Municipal election nominations can be filed as of May 2

LEAMINGTON – Nominations for the Municipality of Leamington 2022 Municipal Election can be filed beginning Monday, May 2, 2022.

Positions include Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Councillors, as well as Trustee for the Greater Essex County District School Board, Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire Viamonde and Conseil scolaire catholique Providence.

The term of office is from November 15, 2022 to November 14, 2026.

Every person who proposes to be a candidate in the 2022 Municipal Election must file, in the prescribed forms, a Nomination Form accompanied by a Declaration of Qualification and pay the prescribed filing fee of $200 for the Office of Mayor and $100 for all other offices.

In the case of a nomination for Council, the nomination must be endorsed by at least 25 eligible voters and accompany the nomination in its prescribed form, in accordance with the Municipal Elections Act.

Nomination forms must be filed in person with the Municipal Clerk at the Leamington Municipal Building located at 111 Erie Street North, Leamington, during the nomination period, which is:

• Monday, May 2, 2022, to Thursday, August 19, 2022, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (excluding weekends and holidays).

• Nomination Day, Friday, August 19, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

An appointment is required with the Municipal Clerk to file nomination forms. To book an appointment, call 519- 326-5761.

No person who proposes to be a candidate may solicit or accept contributions for election purposes or incur campaign expenses until he or she has filed a Nomination Form.

Information on the 2022 Municipal Election is available on the municipal website: leamington. ca/election.

Election Day is on Monday, October 24, 2022.