Voting opens on October 16, 2026, and closes at 8:00 p.m. on Voting Day, October 26, 2026. Electors may vote online, by telephone at any time during the voting period or voters can visit a voter help centre.

Voters requiring assistance may attend one of the Township's Voter Help Centres.

The Township will operate the following during the 2026 Municipal and School Board Election:

Castleton Town Hall 
1780 Percy Street, Castleton

Saturday October 24, 2026
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Colborne Municipal Office (Basement)
1 Toronto St. Colborne

Sunday October 25th, 2026
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday October 26, 2026
8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Please note that inquiries may also be directed to the Clerks Department via 905-355-2821 x 223, cramahevotes@cramahe.ca or in person via the Municipal Office located at 1 Toronto St. Colborne. (Business hours - Monday to Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. & Friday 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)

 Eligible voters will receive a Voter Information Letter by mail through Canada Post 7-10 business days prior to the voting period.

 This letter will include:

• instructions on how to vote using the internet or telephone
• a unique PIN allowing each voter to vote once
• voting dates and times
• the locations for the Voter Assistance Centres
• the Voting Helpline (905-355-2821 x 223)

If you receive a Voter Information letter that is not addressed to your property, please return it to the Office of the Clerk, 1 Toronto St. P.O. Box 357 Colborne ON K0K 1S0

When voting, voters will have a chance to review and change their choices before they confirm their vote. The voting system also allows voters to choose not to vote in a race if they wish. 

You can vote in the 2026 Municipal and School Board Election if you are:

• A resident of the Township of Cramahe; or, a non-resident, who is an owner or tenant of land in the Township or a spouse of such owner or tenant; and,
• A Canadian citizen; 
• At least 18 years of age; and
• Are not prohibited from voting under the Municipal Elections Act or otherwise by law. 

Remember: You can only vote once, regardless of how many properties you own or rent.  If you own multiple properties within Cramahe, please vote based on your primary residence.

Under the Municipal Elections Act, the following are prohibited from voting:

• A person who is serving a sentence of imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution;
• A corporation;
• A person acting as executor or trustee or in any other representative capacity, except as a voting proxy in accordance with Municipal Elections Act 1996.

Please contact the Clerk's Department via email at cramahevotes@cramahe.ca or by calling 905-355-2821 x 223 or visit the website cramahevotes.ca

During the voting period (October 16 to 26), you can also visit the Municipal office or the following Voter Help Centres during the 2026 Municipal and School Board Election: 

Non-resident owners or tenants, or spouses of owners or tenants, of commercially and industrially assessed lands are not eligible to vote for school board offices.  

Yes. Electronic voting offers greater privacy and independence for voters with disabilities that may make traditional in-person voting more difficult. For example, voters who are blind may choose to vote by telephone, and voters who are deaf may choose to vote online, often with little or no assistance. If you need assistance with voting or have other accessibility needs, please attend a Voter Help Centre where an Election Official will be available to help you. 

Elections Ontario maintains the Permanent Register of Electors for Ontario, also known as the Voters' List. You must be on the Voters’ List to vote, and being listed helps ensure you receive a Voter Information Letter.

You can check your information through Election Ontario’s Register to Vote portal. There, you can:

• Confirm, update or add your name and home address
• Search, add or remove a property other than your home address
• Remove yourself from the register
• Remove a deceased person from the register
• Check the status of a request

Important Note: The deadline to use Election Ontario’s Register to Vote portal is August 12, 2026.

Starting September 1, 2026, and ending at the close of voting on October 26, 2026, if you need to add, remove, or update your information, you must complete the required Application to Amend Voters’ List (Form EL15). 

To add or update your information, completed Form EL15s can be submitted in-person at Town Hall or at a Voter Help Centre. Please note, proof of ID is required. 

Starting September 1, 2026, eligible voters can visit the Municipal Clerk’s Office at 1 Toronto St, Colborne, during regular business hours, or attend a Voter Help Centre to be added to the Voters’ List. 

The Application to Amend the Voters’ List (EL15) form is used to add, delete, or correct information on the municipal voters' list. Please contact the Clerks Department via email at cramahevotes@cramahe.ca or by calling 905-355-2821 x 223 or you can also visit Town Hall, 1 Toronto St. or visit Voter Help Centre on dates and times listed above.

If you need to add your name to the voters’ list and you haven’t already done so online, remember to bring valid identification to a Voter Assistance Centre.  You are required to show proof of your identity and residence or complete a Declaration of Identity declaring that you are the elector shown on the voters’ list.  

• Yes, if the person is deceased. You may bring the proof of death to the Clerk’s Department at 1 Toronto St. Colborn.

• No, if the person is living. You cannot remove another living person from the Voters’ List except yourself.  

Contact Cramahevotes@cramahe.ca for more information

Yes, but you may not be on the Voters’ List. There are two ways you can add your name to the list between September 1 and October 26, 2026, during regular business hours (Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Fridays 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or until 8 p.m. on October 26):  

There may be several reasons why you’re not showing on the voters’ list, including:  

No. If the business is the owner of the property, you would not qualify as a non-resident voter.  

You are eligible to vote in the municipality where you live and the municipality where you qualify as a non-resident voter. You can vote in both municipalities. If both municipalities are in the same school board, you can only vote for a school trustee in one municipality.  

Yes, as a non-resident elector. You can only be a resident elector in one municipality. However, you can be a non-resident elector in any other municipality (or municipalities) where you own or rent a property.  

