2010 Municipal Election

Municipal Elections 2010 (Information excerpted from Municipal Election 2010 Guide)

Qualification- Municipal Office

In order to be a candidate for a municipal office you must meet the following criteria:

1) Be a resident of the municipality, a non-resident owner or tenant of land in the municipality of the spouse of such non-resident owner or tenant;

2) A Canadian citizen;

3) At least 18 years old;

4) Not legally prohibited from voting;

5) And not disqualified by any legislation from holding municipal office.

Nomination

Nomination papers may be filed in the office of the clerk from the first day of January 2010 that municipal offices are open until 2:00 p.m. on nomination day, Friday, September 10, 2010.

The nomination must be on the prescribed Form 1 and be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

The municipal clerk must certify or reject the nomination paper by 4:00 p.m. on Monday September 13, 2010.

The nomination filing fee is:

- $200.00 for the office of head of council; and

- $100.00 for all other offices.

Payment to the municipality must be made by cash, certified cheque or money order.

The Municipal Elections 2010 Guide