Public Notice 2018 Municipal and School Board Election Changes to Nomination Dates

The Municipal Elections Act requires that every person who wants to run for office in the Monday, October 22, 2018 Municipal Election must file a Nomination Form with the Clerk.

There have been a number of changes to the legislation, including a change in the Nomination period which now opens on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 and closes on Friday, July 27, 2018 at 2 p.m.
It is anticipated the Province of Ontario will release the prescribed Nomination Form on or after April 1, 2018 which will include the new requirement for 25 supporting signatures on the Nomination Form.

The Municipal Elections Act provides that a candidate’s election campaign period for any of the offices listed below begins on the day they file a nomination for the campaign. No contributions shall be made or accepted and no expenses may be incurred before the Nomination Form is filed with the Clerk. Money, goods and services given to and accepted by or on behalf of a person for their election campaign are contributions.

Please note that nominations for the offices listed below will be received by the Clerk responsible for their municipal election to be held on Monday, October 22, 2018:

• Regional Chair
• Mayor
• Regional Councillor for Cambridge, Kitchener or Waterloo
• Ward Councillor
• Waterloo Region District School Board Trustee
• Waterloo Catholic District School Board Trustee
• Conseil Scolaire Viamonde
• Conseil Scolaire catholique MonAvenir

For more information, please visit wrvotes.com.

Dated this 1st day of December, 2017.