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.

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

Further information will be forthcoming. 

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

Elections Ontario maintains the Permanent Register of Electors for Ontario, also known as the “voters' list” or “register”.

The voters' list, contains information for individuals eligible to vote in provincial and local municipal elections in Ontario. Learn more about the voter's list on Election Ontario's Register To Vote page, including how to:

• Register voters 
• Register absentee voters 
• Register future voters

Use the Elections Ontario Register To Vote application 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

Updating information on the Elections Ontario page is available for the By-Election until April 21, 2025.  After this date, all updates, etc will be required to be completed through election officials.  This website will be updated with information on April 22nd. 

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.