Who is Eligible to Vote in a Municipal Election?
There are two types of voters that are qualified to vote in a municipal election.
- Resident Voters: In order to qualify as a resident voter, a person must be:
- A Canadian citizen;
- At least 18 years of age on Election Day; and
- A resident of the local authority (the Town of Ste. Anne) for at least six months on Election Day.
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Persons with no fixed address may vote in a municipal election. If the person has no ordinary or "fixed" residence in the local authority, they are deemed to reside at the shelter, hostel or other similar institution that most frequently provides lodging, food or other social services.
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Non-resident Voters: In order to qualify as a non-resident voter, a person must be:
- A Canadian citizen;
- At least 18 years of age on Election Day; and
- A registered owner of land in the Town of Ste. Anne for at least six months on Election Day.
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For municipal election purposes, "registered owner of land" means:
- a tenant or occupier of the land, if his or her name is entered on the latest revised realty assessment roll as the owner of a right, interest or estate in it; or
- if no person qualifies under clause (a), the person who is the owner of a freehold estate in the land, including a person who is owner with another person, as joint tenants, or tenants in common of a freehold estate OR a person who is registered under The Condominium Act as the owner, defined in that Act, of a unit under that Act.
- If there are more than two non-resident property owners for a single property, a maximum of two can vote in a municipal election. In order to vote, each voter must obtain written consent from the majority of the registered property owners, and file this with the Senior Election Official.