Who Can Vote?
A person is entitled to vote in a municipal election if they are a qualified elector. That means, on voting day, you must be:
- a resident of Loyalist Township, or an owner or tenant of land in the Township, or the spouse of such an owner or tenant;
- a Canadian citizen;
- at least 18 years old; and
- not prohibited from voting by law.
If you are not a resident of Loyalist Township, to vote for a School Board Trustee, you must be:
- an owner or tenant of residential property in the area of jurisdiction of the school board, who does not support any other board.
Who Cannot Vote?
The following are prohibited from voting in a municipal election:
- serving a sentence of imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution
- a corporation
- acting as executor or trustee or in another representative capacity, except as a voting proxy
- convicted of a corrupt practice described in section 90(3) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996
Voters’ List
During an election cycle, the Elections Ontario Register to Vote portal is responsible for preparing the preliminary list of electors for each municipality and school board in Ontario. It is Elections Ontario database of both property owners and tenants that is used to prepare this preliminary list, which aids in the preparation of the final voters’ list for Voting Day. Once municipalities have the preliminary list of electors, the revision period begins and electors may add their name or make changes directly with the municipality.
To determine if you are on the voters list, please contact the Elections office at 613 386 7351 and press 9 or send an email to elections@loyalist.ca.
