Election

Nominations

All candidates are encouraged to make an appointment to submit nomination forms by emailing election@haldimandcounty.on.ca. The prescribed nomination forms may be obtained and filed at the Clerk’s Office, Haldimand County Administration Building, 53 Thorburn Street South, during the following times:

• During normal working hours of the Clerk’s Office, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from May 2, 2022 to August 18, 2022;
• From 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Nomination Day – August 19, 2022.

The nomination shall:

• Be in the prescribed form and signed by the person being nominated;
• Be accompanied by the prescribed filing fee of $200.00 for the office of Mayor and $100.00 for all other offices. This fee shall be paid in cash, debit, Visa or Mastercard.

Spending and Campaign Limits

This information can be found below under Forms.

Election Sign Guide

Please review the Election Signage Guide and the County’s Sign By-law 1064/10 for information related to election sign requirements.

Procedures for the Use of Optical Scan Vote Tabulators

Procedures for the Use of Optical Scan Vote Tabulators will be updated when information becomes available.

Interested in Learning More?

The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) has an online course Lead Where You Live: A guide on running for municipal council to help individuals better understand what being a member of Council brings, specifically the responsibilities, limits, and dynamics of governing.

The following resources may also be helpful:

• Municipal 101 – Municipal Elections
• How Local Government Works

What is Third Party Advertising?

Third party advertising refers to advertisements or other materials that support, promote or oppose a candidate, or support, promote or oppose a “yes” or “no” answer to a question on the ballot. Third party in this context is a person or entity who is not a candidate.

Third party advertising is separate from any candidate’s campaign, and must be done independently from a candidate. Any advertisements or materials that are made and distributed by a candidate, or under a candidate’s direction, are part of the candidate’s campaign.

Third party advertising is a way for those outside of the candidate’s campaign to express support of or opposition to candidates (or a “yes” or “no” answer to a question on the ballot) and to try to persuade voters to vote a certain way.

A third party advertisement is an advertisement in any broadcast, print, electronic or other medium that promotes, supports or opposes a candidate, or a “yes” or “no” answer to a question on the ballot. Advertisement includes traditional ads as well as materials such as brochures or signs.

Who can be a Third Party Advertiser?

Only those who have registered can spend money on third party advertising. The following are eligible to register as a third party advertiser:

• any person who is a resident in Ontario
• a corporation carrying on business in Ontario
• a trade union that holds bargaining rights for employees in Ontario

If 2 or more corporations are owned or controlled by the same person or people, or if 1 corporation controls another, they are considered to be a single corporation. If the same person or people own or control multiple corporations, only 1 of those corporations may register to be a third party in a municipality.

There is no restriction against family members or campaign staff of candidates registering to be third party advertisers. However, third party advertising must be done independently of the candidate. If a person with close ties to a candidate wishes to register they should consider how these activities may look to the public and how they would be able to demonstrate that they were not working in co-ordination with the candidate.

How to register to be a Third Party Advertiser?

The prescribed nomination form (below) may also be obtained at the Clerk’s Office, Haldimand County Administration Building, 53 Thorburn Street South, and filed during the following times:

• During normal working hours of the Clerk’s Office, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from May 2, 2022 to October 21, 2022.

If you are a resident, owner or tenant of property in Haldimand County, a Canadian citizen, and 18 years of age, you can vote. Students living in another municipality while attending school can vote in both their school and ‘home’ municipality.

Haldimand County will be offering internet voting for the first time during the Advance Voting period only – watch for details on the internet voting period as we get closer to the election.

For both the Advance Polls and Election Day Polls, eligible Haldimand County residents will have the ability to Vote Anywhere, regardless of their ward.

Please refer to the 2022 Voters’ Guide for more information. Information about identification requirements, voting times and locations, and instructions to appoint a voting proxy will be posted when it becomes available.

To confirm if you are on the voters’ list and your information is accurate, please visit voterlookup.ca.