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Information for Voters
Voting Day is October 26, 2026.
As a Canadian citizen, voting is your right and responsibility. Your community is shaped by the outcome of an election. The people who are elected will make many important decisions including how tax dollars are spent in your community.
You will vote the following offices in the upcoming Municipal Election: Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Ward Councillors, as well as School Board trustees. Central Huron will be offering two methods for voting: internet and telephone.
Register to Vote
Who can vote?
You can vote in the 2026 Central Huron Municipal Election if you are:
- A resident of the Municipality of Central Huron; or, a non-resident, who is an owner or tenant of land in the Municipality or a spouse of such owner or tenant; and,
- A Canadian citizen;
- At least 18 years of age; and
- Are not prohibited from voting under the Municipal Elections Act or otherwise by law.
Remember: You can only vote once, regardless of how many properties you own or rent.
Who is prohibited from voting?
Under the Municipal Elections Act, 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 or in any other representative capacity, except as a voting proxy in accordance with section 44 (Central Huron is utilizing alternative voting measures and therefore voting by proxy is not applicable); and
- 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.
How do I know if I am on the Voters' list?
Elections Ontario is responsible for maintaining the Permanent Register of Electors for Ontario, also known as the Voters' List.
The Voters' List is a list of everyone in the municipality of who is eligible to vote in the 2026 election. Your name must be on the Voters' List in order to receive a Voter Instruction Letter, and in order to cast a ballot.
Check to see if you are on the Voters' List on Election Ontario's Register to Vote, and learn how to:
- Confirm, update or add your name and home address
- Search, add or remove a property other than your home address
- Remove yourself from the register
- Remove a deceased person from the register
- Check the status of a request
School Support
As of January 1, 2024, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation ("MPAC") is no longer responsible for collecting voter information for local elections; however, MPAC is legislatively required to collect school support designations. Update your school support through MPAC's Online School Support webpage.
Future Voters
If you're 16 or 17, you can get a head start on voting. The Ontario Register of Future Voters lets you sign up now so you're automatically added to the voters list when you turn 18. Visit RegisterToVoteON.ca to check eligibility, ID requirements, and sign up as a future voter.
Election Campaign Contribution Rules Notice
Candidates are required to inform each person who contributes to their campaign that a contributor cannot make contributions exceeding,
- a total of $1,200 to any one candidate in an election, and
- a total of $5,000 to two or more candidates for office on the same council or local board.
Candidates are required to record contributions on the financial statement they submit following the election. Any contributor who has exceeded these contribution limits will have their name automatically sent to the Compliance Audit Committee for a decision on whether to commence legal proceedings against the contributor.
