Municipality of Highlands East

The following nomination papers have been filed as of July 27, 2010 but have not yet been certified:

Reeve Candidate:  Dave Burton - Box 236, Wilberforce, Ontario, K0L 3C0
dave [at] daveburton [dot] org | www.daveburton.org

Reeve Candidate:  Jack Bartholomew - Box 362, Wilberforce, Ontario, K0L 3C0
jack [at] jackbartholomew [dot] ca | www.jackbartholomew.ca

Reeve Candidate:  James Mackie - Box 183, Cardiff, Ontario, K0L 1M0
james [dot] mackie [at] sympatico [dot] ca

Ward 1 Candidate:  Barry Dickinson - RR3, Bancroft, Ontario, K0L 1C0
barry [dot] dickinson [at] sympatico [dot] ca

Ward 1 Candidate:  Steven Kauffeldt - Box 161, Cardiff, Ontario, K0L 1M0
stevenkauffeldt [at] yahoo [dot] ca

Ward 2 Candidate:  Basil Cox - RR3, Bancroft, Ontario, K0L 1C0
basilcox [at] ymail [dot] com

Ward 2 Candidate:  Suzanne Partridge - RR3, Bancroft, Ontario, K0L 1C0
secretgardener [at] ymail [dot] com

Ward 3 Candidate:  Beverly MacDuff - Box 39, Gooderham, Ontario, K0M 1R0
bevmacduff [at] sympatico [dot] ca 

Ward 3 Candidate:  Donna Graham - Box 163, Gooderham, Ontario, K0M 1R0
grahamre [at] bellnet [dot] ca

Ward 3 Candidate:  Cecil Ryall - Box 359, Gooderham, Ontario, K0M 1R0

Ward 3 Candidate:  Chuck Viner - Box 239, Gooderham, Ontario, K0M 1R0
chuckviner [at] sympatico [dot] ca

Ward 4 Candidate:  Gary Stoughton - Box 22, Wilberforce, Ontario, K0L 3C0 

Ward 4 Candidate:  Joan Barton - RR1, Tory Hill, Ontario, K0L 2Y0
joan [at] joanbarton [dot] ca | www.joanbarton.ca

School Board Trustee Candidate: Valerie Smith - Harcourt, Ontario, K0L 1X0

School Board Trustee Candidate: Yogen Noyadoo - Whitby, Ontario, L1P 1W4

As this is an election year, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation will be undertaking various enumeration activities to confirm or collect occupant information about each individual owning or occupying property in Ontario.   Please watch for your enumeration form in the mail, complete and return to the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation.

Download file: 2010_municipal_messaging_MPAC.pdf

With preparations underway for the Municipal Elections scheduled for October 25, 2010, the Ontario Education Services Corporation (OESC) with support from the Ministry of Education has developed an information guide for trustee candidates and communities –  Making a Difference for Kids: Running for Election as a School Board Trustee.

Download the booklet below.

Download file: Trustees_Book_OPSBA_ENG_Mar25.pdf

January 4th, 2010
Nomination Period Commences

April 6th, 2010
Campaign Period Commences

June 1st, 2010
Determination and Distribution of School Board Trustees.
Deadline to pass by-law authorizing an alternative voting method.
Deadline for establishing procedures and forms for alternative voting method.
Deadline to provide candidates with a copy of procedures and forms established.

July 31st, 2010
Earliest date to receive Preliminary List of Electors.

September 7th, 2010
Revision of Preliminary List of Electors begins.

Friday, September 10th, 2010
NOMINATION DAY (withdrawal of nominations possible before 2:00pm)

September 13th, 2010
Clerk to certify Nomination Papers before 4:00pm

September 15th, 2010
If necessary, additional Nominations will be received between the hours of 9:00am and 2:00pm

September 20th, 2010
Clerk to issue Maximum Campaign Spending Limits.

Week of September 27th, 2010
Voter Kits mailed out.

October 16th, 2010
Last day for returning ballots by mail. Voters are encouraged to drop ballot off at municipal offices located in Gooderham, Cardiff and Wilberforce.

October 25th, 2010
VOTING DAY - 10:00am to 8:00pm

October 26th, 2010
Clerk to Declare Official Results

December 1st, 2010 to November 30th, 2014
Four year term for elected representatives.

The Municipality of Highlands East will again use the alternative voting system “Vote-by-Mail" for the 2010 municipal election. This alternative voting method was successfully used in the 2000, 2003 and 2006 municipal elections and was found to be very efficient and yielded a high voter turnout.

Vote-by-Mail eliminates polling stations, advance polls and proxy voting. It transforms every mailbox into a ballot box. Voting is as easy as mailing a letter. Vote-by-Mail kits will be provided to every person who qualifies to be an elector.

How To Cast Your Vote
In addition to using Canada Post Mail, electors may drop off their Return Voting Envelope at the following locations during their regular office hours, Mondays through Fridays as follows:

Cardiff Sub-Office
2778 Monck Road between 9:00am and 3:30pm

Gooderham Post Office
1032 Gooderham St. between 9:00am and 5:00pm

Wilberforce Municipal Office
2249 Loop Road between 9:00am and 4:30pm

After Hours Drop Off Locations
You may also drop off your Return Voting Envelope after regular business hours at the following locations:

Gooderham Post Office
The drop off box is the large red mailbox located at the front of the building.

Wilberforce Municipal Office
The drop off box is located at the front of the building next to the main entrance.

Important Dates
If you are an eligible voter you will receive your Vote-by-Mail kit the week of September 27, 2010 and the deadline for your Vote-by-Mail kit to be returned is October 16, 2010.

Download file: 2010_general_information_for_voters.pdf

Download file: newsletter_2010_february.pdf

Nominations for offices as set out below may be made by completing and filing, in the office of the Clerk of the Municipality of Highlands East, nominations on the prescribed form and accompanied by the prescribed filing fee of $200.00 for Head of Council and $100.00 for all other offices. The filing fee is payable by cash, certified cheque or money order.

Council
Nominations for the Municipality of Highlands East, as follows, may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Municipality of Highlands East, 2249 Loop Road, Wilberforce, Ontario.
Reeve - One (1) to be elected by General Vote
Councillors - One (1) to be elected from each of the four (4) Wards

English Language Public Shcool Board
Nominations for the Trillium Lakelands District School Board - One (1) trustee to be elected for the Council of Haliburton may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Township of Minden Hills, 7 Milne Street, Minden, Ontario.

French Language Public School Board
Nominations for le Conseil scolaire de district Centre-Sud Quest - One (1) trustee to be elected for Sector 1 - Haliburton, Northumberland, Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes and Durham may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the City of Oshawa, 50 Centre Street South, Oshawa, Ontario or with a delegated Clerk.

Download file: 2010_nominations_for_office.pdf

Eligible candidates may file nomination papers for the 2010 municipal elections on Monday, January 4, 2010. Contact the Clerk for further information.

Download file: 2006_official_election_results.pdf