – Campgrounds

Trailer owners in campgrounds are tenants of the campground – therefore, they are potentially eligible electors. Under a timeshare contract, to be eligible, the person must be entitled to use the land on Voting Day, or for a period of six weeks or more during the calendar year in which the election is held.

Who Cannot Vote?

The following cannot vote:

  • A person who is serving a sentence of imprisonment in penal or correctional institution.
  • A corporation.
  • A person acting as executor or trustee or in any other representative capacity, except as a voting proxy in accordance with section 44 of the Municipal Elections Act.
  • A person who was convicted of the corrupt practice described in subsection 90(3), if Voting Day in the current election is less than five years after Voting Day in the election in respect of which he or she was convicted.

Voter Lookup

Are you on the Voters' list for the Municipal and School Board elections on October 24th 2022? Take a few minutes today to verify that you are on the list by filling out the Voters List Lookup form. 

Before September 1, 2022 if you are an Ontario resident over the age of 18 you can visit the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation's (MPAC) voterlookup.ca website site to confirm or update your information in a few easy steps. You can also change your school support for electoral purposes and add names to your property address. Updating this information will help to ensure that municipal Voters' Lists are accurate and up-to-date in preparation for municipal and school board elections occurring this October.

Find out ahead of time if you are eligible to vote. Visit voterlookup.ca or call 1-866-296-6722. Have your say. Log on today!

On VoterLookUp.ca, type “EAST ZORRA-TAVISTOCK” in the Municipality box for best results

Please also note that voters cannot remove their names from the list using this tool. To remove your name or a loved one's name from the list contact the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC).

MPAC is responsible for creating the preliminary list of electors for the 2022 Municipal Election. The 2026 Municipal Election preliminary list of electors will be prepared by Elections Ontario.

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