Voter Qualifications

You can vote in the Municipality of North Perth municipal election if you are:

* A person’s residence is defined as the permanent lodging place to which, whenever absent, he or she intends to return. For the purpose of the municipal elections, a voter is considered to have only one residence. However, he or she may have lodgings in two municipalities at the same time. The place where a person’s family resides is also his or her residence, unless he or she moves elsewhere with the intention of changing his or her permanent lodging place.

**The following are prohibited from voting:

Note: You may only vote ONCE (in the ward of your residence) in the Municipality of North Perth municipal election regardless of how many properties you own or rent within the Municipality.

Students

With respect to students, a person may have residences in two local municipalities at the same time if the person lives in a municipality in order to attend school, but not with the intention of changing his or her permanent lodging place, and the person’s permanent lodging place is in the other local municipality. This means that students may vote in BOTH the municipality where they reside to attend school and the municipality where their family resides, if it is their permanent residence.

People Without a Permanent Residence

If a person has no permanent lodging place,  their residence shall be determined to be:

 

Acceptable Identification

The Municipal Elections Act, 1996 requires that voters show proof of identification and residence prior to receiving a ballot. Voters will have to bring in one or two forms of identification listing the voter's name, address and signature.

Please see the list below for forms of identification that will be accepted at the voting location.

OPTION A: ONE piece of identification that shows your Name, Qualifying Address (where you currently live or own property) and Signature.

or

OPTION B: TWO pieces of identification - the First piece must show your Name and Signature, and the Second piece of identification must show your Name and Qualifying Address.


Option A
One piece of ID: showing Name, Qualifying Address and Signature
  • Ontario driver's licence
  • Ontario Health Card (photo card with address)
  • Ontario motor vehicle permit (plate portion)
  • Cancelled personalized cheque
  • Mortgage, lease or rental agreement
  • Insurance policy
  • Loan or financial agreement with a financial institution
  • 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)

Or Option B
Two pieces of ID:
First piece of ID showing
Name and Signature
AND

Second piece of ID showing
Name and Qualifying Address


NOTE: The voter information card cannot be used as ID
  • Ontario driver's licence
  • Ontario Health Card
  • Ontario motor vehicle permit (plate portion)
  • Canadian passport
  • Certificate of Canadian Citizenship
  • Certificate of Indian Status
  • Veterans Affairs Canada Health Card
  • Social Insurance Number Card
  • Old Age Security Card
  • Credit card
  • Debit card
  • Employee Identification card
  • Student Identification card issued by a post-secondary institution
  • Union Identification card or professional licence card
  • Cancelled personalized cheque
  • Mortgage, lease or rental agreement for property in Ontario
  • Insurance policy
  • Document issued or certified by a court in Ontario
  • Any other document issued by 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)
  • Ontario motor vehicle permit (vehicle portion)
  • Income tax assessment notice
  • Child Tax Benefit Statement
  • Statement of Employment Insurance Benefits Paid T4E
  • Statement of Old Age Security T4A (OAS)
  • Statement of Canada Pension Plan Benefits T4A (P)
  • Canada Pension Plan Statement of Contributions
  • Statement of Direct Deposit for Ontario Works
  • Statement of Direct Deposit for Ontario Disability Support Program
  • Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Statement of Benefits T5007
  • Property tax assessment
  • Insurance statement
  • Mortgage, lease or rental statement for property in Ontario
  • Credit card, bank account, RRSP, RRIF, RHOSP or T5 statement
  • CNIB Card or a card from another registered charitable organization which provides services to persons with disabilities
  • Hospital card or record
  • Document showing campus residence issued by the office or officials responsible for student residence at a post-secondary institution
  • Utility bill for hydro, water, gas, telephone or cable TV or a bill from a public utilities commission
  • Cheque stub, T4 or pay receipt issued by an employer
  • Transcript or report card from a post-secondary school
  • Document issued or certified by a court in Ontario
  • Any other document issued by 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)

If individuals do not have identification as required under the Municipal Elections Act, they may swear an oath of qualifications instead of providing identification.