NEWS RELEASE
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE
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Thinking about running for office? The nomination period for the 2022 Municipal and School Board election officially opens on May 2, 2022.
The 2022 Municipal Election and School Board Election will be held on Oct. 24, 2022. Interested candidates may file their nomination starting May 2, 2022 until Aug. 19, 2022 at 2 p.m. at their respective municipality or for Regional Council at the Region of Waterloo.
Interested candidates are also invited to register for a free virtual information workshop taking place on May 4, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. The information workshop So You Want to Run for Council? will feature municipal coach and former municipal solicitor, Fred Dean.
Presented by the City of Cambridge, Region of Waterloo, the City of Kitchener, the Townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Woolwich, Wilmot and the City of Waterloo, the workshop will provide an overview of the roles and responsibilities of regional and municipal council members including duties, scope, and commitments.
This workshop will not cover information about nomination, campaigning or other election processes. Those details will be available through each of the area municipalities.
Register here for the virtual information workshop.
To be eligible as a candidate in this year’s Municipal and School Board Election, you must meet the following requirements:
• A Canadian citizen
• At least 18 years of age
• A resident of the municipality, a non-resident owner or tenant of land in the municipality or the spouse of such non-resident, owner or tenant
• Not legally prohibited from voting
• Not disqualified by any legislation from holding municipal office
Nominations will be received by the Clerk for the Offices of:
• Regional chair
• Regional councillor for Cambridge, Kitchener or Waterloo
• Mayor
• Ward councillor
• Waterloo Region District School Board
• Waterloo Catholic District School Board
• French Language Public School trustee (Conseil Scolaire Viamonde)
• French Language Separate School trustee (Conseil Scolaire Catholique MonAvenir)
Nomination procedure:
To run for the office of mayor, councillor or school board trustee, individuals must file a nomination paper and provide proof of qualifying address within each municipality or school board jurisdiction and the appropriate filing fee. Additionally, mayor and councillor nominees must provide at least 25 endorsements of nomination from eligible voters. The nomination paper and endorsement of nomination forms must have original signatures.
- The prescribed Nomination Paper may be obtained and filed in the Office of the Clerk:
- On any day from May 2, 2022 to Aug. 19, 2022 when the Clerk’s Office is open (contact for office hours);
- No later than Nomination Day, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022 during the hours of 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.
- The Nomination Paper shall be accompanied by a filing fee in cash, debit (if available), certified cheque or money order payable to the municipality in the amount of:
- $200 for the office of the Regional Chair or Mayor,
- $100 for any other office
It's important to note that, until a nomination paper is filed, a person cannot raise or spend any money on their campaign. Each municipality may have unique procedures for how to file a nomination, those interested in filing a nomination should confirm with the municipality prior to making arrangements to file.
While the municipal election is still months away, eligible voters can now complete the first step in preparing to vote this fall. Visit MPAC’s website to check if you are on the voter list. You can add or verify your details, update your address or contact information, and add new eligible voters of your household.
For more information on this year’s election in each municipality, including running for council, candidate session dates, filing fees, additional resources and details on third party advertising, please refer to the respective city’s contact information and website:
Tim Brubacher
Deputy Clerk
Returning Officer
[email protected]
Region of Waterloo
(519) 575-4410
www.regionofwaterloo.ca/elections
Ashley Sage
Municipal Clerk
Returning Officer
[email protected]
Township of North Dumfries
(519) 621-0340
www.northdumfries.ca
Grace Kosch
Municipal Clerk
Returning Officer
[email protected]
Township of Wellesley
(519) 699-3946
www.wellesley.ca/elections
Dawn Mittelholtz
Municipal Clerk
Returning Officer
Township of Wilmot
[email protected]
(519) 634-8444 Ext. 228
www.wilmot.ca/elections
Amanda Fusco
City Clerk
Returning Officer
City of Kitchener
[email protected]
519-741-2200 ext. 7809
www.kitchener.ca/election
Jeff Smith
Municipal Clerk
Returning Officer
Township of Woolwich
[email protected]
(519) 669-6010
www.woolwich.ca/elections
Julie Scott
City Clerk
Returning Officer
City of Waterloo
[email protected]
519-747-8798
www.waterloo.ca/elections
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