The 2010 Municipal Election will be held on Monday October 25, 2010.               

IMPORTANT DATES

Nomination Papers Filed

How to Vote-By-Mail

Bracebridge's Five Wards (Map)

In accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, every four years, the Town Clerk as Returning Officer conducts elections for the offices of:

• Mayor
• District Councillors (3)
• Town Councillors (5)
• School Board Trustees (4)

The role of Council and the role of head of Council can be found in the Municipal Act Sections 224, 225 and 226 respectively. This Act, the 2010 Municipal Elections Guide and other information can be found on the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing website.

Notice of Nominations 

Notice of Nomination for Office - Council

Notice of Nomination for Office - School Board Trustees (English Version)

Notice of Nomination for Office - School Board Trustees (French Version)

Nominations will be accepted during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.) beginning on Monday January 4, 2010 through to 2:00 p.m. on Friday September 10, 2010 (weekends and statutory holidays excluded) for the offices of: 

• Mayor - One (1) to be elected at large, by all voters in the municipality
• District Councillor - Three (3) to be elected at large, by all voters in the municipality
• Town Councillor Bracebridge Ward - One (1) to be elected by all voters in Bracebridge Ward
• Town Councillor Monck/Muskoka Ward - One (1) to be elected by all voters in Monck/Muskoka Ward
• Town Councillor Macaulay Ward - One (1) to be elected by all voters in Macaulay Ward
• Town Councillor Draper Ward - One (1) to be elected by all voters in Draper Ward
• Town Councillor Oakley Ward - One (1) to be elected by all voters in Oakley Ward
• Trillium Lakelands District School Board - One (1) Trustee (representing Town of Bracebridge) Nominations filed with the Clerk, Town of Bracebridge
• Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board (Ward 4) - One (1) Trustee (representing Town of Bracebridge, Town of Gravenhurst, Town of Huntsville, Town of Parry Sound, Township of Carling, Township of Georgian Bay, Township of Lake of Bays, Municipality of McDougall, Township of McKellar, Township of Muskoka Lakes, Township of Seguin) Nominations filed with the Clerk, Town of Bracebridge
• Conseil Scolaire Public du Nord-est de l'Ontario (Zone A) - One (1) Trustee (representing Archipelago, Bracebridge, Carling, Gravenhurst, Georgian Bay, Huntsville, Lake of Bays, McDougaII, McKellar, Muskoka Lakes, Parry Sound, Seguin, West Parry Sound Board of Education, Whitestone) Nominations filed with the Clerk, Town of Huntsville
• Conseil Scolaire de District Catholique Centre-sud (#64) - One (1) Trustee (representing the County of Simcoe, District Municipality of Muskoka, Parry Sound, Carling, McDougaII, McKellar, Seguin) Nominations filed with the Clerk, City of Barrie

Nominations on the prescribed form may be filed in the Clerk's Office, Town of Bracebridge, 1000 Taylor Court, Bracebridge, Ontario.

Under Section 29(1) of the Municipal Elections Act "A person may only be nominated for an office if, as of the day the person is nominated:

• he or she is qualified to hold that office under the Act that creates it
• he or she is not ineligible under this or any other Act or otherwise prohibited by law to be nominated for or to hold the office."

All Candidates must submit the required Nomination Paper (Word version or pdf version) and Declaration of Qualification (Municipal Council Candidates / School Board Trustee Candidates) and the following must be provided at the time of filing:

• The prescribed filing fee  (cash, debit, certified cheque, bank draft or money order) in the amount of $200 for the office of Mayor, or $100 for all other offices
• Candidate Identification - any one (1) of the following will be considered as acceptable identification provided it is valid and contains the candidate’s name, qualifying address and signature:
• An Ontario driver’s licence.
• An Ontario Health Card (photo card).
• An Ontario motor vehicle permit (plate portion).
• A cancelled personalized cheque.
• A mortgage, lease or rental agreement.
• An insurance policy.
• A loan or financial agreement with a financial institution.
• A 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).

Note: Identification that requires the person to write in an address is not acceptable identification (e.g. Canadian Passport).

No person who proposes to be a candidate may solicit or accept contributions for election purposes, or incur campaign expenses, until that person has filed a Nomination form with the Town Clerk.

QUALIFICATION OF ELECTORS

On voting day a person is qualified to be an elector if he or she:

·                     Is a Canadian citizen

·                     Is at least 18 years old

·                     Resides in Bracebridge or is the owner or tenant of land in Bracebridge, or the spouse of such person

·                     Is not prohibited from voting because he or she:

·                     Is serving a sentence of imprisonment

·                     Is a corporation

·                     Is acting as an executor or trustee or in any other representative capacity