{"id":57039,"date":"2018-10-22T10:02:12","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T14:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=57039"},"modified":"2018-10-22T10:02:12","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T14:02:12","slug":"municipal-election-closes-today-25-per-cent-have-voted-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/municipal-election-closes-today-25-per-cent-have-voted-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Municipal election closes today; 25 per cent have voted so far"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Today, October 22, is your final chance to vote in the 2018 municipal election.<\/p>\n<p>As of this morning, 24.67 per cent of registered voters have cast ballots. In the 2014 municipal election, 46.33 per cent had voted by the time polls closed.<\/p>\n<p>The voting period opened on October 12 and closes at 8:00 p.m. tonight. Results will be announced\u2014and shared on Doppler\u2014shortly after the online and telephone polls close.<\/p>\n<p>Electors who didn&#8217;t receive a Voter Information Letter in the mail and those wishing to vote with the assistance of an election official can visit the election office in Club 55 at 37 Main Street East to vote. That location is equipped with touch screens, computers and telephones.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>The Huntsville-area candidates running in this election (in alphabetical order by position) are:<\/p>\n<p>Mayor (1 to be elected)<br \/>\nScott Aitchison<br \/>\nPeggy Peterson<\/p>\n<p>Town and District Councillor (3 to be elected)<br \/>\nNancy Alcock<br \/>\nLillian Fraser<br \/>\nHelena Renwick<br \/>\nBob Stone<br \/>\nBrian Thompson<br \/>\nTim Withey<\/p>\n<p>Councillor \u2013 Huntsville \u2013 Ward 1<br \/>\nKarin Terziano (acclaimed)<\/p>\n<p>Councillor \u2013 Chaffey \u2013 Ward 2<br \/>\nJonathan Wiebe (acclaimed)<\/p>\n<p>Councillor \u2013 Stisted, Stephenson and Port Sydney \u2013 Wards 3, 4 and 5 (2 to be elected)<br \/>\nJason FitzGerald<br \/>\nLarry Horton<br \/>\nWanda Lumley<br \/>\nDione Schumacher<br \/>\nCharles Wilson<\/p>\n<p>Councillor \u2013 Brunel \u2013 Ward 6 (1 to be elected)<br \/>\nDaniel Armour<br \/>\nKen Inglis<\/p>\n<p>Trustee \u2013 Trillium Lakelands District School Board \u2013 Huntsville\/Lake of Bays (1 to be elected)<br \/>\nBruce Reain<\/p>\n<p>Trustee \u2013 Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board \u2013 Ward 4 (1 to be elected)<br \/>\nCarol Corriveau-Truchon<\/p>\n<p>Trustee \u2013 Conseil scolaire public du Nord-Est de l\u2019Ontario \u2013 Sector A (1 to be elected)<br \/>\nDenis Boyer<\/p>\n<p>Trustee \u2013 Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir \u2013 Simcoe-Muskoka Region (1 to be elected)<br \/>\nRyan Malenfant<br \/>\nClaire Thibideau<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! Sign up for our free newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u>.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, October 22, is your final chance to vote in the 2018 municipal election. As of this morning, 24.67 per cent of registered voters have cast ballots. 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