Municipal Elections

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NOTICE OF NOMINATION FOR OFFICE

Nomination Period opens on May 1, 2018 and closes on Nomination Day, July 27, 2018.

During this period, Nominations are being accepted for the offices of:

Municipal Council:
Mayor - 1 to be elected
Deputy Mayor - 1 to be elected
Councilor - 3 to be elected

School Boards:
Trustee, Upper Grand District School Board (English Public) - 1 to be elected
The Town of Mono is responsible for conducting the election for the Town of Grand Valley. Nominations must be filed with the Clerk, Town of Mono.

Trustee, Conseil scolaire Viamonde (formerly Conseil scolaire de district du Centre Sud-Ouest) (French Public) - 1 to be elected
The City of Barrie is responsible for conducting the election for the Town of Grand Valley. Nominations must be filed with the Clerk, City of Barrie.

Trustee, Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board (English Separate) - 1 to be elected
The Town of Caledon is responsible for conducting the election for the Town of Grand Valley. Nominations must be filed with the City Clerk, Town of Caledon.

Trustee, Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (French Separate)- 1 to be elected
The City of Brampton is responsible for conducting the election for the Town of Grand Valley. Nominations to be filed with the City Clerk, City of Brampton.

To run for office, you must be an eligible elector in the Town of Grand Valley.  This means that you must be:

• A Canadian Citizen;
• At least 18 years of age;
• Reside in the Town, or be the owner or tenant of land in the Town, or the spouse of such owner or tenant; and
• Not prohibited from voting under any law.

Nominations may be filed in the Office of the Clerk during regular busines hours Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. until Thursday July 26, 2018 and on Friday, July 27, 2018 (nomination Day) from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Nominations must be completed on the prescribed Nomination Paper - Form 1,  and accompanied by the nomination filing fee of $200 for Mayor and $100 for all other offices. The filing fee is payable by cash or debit.

Before filing for candidacy, candidates are advised to review the 2018 Candidates' Guide for Ontario municipal council and school board elections. Then, candidates must complete the Nomination Form and submit it along with proof of the candidate’s identity, qualifying address and Canadian citizenship to the Town of Grand Valley Municipal Office in person. The nomination paper must be signed by the candidate and may be filed in person or by an agent.  If an agent files the nomination form, it must be accompanied by a piece of Government Photo Identification including address, with the signature of the candidate, and must be commissioned prior to filing with the Clerk. Nominations cannot be filed through any other means.

In the event there are an insufficient number of certified candidates to fill all positions available, nominations will be reopened for the vacant positions only on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and such additional nominations, if required, may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Town of Grand Valley.

Electors are hereby given notice that if a greater number of candidates are certified than are required to fill the said offices, voting will take place between Friday, October 12, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, October 22, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.

No person who proposes to be a candidate may solicit or accept contributions for election purposes or incur campaign expenses until he or she has filed a nomination paper.

Nominations will be certified by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, July 30, 2018.

Jane M. Wilson
Returning Officer and Municipal Clerk
Town of Grand Valley

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