Who is eligible to vote in the municipal by-election? 

FOR SOUTH CROSBY (WARD 3) ONLY

Anyone can vote in a municipal election who, on the day of the election, is:

• 18 years of age or older
• a Canadian citizen; and
• You qualifity to vote in the Township of Rideau Lakes and live or own property in Ward 3 - South Crosby.

There are 3 ways that you can qualify to vote in a municipality:

• As a resident elector if you live in Ward 3 - South Crosby. You may own, rent, live in shared accommodation where you do not pay rent or live in the municipality but do not have a fixed address. Being a resident elector is the most common type of eligibility.
• As a non-resident elector if you own or rent property in Ward  3 - South Crosby, but it’s not the one where you live. You can only be a resident elector in 1 municipality. However, you can be a non-resident elector in any other municipality (or municipalities) where you own or rent property.
• As the spouse of a non-resident elector if your spouse owns or rents property in Ward 3 - South Crosby other than the one where you live. Neither you nor your spouse qualify as a non-resident elector if you do not personally own or rent the property in the municipality. For example, if the property is owned by your business or your cottage is owned by a trust, you would not qualify as a non-resident elector.

Students

There is a special rule for students who may be living away from home while they attend school. If you are a student and consider your "home" to be the place where you live when you are not attending school (i.e. you plan on returning there), then you are eligible to vote in both your “home” municipality and in the municipality where you currently live while attending school.

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

Who is not eligible to vote in a municipal elections? 

• 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 of the Municipal Elections Act.
• A person who was convicted of the corrupt practice described in subsection 90(3) of the Municipal Elections Act(External link), 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.

A person is not eligible to vote in a by-election for an office if the person could not vote for that office if a regular election was held on the day of the by-election.  

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

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.

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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.

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.