Voters

Are you new to the Municipality? Do you need to verify you are on the list to vote in the 2022 Municipal Election in Grey Highlands and missed the deadline to search using the online tool?

Please email clerks@greyhighlands.ca with your full name and qualifying address and we will check to see if you are on the Voter's List. We will only confirm or deny if the name is found on the list. 
If your name is not found on the Voter's List and you are a qualified elector (see below for eligibility), you can request to amend the Voter's List by attending the Municipal office during regular business hours with ID that shows your name and qualifying address and filling out the required form (GHEL15). You can also attend any of the Advance Voting locations as well to complete this step. 

Am I eligible to vote?

You are eligible to vote if you live in Grey Highlands (either as a tenant or property owner) or y​our spouse lives in Grey Highlands.  You also must be a Canadian citizen, at least 18 years old and not prohibited from voting under subsection 17 (3) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (see below).

Who is not allowed to vote?

1. A person who is serving a sentence of imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution cannot vote.

2. A corporation is not entitled to a vote.

3. A person acting as executor or trustee in any other representative capacity cannot vote, except as a voting proxy in accordance with section 44 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996.

4. A person who was convicted of a corrupt practice described in subsection 90 (3), of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, cannot vote if voting day in the current election is less than five years after voting day in the election in respect of which he or she was convicted.

If I own more than one property in Grey Highlands can I vote more than once?

No, each person is entitled to only one vote, no matter how many properties they own in Grey Highlands. If you don't live in Grey Highlands but own property here, you are entitled to vote.  

Click here to view the Notice of Election 

The list of candidates for the 2026 municipal election has not yet been released.

The Municipality of Grey Highlands will be proceeding with a hybrid method offering both remote and in-person ballot marking through internet and paper options for 2022.

2022 Voter Information Package    

All eligible electors on the Voter's List will receive a Voter Information Letter around the first week of October with instructions on voting. 

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Voter Information Guide

The 2022 Grey Highlands voting procedures can be found here.

The 2022 Grey Highlands Municipal Election Accessibility Plan can be viewed here. 

The Municipality must remain impartial in all facets of the election, therefor the Municipality will not be hosting an "All Candidates Session".

Associations and organizations may schedule and host their own sessions to hear from the candidates. We will post dates times and locations of any scheduled sessions that we are notified of. 

ALL CANDIDATES MEETING - October 1, 2022

Hosted by: Lake Eugenia Property Owners Association,  Brewsters Lake  Homeowners Association & Concerned Citizens of Eastern Grey Highlands 

When: Saturday, October 1st @ 12:30PM

Location: Flesherton Kinplex

Time: 12:30 - 1:30 - Mayoral and Deputy Mayoral Candidates, 1:45 - 3:30 Councilor Candidates.

Contact: Gary Gingras, President Lake Eugenia Property Owners Association

ALL CANDIDATES MEETING - October 8, 2022

Hosted by: Grey Highlands Chamber of Commerce

When: Saturday, October 8, 2022

Location: Annesley United Church, Markdale

Time: 1 pm - 3:30 pm

Contact: Chamber 519-986-4612

ALL CANDIDATES MEETING - October 13, 2022

Hosted by: Grey Highlands Chamber of Commerce

When: Thursday, October 13, 2022

Location: Osprey Community Centre, Feversham

Time: 7 pm - 9:30 pm

Contact: Chamber 519-986-4612