Yes, as long as you turn 18 on or before October 26, 2026, and meet all other eligibility criteria. 

Yes, if you are a student and consider your “home” to be the place where you live when you are not attending school (i.e., you plan on returning there), then you are eligible to vote in both your “home” municipality and in the municipality where you currently live while attending school.  

As of January 1, 2024, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation ("MPAC") is no longer responsible for collecting voter information for municipal election. However, MPAC is still required by legislation to collect school support designations. 

The deadline to update your school designation for the 2026 Municipal and School Board Election through MPAC's Online School Support webpage was June 1, 2026. 

If you need to make a change now, you can still update your school support through MPAC's Online School Support page, using AboutMyProperty or the online tenant portal. MPAC will record the change; however, because the June 1 deadline has passed, the update will not automatically appear on the Preliminary List of Electors or the initial Voters’ List.

To help ensure your updated school support is reflected for the October 26, 2026 Municipal and School Board Election, please follow these steps:

1. Submit your change online. Log in to, or register for, MPAC’s AboutMyProperty service, or use the online tenant portal to submit your updated school support designation.
2. Save your confirmation. After submitting your update, you will receive a confirmation email from MPAC.
3. Contact your municipality. Forward your confirmation email to cramahevotes@cramahe.ca so staff can review and, where applicable, update your information on the final Voters’ List in accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996. You may also attend Town Hall (1 Toronto St, Colborne) in person after September 1, 2026 to complete the applicable form and request an update. 

You may vote during the voting period using the Internet from anywhere in the world, as long as you have your Voter Information Letter.  You may also vote by telephone anywhere in North America by calling the toll-free number provided in your Voter Information letter.

You do not need to vote from home. You may vote from any location using a touch-tone telephone or any computer with secure Internet access. You may also vote in person at a Voter Help Centre. Locations for Voter Help Centres are provided in the Voter Information Letters sent to eligible electors (or above).

If a phone line is busy, simply hang up and call back a short time later. The voting system can handle a high volume of calls at the same time, but there may be periods when many voters are trying to access the system in the same timeframe. Voting remains open for several days during the voting period, so voters will have multiple opportunities to connect and cast their ballot.

Eligible voters on the official Voters’ List will receive a Voter Information Letter by mail through Canada Post containing your PIN. If you do not receive your Voter Information Letter containing your PIN by the start of the voting period, you may request a replacement PIN by contacting election staff 905-355-2821 x 223 or you can also visit Town Hall,1 Toronto St, Colborne or a Voter Help Centre.  If election records show that a PIN was already mailed to you, the original PIN will be disabled and cannot be used to vote. A replacement PIN can be issued provided the original PIN has not already been used and you provide appropriate identification. 

There are two (2) common reasons you may not receive a PIN in the mail. First, your name was not on the official Voters’ List, as PINs are only mailed to eligible electors whose names are included on the list provided by Elections Ontario. Secondly, your PIN may have been mailed but delayed within the postal system

It is illegal to steal and open another person’s mail. It is also illegal to impersonate another elector and use their PIN to vote. Both offences are subject to penalties under the law.

If you believe someone has used your PIN to vote without your authorization, you should report it to the Municipal Clerk/Returning Officer immediately by emailing cramahevotes@cramahe.ca or by calling 905-355-2821 x 223

You may be eligible to receive a replacement PIN by appearing before the Municipal Clerk/Returning Officer and swearing an affidavit confirming that the PIN assigned to you was used by someone else, and not by you.  

No. The voting system does not record how a particular PIN has voted; it only records that the PIN was used to cast a ballot.

If an elector loses or misplaces their PIN, they should contact the Voter Helpline (905-355-2821 x 223) The Election Official can decide to replace the missing PIN if it has not already been voted. They will determine if a voter has to travel to a location, sign a form, and then replace the missing PIN,the original lost or missing PIN will be disabled, and it will not be able to be voted in the election. 

Yes, although it is uncommon. If you receive more than one (1) PIN, it usually means your name appears on the Voters’ List more than once. This can happen, for example, if you have recently moved and were listed at both addresses, or if you own property in more than one (1) location.

You are only permitted to vote once in a municipality, and it is illegal to vote more than once. You should vote only using the PIN issued to your primary place of residence. If you receive an additional PIN, contact the Voter Helpline (905-355-2821 x 223) so the extra PIN can be cancelled and made unusable for the election. 

The list of certified candidates became available on Certification Day on Monday, August 24, 2026 and can be found on the Information for Voters webpage.

Please contact election staff via email at cramahevotes@cramahe.ca or by calling 905-355-2821 x 223

No. Once a vote has been confirmed, it cannot be changed. This is similar process to placing a completed ballot in the ballot box during a traditional paper-based election, which protects voter anonymity and ballot secrecy. After a vote is cast, the system records only that the PIN was used to submit a ballot in the election; it does not retain information linking the voter to how the ballot was marked. As a result, the ballot cannot be retrieved or removed from the final count. 

Votes are encrypted at all times. No one can manipulate them, including Election Officials.  

Each eligible voter can only vote once in the 2026 Cramahe Municipal and School Board Elections, regardless of how many properties they own. It’s the law. If convicted of voter fraud, you may face:  

The Inaugural Meeting of the 2026-2030 Council is scheduled for Tuesday, December 8, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.