Main image: If you vote online during the 2018 municipal election, this is the screen you’ll see once you’ve successfully cast your ballot.
With just over three days left to cast ballots in the 2018 municipal election, 15.29 per cent of registered voters have exercised that right, according to Town Clerk and Returning Officer, Tanya Calleja. The voting period opened on October 12; voting closes at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, October 22.
Voting for this election is by internet or telephone.
Eligible voters should have received a voter information letter in the mail. That letter includes a voter ID and PIN, along with instructions on how to vote online or by telephone.
If you believe you are an eligible voter and did not receive a letter, visit the election office during the hours listed below to speak to an election official. You will need to bring one piece of acceptable identification from the list here.
For electors wishing to vote with the assistance of an election official, the election office in Club 55 at 37 Main Street East is equipped with touch screens, computers and telephones. At the discretion of the Municipal Clerk, a request may be considered for an election official to travel to a location with a mobile kiosk to assist electors who require accommodations from October 12, to October 18, 2018. Contact the Municipal Clerk / Election Returning Officer at (705) 789-1751 ext. 2255.
The remaining election office hours are:
Friday, October 19, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 20, 2018, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 21, 2018, closed
Monday, October 22, 2018, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Results will be announced shortly after the voting period ends.
The Huntsville-area candidates running in this election (in alphabetical order by position) are:
Mayor (1 to be elected)
Scott Aitchison
Peggy Peterson
Town and District Councillor (3 to be elected)
Nancy Alcock
Lillian Fraser
Helena Renwick
Bob Stone
Brian Thompson
Tim Withey
Councillor – Huntsville – Ward 1
Karin Terziano (acclaimed)
Councillor – Chaffey – Ward 2
Jonathan Wiebe (acclaimed)
Councillor – Stisted, Stephenson and Port Sydney – Wards 3, 4 and 5 (2 to be elected)
Jason FitzGerald
Larry Horton
Wanda Lumley
Dione Schumacher
Charles Wilson
Councillor – Brunel – Ward 6 (1 to be elected)
Daniel Armour
Ken Inglis
Trustee – Trillium Lakelands District School Board – Huntsville/Lake of Bays (1 to be elected)
Bruce Reain
Trustee – Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board – Ward 4 (1 to be elected)
Carol Corriveau-Truchon
Trustee – Conseil scolaire public du Nord-Est de l’Ontario – Sector A (1 to be elected)
Denis Boyer
Trustee – Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir – Simcoe-Muskoka Region (1 to be elected)
Ryan Malenfant
Claire Thibideau
For more information on the election, visit the Town of Huntsville 2018 Municipal Election page at huntsville.ca.
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Rick Wearing says
Perhaps the majority of voters are waiting for the traditional voting day to arrive? I am.
rob millman says
I hope so, Rick: I agree that an 11-day voting window is an anomaly to me and many. But as long as no interim results are announced, it’s perfectly fair.