Voting Info

Election Day

Monday, October 25, 2010 – 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

Advance Voting Days

Thursday, October 14 – 10 am to 5 pm @ Civic Centre (300 City Centre Drive)
Friday, October 15 – 10 am to 5 pm @ Civic Centre (300 City Centre Drive)
Saturday, October 16 – 10 am to 5 pm @ Ruth Thompson Middle School & Lisgar Middle School
Sunday, October 17 – 10 am to 5 pm @ Ruth Thompson Middle School & Lisgar Middle School

Advance voting is held to allow electors the opportunity to vote who are unavailable on Election Day. On Thursday, October 14 and Friday, October 15, 2010 the voting location will be equipped with touch screen voting units to accommodate people with visual impairments. These touch screens operate with or without an audio file that assists with the voting procedures. All voting locations are accessible to people with physical disabilities.

Voter Notification Card

Voter notification cards will be mailed to all electors the week of October 12, 2010, advising of the dates, times and locations of advance voting and regular voting.

Proxy Voting

September 13 – October 25, 2010
Any person who is a qualified elector may vote by proxy and may appoint as his/her proxy any other person who is eligible as an elector in the municipality. This appointment must be made by using a prescribed form available from the Office of the City Clerk. A person appointed as a voting proxy may only act for one person who is not a relative but can act as proxy for any number of relatives (including spouses, siblings, parents, children, grandparents or grandchildren). The appointment of a voting proxy may be made only after nomination day. Proxy forms must be submitted, in person, to the Office of the City Clerk.

Acceptable IDs

One piece of ID: showing Name, Qualifying Address and Signature

• Ontario driver’s licence
• Ontario Health Card (photo card with address)
• Ontario motor vehicle permit (plate portion)
• Cancelled personalized cheque
• Mortgage, lease or rental agreement
• Insurance policy
• Loan or financial agreement with a financial institution
• Document issued or certified by a court in Ontario
• Any other document from the government of Canada, Ontario or a municipality in Ontario or from an agency of such a government
• Any document from a Band Council in Ontario established under the Indian Act (Canada)

OR Two pieces of ID:
First piece of ID showing Name and Signature

• Ontario driver’s licence
• Ontario Health Card
• Ontario motor vehicle permit (plate portion)
• Canadian passport
• Certificate of Canadian Citizenship
• Certificate of Indian Status
• Veterans Affairs Canada Health Card
• Social Insurance Number Card
• Old Age Security Card
• Credit card
• Debit card
• Employee Identification card
• Student Identification card issued by a post-secondary institution
• Union Identification card or professional licence card
• Cancelled personalized cheque
• Mortgage, lease or rental agreement for property in Ontario
• Insurance policy
• Document issued or certified by a court in Ontario
• Any other document issued by the government of Canada, Ontario or a municipality in Ontario or from an agency of such a government
• Any document from a Band Council in Ontario established under the Indian Act (Canada)

Second piece of ID showing Name and Qualifying Address

• Ontario motor vehicle permit (vehicle portion)
• Income tax assessment notice
• Child Tax Benefit Statement
• Statement of Employment Insurance Benefits Paid T4E
• Statement of Old Age Security T4A (OAS)
• Statement of Canada Pension Plan Benefits T4A (P)
• Canada Pension Plan Statement of Contributions
• Statement of Direct Deposit for Ontario Works
• Statement of Direct Deposit for Ontario Disability Support Program
• Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Statement of Benefits T5007
• Property tax assessment
• Insurance statement
• Mortgage, lease or rental statement for property in Ontario
• Credit card, bank account, RRSP, RRIF, RHOSP or T5 statement
• CNIB Card or a card from another registered charitable organization which provides services to persons with disabilities
• Hospital card or record
• Document showing campus residence issued by the office or officials responsible for student residence at a post-secondary institution
• Utility bill for hydro, water, gas, telephone or cable TV or a bill from a public utilities commission
• Cheque stub, T4 statement or pay receipt issued by an employer
• Transcript or report card from a post-secondary school
• Document issued or certified by a court in Ontario
• Any other document issued by the government of Canada, Ontario or a municipality in Ontario or from an agency of such a government
• Any document from a Band Council in Ontario established under the Indian Act (Canada)

NOTE: The voter information card cannot be used as ID