2018 Elections
The Municipal Election will be held on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018.
DID YOU RECEIVE VOTER CARDS FOR PEOPLE NOT AT YOUR ADDRESS:
The Voters’ List is provided to us by MPAC. If you have electors listed at your address in the MPAC file, you will have received Voter Cards for them. For those wishing to remove occupant names that should no longer be associated with a property/unit, contact the MPAC Customer Care Centre: Toll Free: 1-866-296-6722 Monday- Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
*The Voters' List is now available! Please visit the Are You On The Voters List page for information on how to search and amend the Voters' List.
Important Dates:
Election Day | Voting Day: Monday, Oct. 22, 2018
Vote between 10am and 8pm
- WARD 1
- Central Fire Station (444 Central Ave.)
- WARD 2
- Royal Canadian Legion Branch 71 (130 Garrsion Rd.)
- WARD 3
- Leisureplex Banquet Hall (3 Municipal Centre Dr.)
- WARD 4
- Royal Canadian Legion Branch 230 (228 Southmill St.)
- WARD 5
- Crystal Ridge Comunity Centre (99 Ridge Rd. S)
- WARD 6 (600)
- Stevensville Memorial Hall (2508 Stevensville Rd.)
- WARD 6 (610)
- Faith Reformed Church (3605 Black Creek Rd.)
Download Advance Poll and Election Day Voting Locations (PDF)
Past Important Dates
Register as a Candidate: Tuesday, May 1 to Friday, July 27 at 2 p.m.
To run for the office of Mayor, Councillor or School Board Trustee for 2018, candidates must file a nomination paper.
Nominations are open starting May 1, 2018 during normal business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.) up until Nomination Day on July 27, 2018, when the papers can only be submitted until 2 p.m.
Until you file a nomination paper, you cannot raise or spend any money on your campaign.
NEW ** Mayor and Councillor candidates must provide, along with their nomination paper, at least 25 declaration of endorsements from eligible electors. Forms will be available April 2018.
Nomination Day: Friday, July 27, 2018 | 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Deadline for filing or withdrawing nominations: Nominations may be filed only between the hours of 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. People can also withdraw nomination papers, in writing, before 2 p.m.
Municipal Offices to be elected in 2018
Mayor: One (1) to be elected, at large within the Town. Also serves as a member of Regional Council.
Town Councillors: Six (6) to be elected, one (1) from each of the six (6) municipal wards:
- Ward 1
- Ward 2
- Ward 3
- Ward 4
- Ward 5
- Ward 6
Regional Councillors: One (1) to be elected to represent the Town of Fort Erie at the Regional Municipality of Niagara.
School Board Trustees to be elected in 2018
English Language Public District School Board
One (1) to be elected for the combined area of Fort Erie and Port Colborne
English Language Catholic District School Board
One (1) to be elected for the combined area of Fort Erie, Port Colborne and Wainfleet
French Language Public School Board (Conseil Scolaire Viamonde)
One (1) to be elected for the combined area of Fort Erie, Niagara Falls, Pelham, Port Colborne, Thorold, Welland and Wainfleet
French Language Catholic School Board (Conseil Scolaire Catholique MonAvenir)
One (1) to be elected for the combined area of Fort Erie, Port Colborne, Wainfleet, Pelham and Welland
PLEASE NOTE: Additional information will be added to the 2018 Elections webpages in the upcoming months as it becomes available. Please check back often.
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