Filing a Nomination

To run for office in East Gwillimbury, as of the date you file your nomination, you must be:

• A Canadian citizen; and
• At least 18 years of age; and
• A resident of the Town of East Gwillimbury, or
• An owner or tenant of land in the Town of East Gwillimbury, or the spouse of such owner or tenant; and
• Not legally prohibited from voting; and
• Not disqualified by any legislation from holding office

• The following people are not eligible to be elected as a Member of Council, or from holding office as a Member of Council:
• Any person not eligible to vote in the municipality;
• An employee of the municipality unless they take an unpaid leave of absence before being nominated, and resigns, if elected to the office;
• A judge of any court;
• A member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, a Senator or a member of the House of Commons; or
• An inmate of a penal or correctional institution under sentence of imprisonment.
• Any person who by reason of any violations of the election campaign financial requirements or violations for not filling the financial statements pursuant to the Municipal Elections Act, 1996.

To run for school board office, as of the date you file your nomination, you must be:

• 18 years of age or older; and
• A Canadian citizen; and
• A resident within the area of jurisdiction of the board; and
• Eligible to be an elector of that school board for which the person is a candidate; and
• Not disqualified by any legislation from holding office.

A candidate for school board office cannot be a clerk, deputy clerk, treasurer or deputy treasurer of a municipality within the jurisdiction of a board.
The following persons are disqualified from being elected to school board office:

• Any person not eligible to vote in the municipality; or
• An employee of any school board unless he or she takes an unpaid leave of absence before being nominated, and resigns, if elected to the office; or
• A judge of any court; or
• A member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, a Senator or a member of the House of Commons; or
• An inmate of a penal or correctional institution under sentence of imprisonment; or
• A person disqualified for violations of financial requirements or violations of requirements for filing financial information pursuant to the Municipal Elections Act, 1996.

Candidate registration period opens on Monday May 2, 2022.

Candidates cannot spend or raise funds for their election campaign until their nomination has been filed with the Municipal Clerk.

A person may withdraw their nomination by filing a written withdrawal in the clerk’s office,

• before 2 p.m. on nomination day, if the person was nominated under subsection 33 (4) of the Municipal Elections Act;
• before 2 p.m. on the Wednesday following nomination day, if the person was nominated under subsection 33 (5)

Nominations may be filed in person or by an agent with the Municipal Clerk beginning May 2, 2022, until August 18, 2022, during regular business hours (Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) and on Nomination Day, August 19, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

In accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, nominations must be filed using the prescribed forms, accompanied by the prescribed nomination filing fee and nominations for an office on a council must be endorsed by at least 25 people (original signatures are required for all forms filed). The filing fee is $200 for the office of Mayor and $100.00 for all other offices. The filing fee is payable by cash, debit, certified cheque or money order.

If a nomination for a candidate is filed by an agent, a letter must be submitted at the time of filing which authorizes the agent to file on behalf of the candidate. The letter must be signed by the candidate and commissioned or notarized by a person authorized under the Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Act or Notaries Act. In addition to this letter, an agent must also provide a copy of the candidate's ID to be retained on file.

No person who proposes to be a candidate may solicit or accept contributions for election purposes or incur campaign expenses until a nomination paper has been filed.

To schedule a nomination appointment with the Office of the Municipal Clerk, please contact Elections Services by email or call (905) 478-4282 ext.3855.

To file a nomination, you must provide:

• Form 1 Nomination Paper
• Form 2 Endorsement of Nomination
• Identification, including name, qualifying East Gwillimbury address and signature
• Nomination filing fee, $100 for Councillor and $200 for Mayor

Original signatures are required for all forms filed with Election Services. Agents who file on behalf of a candidate must provide all of the above, and their own identification.

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To obtain an electronic fillable pdf copy of these forms, please visit the Ontario Central Forms Repository. Alternatively, hard copies of the forms are also available at Customer Service inside of the Civic Centre.

York Region District School Board Trustee

Nomination forms for York Region District School Board Trustee must be filed with the Clerk of the Town of Georgina. For more information on registering for this office, contact the Town of Georgina by email or visit their website.

• York Region District School Board Trustee Electoral Area: East Gwillimbury and Georgina

York Catholic District School Board Trustee

Nomination forms for York Catholic District School Board Trustee must be filed with the Clerk of the Town of Newmarket. For more information on registering for this office, contact the Town of Newmarket by email or visit their website.

• York Catholic District School Board Trustee Electoral Area: East Gwillimbury, Georgina and Newmarket

Conseil scolaire Viamonde and Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir

Nomination forms for Conseil scolaire Viamonde and Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir must be filed with the Clerk of the City of Vaughan. For more information on registering for these offices, contact the City of Vaughan by email or visit their website.

• Counseil scolaire Viamonde Trustee Electoral Area: Secteur 3 York
• Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir Trustee Electoral Area: York

Town of East Gwillimbury facilitated two Candidate Information Sessions presented by Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing representatives on April 26 and April 28. If you were unable to join the sessions, please visit the Town's YouTube Channel and view the 2022 Candidate Training presentation slides.

• Session 1
• Session 2

During the sessions, ministry staff provided information with respect to the following areas:

• Roles and responsibilities of elected officials, staff and third-party advertisers
• Eligibility rules
• Nomination process
• Campaign finances
• Compliance audit
• Voters list and voting proxy
• Scrutineers
• Recounts

If you have any questions, please email Election Services.