Election Resources

Policies & Procedures

• Appointment of Scrutineer Procedure(PDF, 187.07 KB)
• Appointment of Voting Proxy Procedure(PDF, 172.14 KB)
• Authority of the City Clerk During an Election Procedure(PDF, 147.26 KB)
• Ballot Types and Adjudication(PDF, 210.31 KB)
• Candidates and Scrutineers in the Voting Place Policy(PDF, 337.28 KB)
• Correcting the Voters' List of Obvious Errors Policy(PDF, 150.91 KB)
• Determining Election Results Procedure(PDF, 171.44 KB)
• Error in Financial Statement Policy(PDF, 129.09 KB)
• Establishing Voting Places Policy(PDF, 256.3 KB)
• Identification Requirements for Candidates Policy(PDF, 163 KB)
• Identification Requirements for Electors Policy(PDF, 138 KB)
• Identification Requirements for Third Party Advertisers Policy(PDF, 166.61 KB)
• Media Attendance at a Voting Place Procedure(PDF, 148.37 KB)
• Municipal Election Complaints Policy(PDF, 214.64 KB)
• Municipal Election Nomination Procedure(PDF, 280.09 KB)
• Procedure for the Filing of Financial Statements(PDF, 242.46 KB)
• Procedure for Viewing of Election Documents(PDF, 212.78 KB)
• Recount Procedure(PDF, 167.19 KB)
• Removal of Deceased Person's Name from the Voters' List Policy(PDF, 149.42 KB)
• Retention of Election Records Policy(PDF, 156.2 KB)
• Revising the Voter's List Prior to Election Day Procedure(PDF, 158.23 KB)
• Municipal Election Third Party Registration Procedure(PDF, 258.82 KB)
• Use of City Resources During an Election Policy(PDF, 200.84 KB)
• Use of Electronic Communication and Photo-taking Devices at a Voting Place Policy(PDF, 150.08 KB)
• Use of Vote Tabulators and Accessible Vote Tabulators Procedure(PDF, 288.32 KB)
• Voting Place Boundaries Policy(PDF, 148.03 KB)
• Voting Place Management for Voting Days Procedure(PDF, 227.59 KB)

By-Laws

• Alternate Voting Method By-law 21-147

• Council Code of Conduct 16-290

• Sign By-law 22-031

2026 Guides

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing publishes guides for candidates, voters and third-party advertisers to provide information about municipal and school board elections. The guides outline rules as described in the Municipal Elections Act and other legislation and regulations.