Municipal Election - Monday, October 22, 2018

The Clerk is appointed the Municipal Returning Officer under the Municipal Elections Act and is responsible for the administration and management of the Municipal Elections every four (4) years.  Accordingly, the Clerk's Department is involved in accepting nominations of candidates running for office, preparing voters' lists, preparing ballots, selecting staff and certification and distribution of Election results.

 

The next regular Municipal Election will be held on Monday, October 22, 2018.

Nomination Period: commences on May 1, 2018 at the Clerk's Office during regular office hours. 

Nomination Day: Friday, July 27, 2018 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the Clerk's Department.

The Term of Office will be December 1, 2018 to November 14, 2022.

Election Campaign Period: begins on the day a nomination for office is filed and ends on December 31.  A contribution SHALL NOT be made to or accepted by or on behalf of a person unless he or she is a candidate.

 

Offices to be Elected

In accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, every four (4) years, the Town Clerk as the Returning Officer conducts elections for the offices of:

• Mayor
• Deputy Mayor
• Councillors
• Greater Essex County District School Board
• Conseil scolaire Viamonde
• Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board
• Conseil scolaire catholique Providence

The Town is divided into 5 wards. On Voting Day, qualified electors may vote for the Mayor and Deputy Mayor.  Electors may only vote for the Councillor representative for the Ward in which they reside.

Municipal Council

Position	Number to be Elected
Mayor	- one to be elected at large
Deputy Mayor	- one to be elected at large
Councillors	- one to be elected - Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 3, Ward 4 and Ward 5

 

Voter Eligibility

To vote in the municipal election, you must be a qualified elector.  That means, on Voting Day you must be:

• a resident of the Town of Tecumseh, or an owner or tenant of the land in the Town, or the spouse of such an owner or tenant;
• a Canadian citizen;
• at least 18 years old; and
• not prohibited from voting by law.

The Municipal Elections Act, 1996 prohibits the following individuals from voting:

• any person who is not qualified;
• a person who is serving a sentence or imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution;
• a corporation;
• a person acting as executor or trustee or in any other representative capacity;
• a person who has been convicted of corrupt practices under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 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; and
• anyone who is prohibited by law from voting.

Voting Methods

The only methods of voting will be Internet and Telephone.

Eligible Voters:  You may vote anytime between 8:00 a.m. on Friday, October 12, 2018 and 8:00 p.m. on Monday, October 22, 2018.

For further information, see Telephone / Internet Voting Election Policies and Procedures for the 2018 Ontario Municipal Elections and Common Voter Questions and Answers for eVoting.