On Monday, October 22, approximately 1.8 million electors will be eligible to cast ballots to elect a mayor, city council and school trustees in the City of Toronto. Electors are reminded to bring their Voter Information Card and identification showing their name and qualifying Toronto address when they go to vote.
Any electors who did not receive a Voter Information Card, or who are not on the voters’ list, can be added to the voters’ list at the voting location.
To vote in Toronto’s municipal election an elector must be:
• a Canadian citizen
• at least 18 years old
• a resident in the city of Toronto
• a non-resident of Toronto, but they or their spouse own or rent property in Toronto
• not prohibited from voting under any law.
Electors may only vote once in the Toronto municipal election regardless of how many properties they own or rent within the city. Electors must vote in the ward where they live.
All electors are encouraged to use the City’s online service MyVote to:
• find their ward and map
• see the candidates running in their ward
• learn where and when to vote
• view and print their Voter Information Card
• find accessibility information about their voting place
• view a sample of a ballot.
MyVote is available at http://www.toronto.ca/elections/myvote.
The Voter Assist Terminal (VAT) is a ballot-marking device that allows voters with disabilities and other accessibility needs to mark their ballot privately and independently. The VAT will be available at two locations in each ward on Election Day. If electors require the use of a VAT on Election Day, please call Election Services at 416-338-1111 as soon as possible.
On election night, when voting locations close, unofficial results will be posted in real-time after 8 p.m. on the Election Services website at http://www.toronto.ca/elections.
Information for Media
The City Clerk prohibits media from entering, filming or photographing inside a voting place without prior approval. To request approval to film or take photos inside a voting location, media must contact media@toronto.ca by noon on Saturday, October 20 and specify the name and address of the voting location, the ward number and the time. Voting locations can be found on the City’s website at http://ow.ly/hH3T30miBKU.
If access is granted, media may film from the doorway of the voting place, but only with the permission of the occupants.
Media are allowed to film the outside of a voting location, without interfering with electors’ access to the building and can conduct interviews with voters/general public on public property such as sidewalks.
The policy on Media Attendance at a Voting Place, is available on the City of Toronto website at http://ow.ly/7lwI30m2ZUk.
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