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You qualify to be elected or hold office if…

As of the day you file your nomination, you’re:

• Entitled to be an elector under Municipal Elections Act (s.17)
• Are a Canadian citizen;
• Are at least 18 years of age;
• Reside in the local municipality, or is the owner or tenant of land in the local municipality, or the spouse of such a person;
• Are not prohibited from voting as a noted or otherwise, by law;
• Not disqualified for violation of financial requirements or violations of requirements for filing financial information;
• Not disqualified by any Act from holding such office; and
• Not disqualified under the provisions as outlined in MEA s.90(2) and 91 (1).

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The following persons are disqualified for Mayoral or Councillor candidacy:

• Except in accordance with MEA, s.30 (Leave of Absence), an employee of the municipality or a person who is not an employed of the municipality, but who is the Clerk, Treasurer, Integrity Commissioner, Auditor General, Ombudsman or register referred to in s.223.11 of the Municipal Act or an investigator referred to in s.239.2(1) of the municipality or a person who is not an employee of the municipality, but who holds any administrative position of the municipality.
• A judge of any court.
• A Senator, a Member of Parliament, a Member of Provincial Parliament.
• A person who is serving a sentence being served in the evening or on weekends (this does not include a person serving a sentence at home).
• A corporation.
• A person acting as executor or trustee or in any other representative capacity.
• A person who was convicted of the corrupt practices described in MEA, s.30(3) if Voting Day in the current election is less than 5 years after Voting Day in the election in respect of which he or she was convicted.
• A person disqualified for violations of financial requirements or violations of requirements for filing financial information.