Notice of Nomination for Office for the 2022 Municipal Election

NOTICE is hereby given to the Municipal Electors of the Municipality of North Perth.

Nominations in the Municipality of North Perth will be accepted beginning on Monday, May 2, 2022, for the following elected offices for the Municipal Election to be held on Monday, October 24, 2022:

Mayor (1 to be elected)
Deputy Mayor (1 to be elected)
Councillor - Elma Ward (3 to be elected)
Councillor - Listowel Ward (3 to be elected)
Councillor - Wallace Ward (2 to be elected)

Avon Maitland District School Board (English Public):
1 to be elected from the Municipality of North Perth. Nominations to be filed with the Clerk, Municipality of North Perth.

Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board (English Separate):
1 to be elected from the Township of Perth East, Municipality of North Perth and Municipality of Huron East. Nominations to be filed with the Clerk, Municipality of Huron East.

Conseil Scolaire Viamonde (French Public):
1 to be elected from the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Counties of Middlesex, Wellington, Perth and Huron. Nominations to be filed with the Clerk, City of London.

Conseil Scolaire Catholique Providence (French Separate):
1 to be elected from the Counties of Oxford, Grey and Perth. Nominations to be filed with the Clerk, City of Sarnia.

In accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, nominations must be filed using the prescribed forms, accompanied by the prescribed nomination filing fee of $200 for Mayor and $100 for all other offices (Deputy Mayor, Councillor, School Board Trustee). Council candidates must submit 25 signatures endorsing their nomination. Anyone providing an endorsement signature must be eligible to vote in the municipality on the day they signed the endorsement.

A nomination must be signed by the candidate and may be filed in person or by an agent by booking an appointment with the Clerk, during regular business hours between May 2, 2022 and August 18, 2022.

On August 19, 2022 (Nomination Day) nominations can filed between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. without an appointment. When filing, the candidate must provide identification which includes their name and qualifying address. If a nomination for a candidate is filed by an agent, a letter must be submitted at the time of filing which authorizes the agent to file on behalf of the candidate. The letter must be signed by the candidate and commissioned or notarized by a person authorized under the Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Act or Notaries Act. In addition to this letter, an agent must also provide a copy of the candidate’s identification to be retained on file.

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

Dated this 2^nd day of May, 2022
Lindsay Cline
Clerk/Returning Officer
Municipality of North Perth

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Notice of Nomination of Office