The Voters' Guide from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs gives information about voting in municipal and school board elections. 

The Voter's Guide is available here.

The Rideau Lakes Election Policy and Procedures document for the By-Election is available here.

Voter Registration (Confirm, update or add my name and/or home address)

The voters’ list for the By-Election is prepared from data kept by Elections Ontario. The municipality received the Preliminary List of Electors from Elections Ontario on April 22, 2025.

Your name must be on the voters’ list in order for you to cast a ballot in the upcoming By-Election.

NEED TO AMEND YOUR INFORMATION ON THE VOTERS' LIST?

Electors can use one of the forms (printable or submit online) below to correct any of their personal information as contained on the Voters' List (examples: birthdate, school support, occupancy status, address). Eligible electors not on the Voters' List can also use this form to add themselves to the Voters' List.

Help to Determine if you're on the Voter's List?

• Contact us at the Municipal Office at 1-800-928-2250 or 613-928-2251 to speak to Election Staff to confirm or update your electoral information;   OR
• Visit the Municipal Office (1439 County Road 8 in Chantry) between the hours of 8:30-4:00 (Mon-Fri) and speak to someone from the Clerk's Office or email .

If your name is on the Voters' List, you will receive a Voter Information Letter in the mail which will provide you with a unique PIN. You will need this PIN in order to vote. Do not lose this letter.  

Important Notes:

Submitting the EL15 form in person: If you choose to submit the EL15 Form in person, you will be required to show proof of Identification. 

Submitting the EL15 form by email: If you choose to submit the EL15 Form  by email, you will be required to submit proof of identification.

Submitting the EL15 online: If you choose to use the online submission of the EL15 Form, you will be required to upload proof of identification to confirm identity, residency, and/or citizenship, etc.

The Township of Rideau Lakes is committed to protecting and securing the private information of all applicants and such information will only be reviewed by Election Officials.

If you or your spouse own or rent property other than your home address in Ontario, you might be eligible to vote in more than one municipal election.

VOTE using the INTERNET or TELEPHONE
(June 20th at 10:00 a.m. through to June 26th at 8:00 p.m.)

Eligibe electors will receive a Voter Information Letter by Mail.  These are currently scheduled to be sent to Canada Post by our Third Party provider (Intelivote) on June 6, 2025.  If a Canada Post strike takes place, during this time, further information on the process will be communicated.

The Voter Information Letter is only intended for the person it is addressed to.  If you are not an eligible elector and receive a letter, please contact the election help line at 1-800-928-2250 and speak to an election official.

The Voter Information Letter will contain all of the information required for you to either use the internet for voting or to use your telephone.  It will also include a specific PIN - Personal Identification Number, that is specific to the elector.  Do not share your PIN.  

Using your PIN (found on the Voter Information Letter mailed to your home)
and Date of Birth,
vote by INTERNET or TELEPHONE anytime from
Friday, June 20th starting at 10:00 a.m. until  ending Thursday, June 26th at 8:00 p.m.
Please follow the instructions on your Voter Information Letter carefully.
If using Telephone Voting, please listen carefully to the instructions.
A unique website address and a unique phone number will be provided within the Voter Information Letter.
If you are voting by internet, type the website address at the top of your browser, not in the search bar.
Please type the web address as it is shown in your letter.

VOTER HELPLINE
For assistance, CALL 1-800-928-2250 or EMAIL 
HELPLINE is available during the following times:
Friday, June 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday, June 23 - Wednesday, June 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 26th 8:30am to 8:00pm

IN-PERSON VOTING ASSISTANCE

There are NO paper ballots.
If you require access to a computer or touchtone phone or need assistance which cannot be resolved via the HelpLine,
please visit one of the following locations during the hours listed.
Remember to bring your Voter Information Letter.

Township Office - 1439 County Road 8 (Chantry)

Friday, June 20:  8:30am to 4:30pm
Monday, June 23 - Wednesday, June 25: 8:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 26: 8:30am to 8:00pm

Rideau Lakes Public Library - Elgin Branch
26 Halladay St. Elgin 
Please check the Library website for hours of operation - https://rideaulakeslibrary.ca/
Library staff are available during their open hours to assist you with voting. 
Library staff will not be able to amend elector information or add an elector to the voters' list.

Saturday, June 21, 2025 - 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Election staff will be at the Elgin Branch of the Rideau Lakes Public Library to offer assistance to voters and to those who need to be added to the Voters’ List or require amendments to their information.

As a Canadian citizen, voting is your right and responsibility. Your community is shaped by the outcome of an election.

The individuals who are elected will make many important decisions including how tax dollars are spent in your community.

Next Election Day

By-Election for Ward 3
South Crosby
Thursday, June 26, 2025

The first day that nominations can be filed for the upcoming election will be Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

Nomination day (the final deadline to file a nomination) for the upcoming election will be Monday, May 12, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

Key Dates

April 8:  Nominations open

May 12: Nominations Close at 2:00 p.m.

June  20-26; Voting Period

June 26: Voting Day

Who Is Running

As nominations are received, the Meet the Candidates page will be updated.

Municipal Candidates

An individual can become a candidate by filing the following information with the Returning Officer, beginning  April 8, 2025 during regular business hours and before Nomination Day of May 12, 2025 at 2:00 pm:

• the prescribed Nomination Paper form 
• the prescribed declaration by at least 25 persons endorsing the nomination who are eligible to vote 
• a completed Consent to Release Personal Information
• the prescribed nomination filing fee of  $100 for the office of Councillor

The candidate or the agent filing the nomination form is required to present proof of identity. 

Candidate's Guide

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs produces a Candidates' Guide to provide information to candidates in municipal and school board elections.  A link to this guide is available here.

• Candidate must be a resident of the Township of Rideau Lakes or a non-resident owner or tenant of land in the Township of Rideau Lakes or the spouse of such non-resident owner or tenant;
• a Canadian citizen
• at least 18 years old;
• not legally prohibited from voting;  and not disqualified by any legislation from holding municipal office.
• You will need 25 signatures on your nomination form and must pay a fee of $100.

Despite the above, the following people are disqualified from being elected as a member of Council or from holding office as a member of Council:

• an employee of the Municipality unless he or she takes an unpaid leave of absence beginning the day they are nominated and resigns if elected to the office;
• a judge of any court;
• a member of the Provincial Legislature, the Federal House of Commons or Senate who has not resigned from their office by the close of nominations. Proof of resignation must be provided by the close of nominations or the Clerk will not certify the nomination; and
• a candidate who failed to file the necessary financial statement(s) in the last Municipal election or by-election.