2022 Election

English Separate School Board Trustee

• Desbien, Lucie
• Lee, Jeannette: http://www.votejeannettelee.ca

French Public

• Caruso, Saveria
• Lapointe, Eric 

French Separate

• Reale, Meghan
• Barbeau-Chmielewski, Sylvie C.

Vote Online

• Opens: October 6, 2022 at 10 a.m.
• Closes: October 24, 2022 at 8 p.m.

Vote Anytime, Anywhere through online voting!

This fast, secure voting method allows you to vote from a smartphone, laptop or tablet anywhere there is an internet connection. You will be asked to provide the PIN from your voter information letter, and your date of birth to confirm your identity.

An online voting kiosk (with assistance available if needed) will be located at the Township Office (177964 Grey Road 18) Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during the voting period.

• Opens: October 19, 2022 at 3 p.m.
• Closes: October 24, 2022 at 8 p.m.

Polling stations at the following locations will be available during the week leading up to election day. Please bring your voter information letter with you to the polling station of your choice to submit a paper ballot.

Township Office

• October 19, 2022 - 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• October 22, 2022 - 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• October 24, 2022 - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Shallow Lake Arena

• October 20 - 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• October 24 - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Kemble Sarawak United Church

• October 21 - 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Kilsyth Arena

• October 23 - 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Vote By Phone: Call 1-866-559-5201

• Opens: October 6, 2022 at 10 a.m.
• Closes: October 24, 2022 at 8 p.m.

You can also vote by telephone using a smartphone or touchtone phone. You will be asked to provide the PIN from your voter information letter, and your date of birth to confirm your identity.

It may take up to 10 minutes to vote by telephone. Please listen to the telephone voting instructions carefully. You are encouraged to have a pen and paper nearby to note down candidate selection numbers, and the receipt number you will be issued when your vote is complete. 

You are eligible to vote in the 2022 Municipal Election, if on Voting Day, you:

• Are a Canadian Citizen
• Are at leat 18 years old
• Reside within the Township of Georgian Bluffs, or are the owner or tenant of land in the Township, or are the spouse of such owner or tenant
• Are not prohibited from voting, as defined below: 

The following are prohibited from voting:

• A person who is serving a sentence of imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution 
• A corporation 
• A person acting as executor or trustee in any other representative capacity, except as a voting proxy in accordance with section 44.
• A person who was convicted of the corrupt practice described in subsection 90 (3), if voting day in the current election is less than five years after voting day in the election in respect of which he or she was convicted. 

For additional information, reference the Municipal Elections Act, 1996.

 What You Will Need to Vote

• Your name must be on the Voter's List.
• Your Voter Information Letter, including your PIN number, and your date of birth for online and telephone voting.
• Valid photo ID.

The next regular election will be held on Monday, October 24, 2022. 

Important Dates: 

May 2, 2022

• First day for candidates to file nomination papers for the office of Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Councillor of School Board Trustee
  
  • Nominations may be filed at the Township Municipal office between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
• First day for an individual, corporation or trade union to file a notice of registration as a third party advertiser
• Campaign period begins once a nomination paper or notice of registration is filed
• Preliminary expense limit and other legislative documentation provided to candidates and third party advertisers on the day they file

August 19, 2022

• Nomination Day - last day to file nomination papers
• 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. - nominations or withdrawals cannot be accepted beyond 2:00 p.m.

August 22, 2022

• Certification of nomination papers to be completed by 4:00 p.m.
• Declaration of acclamation (if applicable) provided after 4:00 p.m.

September 1, 2022

• Voters' List available to certified candidates

September 26, 2022

• Final expense limits provided to candidates and third party advertisers

October 6, 2022

• Internet and Telephone voting opens at 10:00 a.m. 

October 19, 2022

• In-person polling stations open (ballot voting)
  • Polling station schedules will be published in the fall.

October 21, 2022

• Last day for an individual, corporation or trade union to file a notice of registration as a third party advertiser

October 24, 2022

• VotetheBluffs2022 - Voting Day, voting ends at 8:00 p.m.

November 15, 2022

• New term of office commences.

 January 3, 2023

• Campaign period ends for candidates and registered third parties 

On April 20, 2022, Grey County and all lower tier municipalities hosted an online join information session, open to anyone considering running in the 2022 Municipal or School Board election, or those involved in the election process as a third party advertiser.

View the session recording

All materials presented during the session are available here:

• MPAC Presentation
• MMAH Presentation
• Grey County Presentation
• Candidate Info Session Q and A 

Section 12.1 (2) of the Municipal Elections Act requires that the clerk shall prepare a plan regarding the identification, removal and prevention of barriers that affect electors and candidates with disabilities and shall make the plan available to the public before voting day in a regular election.

Township of Georgian Bluffs municipal elections will be conducted in a manner that shall ensure that candidates and electors with disabilities have full and equal access to all election information and services, including help centres. The election will be conducted in a manner that ensures that persons with disabilities are able to vote independently and privately with access to voting assistance if required.

Click here to view the 2022 Accessibility Plan

Additional Resources

• 2018 Election results and Candidate Financial Statements 
• AMO - Ontario Municipal Elections 
• Municipal Elections Act, 1996 
• By-law 2022-018 - Use of Corporate Resources During An Election
• By-law 2022-006 - Alternative Voting Methods
• 2022 Election Procedures