Electors in Tay Valley Township will be voting electronically in the 2022 Municipal Election, by internet or telephone. There will be no paper ballot.
A Voter Information Letter will be mailed directly to electors at the end of September/early October 2022, providing a voter with a PIN which will allow individuals to vote 24 hours a day for 8 days, from any telephone or any device connected to the internet.
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Who Can Vote? |
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You can vote in Tay Valley's municipal election if you are:
You may only vote once in Tay Valley Township's municipal election regardless of how many properties you own or rent in the township. You must vote in the ward where you live. An owner or tenant of non-residential property, or his or her spouse, is not eligible to vote for School Board Trustee. Post-Secondary Students There is a special rule for students who may be living away from home while they attend school. If you are a student and consider your "home" to be the place where you live when you are not attending school, which means you plan on returning there, then you are eligible to vote in both your "home" municipality and in the municipality where you currently live while attending school. |
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Who Cannot Vote? |
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You cannot vote on voting day if you are:
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Who can vote in a School Board Election? |
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In order to vote in a school board election you must be 18 years of age or older, and a Canadian citizen. If you are a resident of the Township, you are eligible to vote for school board trustees. If you are the owner or tenant (or spouse of an owner of tenant) of residential property in the Township, you are eligible to vote for school trustees. You are only allowed to vote for the same school board once. If you are eligible to vote in a municipality because you are the owner or tenant (or spouse of an owner or tenant) of a commercial property there, you are not eligible to vote for a school trustee. There are four different kinds of school boards in Ontario:
"Supporter" refers to which school board the school portion of your property taxes goes to. The default is the public school system. In order to be a separate school supporter you must direct your taxes to the separate school system. Contact the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (1-866-296-6722) for more information. |
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Changing Your School Support Designation |
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Property owners in Ontario are required to support a school board, even if they do not have children or their children are not currently attending school. In the case of a residential property occupied by tenants, the tenants can direct the school support for that property. By default, school support is directed to your municipality’s English Public School Board. The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is legislatively required to collect school support information and provide it in the assessment roll to every municipality and school board. By ensuring that you are supporting the school board of your choosing, you will be able to vote in the next municipal and school board election for trustees in that school board. Property owners, occupants, and tenants can update their school support designation online at mpac.ca/schoolsupport. |
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Are you on the Voters' List? |
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The Township maintains the Voter’s List that is used for the municipal election that happens every four years. In order to receive voting information and to be able to vote you must be on the Voter’s List. Since there are eligibility requirements to be able to vote, the Township cannot add someone to the list without them declaring that they meet those requirements. Which are: A person is entitled to vote in the Municipal Election if on Voting Day he or she,
If you are eligible to vote in 2022, please fill out, sign and return the EL15 form and provide a commissioned photocopy of your driver’s licence. One form for every eligible voter must be submitted. |
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Offices to be Elected |
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Members will be elected for a 4 year period. In the 2022 election, members will be elected for a 4 year period beginning November 15, 2022 and ending November 14, 2026 for the following offices: Township Council:
School Board Trustees:
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Additional Resources |
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