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Notice of Nomination for Office

Nominations for the positions listed below must be made on the prescribed form (Form 1) and must include signatures of at least 25 persons (eligible electors within your municipality) endorsing the nomination on the prescribed form (Form 2) (School Board Trustees are excluded from the 25 signature requirement). Nomination forms are available at your local Municipal Clerk’s Office or on the municipality’s website. All Nomination forms must be filed, either in person or by your agent, by appointment, with the Clerk/Returning Officer during normal office hours between May 1, 2026 to Thursday, August 20, 2026, and between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 21, 2026 (Nomination Day).

In the event there are an insufficient number of certified candidates to fill all positions available, nominations will be reopened for the vacant positions only on Wednesday August 26, 2026 between the hours of 9:00 am and 2:00 pm and such additional nominations, if required, may be filed in the office of the Clerk.

The required filing fee for the Head of Council is $200.00 and all other offices are $100.00, cash, debit, certified cheque or money order made payable to the appropriate municipality, and must accompany the signed forms. Full details on the procedures to be followed may be obtained from the appropriate Municipal Clerk.

Electors are hereby given notice that if a greater number of candidates are certified than are required to fill the said offices, Vote Information Letters will be mailed to all qualified voters for the purpose of voting.

Municipal Offices for Which Persons May Be Nominated

  • Mayor: (1) One To Be Elected By General Vote Of Electors
  • Councillor, Ward 1: (1) One To Be Elected By Ward 1 Electors
  • Councillor, Ward 2: (1) One To Be Elected By Ward 2 Electors
  • Councillor, Ward 3: (1) One To Be Elected By Ward 3 Electors
  • Councillor, Ward 4: (1) One To Be Elected By Ward 4 Electors

Returning Officer – Robyn Rogers
Municipality of Highlands East
2249 Loop Road
P.O. Box 295
Wilberforce, ON K0L 3C0
Phone: 705-448-2981 ext 422
Email: HEelection2026@highlandseast.ca

School Board Offices for Which Persons May be Nominated

English Public

  • English Public School Trustee (1) One To Be Elected

Representing the County of Haliburton with the Trillium Lakelands District School Board.

Nominations to be filed with the Clerk, Township of Dysart et al.

Returning Officer – Amanda Duncombe-Lee
Municipality of Dysart et al
135 Maple Avenue
P.O. Box 389
Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0
Tel: 705-457-1740
Email: aduncombe-lee@dysatetal.ca
Website: www.dysartetal.ca

English Separate

  • English Separate School Trustee (1) One To Be Elected

Representing Sector 1 – Municipalities of Tweed, Marmora and Lake, Hastings Highlands, Stirling-Rawdon, Town of Bancroft, Municipality of Centre Hastings and Highlands East and the Townships of Faraday, Madoc, Wollaston, Limerick, Tudor Cashel, Carlow/Mayo and South Algonquin.

Nominations to be filed with the Clerk, Municipality of Tweed.

Returning Officer – Lori Crellin
Municipal Clerk: Municipality of Tweed,
255 Metcalf St. Tweed, ON, K0K 3J0
Phone: (613) 478-2535
Email: clerks@tweed.ca
Website: www.tweed.ca

French Public

  • French Public School Trustee (1) One To Be Elected

Representing Sector 1 – Counties of Haliburton, Northumberland, Peterborough, Hastings; Cities of Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, and the Region of Durham of Conseil scolaire Viamonde.

Nominations to be filed with the Clerk, City of Oshawa or a local Municipal Clerk/Returning Officer within Sector 1.

City Clerks Services – City of Oshawa
50 Centre Street South, Oshawa, ON
Toll Free: 1-800-667-4292
Phone: (905) 436-3311
Email: clerks@oshawa.ca
Website: www.oshawa.ca

French Separate

  • French Separate School Trustee (1) One To Be Elected

For Geographic Area 1, which is comprised of all municipalities in the Counties of Hastings, Prince Edward, Lennox & Addington; and Frontenac of (Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est)

Nominations to be filed with the Clerk, City of Kingston or a local Municipal Clerk/Returning Officer within Zone 1.

Janet Jaynes, Returning Officer
City Clerks Services – City of Kingston
Election Office, City Hall, 216 Ontario Street, Kingston, ON
Ph: 613-546-4291 ext 1430
Ph: 613-546-4291 ext 1262
Email: elections@cityofkingston.ca
Website: www.cityofkingston.ca/city-hall/elections