2010 Municipal Elections

The 2010 Municipal Elections will be held on Monday October 25, 2010

Are you on the list?

Are you a registered voter? You can check to find out by using our Voter List Lookup. It will also tell you your local polling station and provide a map to get there.

If you're not on the list or need to modify your information, visit How to get on the Voters List page for details..

2010 Municipal Election Workers

The City of Niagara Falls is currently recruiting workers for the following positions: Vote Tabulating Officer, Deputy Returning Officer, Election Assistant. View the Worker Application for position details and the worker application form.

Nominations

Nominations for the offices of:

The Nomination Form must be completed in full and filed in person by the candidate or an agent of the candidate to the City Clerk or the Deputy Clerk (Manager of Clerk’s Services). The nomination paper may not be faxed to the Clerk’s office. The nomination paper may be filed during a time in which the Clerk’s Office is open during the nomination period. Regular office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. The last day for filing nominations is September 10, 2010 (Nomination Day) when nominations will be accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The 2:00 p.m. deadline will be determined by the time on the clock on the wall in the Clerk’s Office.

A candidate must be nominated in order to raise or spend money on his/her campaign.

The Clerk must be satisfied that a person is qualified to be nominated and that the nomination complies with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 prior to certifying the nomination paper. Accordingly, all candidates will be requested to provide election officials with suitable proof of identity and qualifying address when filing a nomination paper. Acceptable proof would be any government issued documentation, or combination of documentation, that contains the name, signature and qualifying address of the candidate, such as a driver’s licence or a tax bill indicating the name and address together with another document which bears their name and signature. Additionally, the Clerk may request proof of Canadian citizenship in the form of a birth certificate (with supporting photo identification), passport or citizenship card.

A candidate must be a qualified elector.

For more information on Candidate Qualifications, view the Qualifications to Run for Council or School Board Trustee PDF.

For more information on the Nomination Process, view the Notice of Nomination for Office PDF.

The Candidates Guide answers many questions about Voting, Candidates, Campaigns and ballots.

Candidate Financial Statements

Everyone that has filed a nomination paper with the City to participate in the Municipal Elections as a candidate must in turn file their financial statement with the City Clerk after each election. These statements detail the income and expenses incurred during the candidate's campaign.

All financial statements are public documents. The Clerk must retain the statements until the new council takes office after the 2010 regular election. These documents may be inspected in person during normal office hours or my clicking on the corresponding links below.

Any person may make extracts from the documents and is entitled to copies of the documents but must only do so knowing that the information obtained shall only be used for election purposes as per the Municipal Elections Act.

View the Candidate Financial Statements

2006 Election Results

2006 Municipal Elections Result Page

2006 Poll-by-Poll Election Results (PDF)

Questions or Assistance

The City Clerk's staff are pleased to assist you with any questions you may have concerning the 2010 Municipal Election. If you have any questions concerning the election process, forms, method of voting, polling locations, voters list or other matters related to the Municipal Election, please contact the Municipal Election office, located in the City Clerk's Office, 1st Floor, City Hall, 4310 Queen Street, 905-356-7521 OR Bill Matson directly at extension 4342 and bmatson@niagarafalls.ca.

Compliance Audit Committee

View the Niagara Compliance Audit website for this Committee that deals with requests for an audit on the campaigns of Election Candidates.