Elections

The Municipal and School Board Elections are facilitated by the Clerk's Office. The next municipal election will be held on October 24, 2022. Please review the following page for an overview of voter information, previous election results, financial statements, and more. For more information, please contact the Clerk's Division.

Voting & Candidate Information

Not sure if you're a valid municipal voter, or looking to run for Council? Please review the information below to gain insight into the municipal election process in the Town. For more information, please contact the Clerk's Division.

By voting in the municipal election, you are selecting representatives who will determine the priorities and direction of the Town. You have the right to vote in municipal elections in the Town if on election day:
- You are a Canadian citizen;
- You are 18 years of age or older; and
- You reside in, own, or are a tenant of land in the Town of The Blue Mountains, or are the spouse of such a person.
If you are interested in running for Council, please review the information below:
Candidate Nomination Information
Section 33(4) of the Municipal Elections Act states that nominations for the municipal election can be filed with the Clerk's Office as follows:
- On any day on or after May 1, 2022 in the year of the regular election that is before nomination day, at a time when the Clerk's Office is open; or
- On nomination day, August 19, 2022 between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Qualifications & Training Opportunities
The qualifications required to be a candidate for election are the same as the qualifications to vote.
Municipal Election Campaign Finances
For information regarding campaign contributions, please review the Municipal Elections Act.

Previous Municipal Elections Information

For more information on the 2018 financial statements, please click on the links below:

Additional Information & Resources

The Municipal Elections Act, 1996, requires that all municipalities appoint a Compliance Audit Committee.The municipalities of Grey County established a Joint Compliance Audit Committee in 2018 for the purposes of receiving and making decisions on applications for compliance audits.
Compliance Audit Requests
If a qualified elector believes on reasonable grounds that a candidate has contravened the Municipal Elections Act relating to election campaign finances, they can make an application for a compliance audit, which will then be considered by the Compliance Audit Committee.
Compliance audit requests must be submitted to the Clerk, setting out the reasons for the elector's belief, within 90 days of the latest of the following:
- The filing date under s.88.30 (March 29, 2019);
- The date the candidate filed a financial statement if the statement was filed within 30 days after the applicable filing date (up to April 29, 2019);
- The candidate's supplementary filing date, if any, under section 88.30; and
- The date on which the candidate's extension, if any, under section 88.23 (6) expires.
Compliance Audit Committee
The municipalities of Grey County have established a joint committee of members who serve on retainer and from whom sub-committees will be established to address each application for a compliance audit and each instance of identified over-contribution. The Town's Council appointed the Compliance Audit Committee on September 24, 2018.
To view the Committee's Terms of Reference, please click here. For a list of current committee members, please click here.