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Who Can Vote
To vote, you must be at
least 18 years old, a Canadian citizen and reside in the City of Mississauga
within the Ward 5 boundaries or be an owner or tenant of land in
the City of Mississauga within the Ward 5 boundaries, or the
spouse of such owner or tenant.
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What is
the Voters' List?
The Voters' List is a list of people who
can vote (eligible electors) in the 2011 By-Election. The Municipal Property
Assessment Corporation (MPAC) prepares a Preliminary List of Electors through
their enumeration efforts and revised with your assistance. The City of
Mississauga uses this list to prepare the Voters' List for Election Day. You
must be on the Voters' List to receive important election information including
a Voter Notification Card. This card provides information on where and when you
can vote. Having this card will also speed up the time it takes you to vote.
Ensure that your name is on the Mississauga Municipal Elections
voters' list and that your personal information is correct:
Click here to check online if your name is on
the Voters' List
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Revisions to the
Voters' List - Important Notice
September 19, 2011
is municipal election day in Mississauga and this voter information is provided
so that your vote can be counted. In accordance with the Municipal Elections
Act, revisions to the Voters' List can be made between July 25, 2011 and
September 19, 2011.
Application for Revisions to the Voters' List .
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Are you on the
Voters' List?
Click here to check
online if your name is on the Voters' List
The City of Mississauga's Preliminary List of
Electors will be available at City Hall in the Office of the City Clerk, 2nd
Floor from July, 25, 2011 until September 19, Election Day.
The voters list is compiled before each election by
the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) which maintains the list
of both property owners and tenants through general and targeted enumeration
efforts. MPAC forwards a preliminary list of electors to the City of
Mississauga at the end of July which is then updated and made available for
revisions before voting day.
If you have moved within the past four years and you
want to ensure that you are correctly identified on the voters' list, please
contact MPAC directly:
Monday -Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m.
Toll Free: 1-866-296-MPAC (6722)
Website: http://www.mpac.ca/pages_english/property_owners/2010_municipal_enumeration.asp
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To Make Changes
on the Preliminary List of Electors To ensure that your name
appears on the Voters' List on Election Day, complete the application
form between, July 25, 2011 – August 17, 2011. Electors listed on
the Voters' List will receive a Voter Notification Card this fall. This VNC
will give you information on voting dates, times and location.
You must file an application with the Office of the
City Clerk. The application forms will be available at The City of
Mississauga,
Office of the City Clerk,
2nd Floor,
300 City Centre
Drive
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. beginning July 25, 2011.
An Application for Revisions to the Voters' List
(Form EL17- Coming July 2011) can be used to:
- Add the applicant's name to the list
- Correct the applicant's information on the
list
- Delete the applicant's or a family
member's name (deceased, moved, other)
- Revise the applicant's school support
status and Canadian citizenship
This form must be personally submitted by the
individual applying to make the changes to the voters list. Electronic or
facsimile copies are not accepted.
The applicant must make a declaration and sign the
form in the presence of the Clerk or designate. By signing the form, the
applicant is declaring that:
- They are a Canadian citizen,
- They are eighteen years of age on or before the
Voting Date, and
- On Voting Day, that they will be entitled to be
an elector in WARD 5.
Staff are responsible for making sure that all
information is complete before dating and signing the form. The completed forms
are used to update the database of electors and a copy is sent to the Municipal
Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) in order to update their database. We
need to know:
- Name of elector and their previous qualifying and
mailing addresses
- Elector's current qualifying address and whether
they're an owner, spouse or tenant
- Elector's birth date, school support
Without this information, we are not able to update
the necessary record of information.
There will be a deadline for submitting applications
to the Clerks Department. After the deadline, applications to amend the voters'
list will be taken to the polling subdivision.
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Voter
Notification Cards
VoterNotification Cards (VNCs) will be sent to all
WARD 5 Eligible Electors that appear on the Voters' List. Please
bring this Voter Notification Cards with you to the poll. The Voter
Notification Card will not be accepted as a form of identification
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Identification
All voters will be asked for identification
before they will be allowed to vote. You will need to show identification to
verify your name and qualifying address.
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Voting by
Proxy
A person who is entitled to be an elector in the
City of Mississauga, but is unable to vote for any reason, may appoint another
qualified elector within the municipality as his or her voting proxy, using the
prescribed form.
A person shall not:
- Appoint more than one voting proxy;
- Act as a voting proxy for more than one other
person. This restriction does not apply if the appointed proxy is the parent,
grandparent, child, grandchild, brother, sister, or spouse of the
appointees.
A person appointing a proxy shall:
- Complete an application in the prescribed
form
- The prescribed form must include the name of the
elector appointed at the time the proxy form is signed by the person giving the
proxy
A person giving the voting proxy shall:
- Present the application and the appointing
document to the City Clerk or designate at the City Clerk or designate at the
Clerks Office, 2nd Floor, City Hall, starting Friday, August 5, 2011 to
Election Day, Monday, September 19, 2011 during regular business days, 8:30
a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- On Advance Voting Days, September 10 and 11,
2011, forms may be presented in the Clerk's Office between 12:00 noon and 5:00
pm.
- Proof of the identity of the elector appointed
will be required
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