The nomination period for mayoral, council and school trustee candidates for this fall’s Ontario municipal elections opens Friday.
Candidates have until Aug. 21 to file nomination papers with their municipal clerk.
To run for a position, candidates must fill out a form, pay a nomination fee and provide a list of at least 25 endorsement signatures, with some exceptions.
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Eligible Ontarians can vote in a municipality if they live there, own or rent property there or if they are the spouse of someone who owns or rents property in the municipality other than the one where they live.
Elections will take place Oct. 26.
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