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The Helping Tenants and Small Businesses Act, 2020 provides that Elections Ontario will assume the responsibility for the municipal voters list beginning January 1, 2024. This legislation creates a single voter registry for municipal and provincial elections.
Most recently in fall 2020, provincial electoral management bodies in New Brunswick, British Columbia and Saskatchewan modified existing poll processes to accommodate health and safety guidelines to deliver provincial general elections.
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Municipal elections in Ontario, including the City of Ottawa’s, are governed by the provincial Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (MEA) which provides rules for the administration of elections. The MEA expressly states that the City Clerk, and by extension the Elections Office, is responsible for the preparation and conduct of municipal elections.
Nov 20, 2020 · An Act to enact the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020 respecting certain proceedings relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19), to amend the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and to revoke a regulation. Assented to November 20, 2020. CONTENTS
Find out who is eligible to vote, how to vote and how you can support candidates in Ontario municipal council and school board elections. (Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing) 2018 Municipal Election Analysis
The election process starts when the Premier visits the Lieutenant Governor and advises that they would like to call an election. The Writs of Election, which are formal legal documents, are put together by the Chief Electoral Officer and signed by the Lieutenant Governor.
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We are a non-partisan office of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario responsible for administering provincial elections in Ontario, led by the Chief Electoral Officer. We are governed by the Election Act and the Election Finances Act.
