Tag: Municipal election
Civic election: City hall seeking 300 people to staff the polls
If you want to play a role in democracy, London city hall may have a job for you.
Can this effort push London’s civic election voter turnout above 50%?
A local agency is launching a project in hopes of boosting voter turnout above 50 per cent in London’s fall civic election.
London election campaign to date: 20 days, 16 sign complaints
London city hall is fielding roughly one complaint a day about election signs, with a handful already yanked out by city staff for violating local rules.
Owen Sound mailing election voting instructions to voters
There will be no paper ballots used in Owen Sound’s municipal election Oct. 24. Voting will be done online or by touch-tone phone, by inputting unique voting credentials which voters will receive by mail at the beginning of October. This mailing will also include voting instructions, a news release from city hall said. These voter […]
Many area mayors are facing no opponents. The question is: Why?
It’s not just regular jobs going begging for applicants in the London area, where the labour shortage has left more than 6,000 jobs unfilled.
One Southwestern Ontario mayor race is already over
St. Marys Mayor Al Strathdee will be acclaimed for a third term after this October’s election.
Friday last day candidates can file to run in the municipal election
Nomination papers for those running for mayor, ward councillor, or school board trustee have to be filed with the Elections Office at city hall by 2 p.m. Friday.
In Goderich, mayor’s sudden death leaves political vacuum
GODERICH – As the shock of Mayor John Grace’s sudden death wears off, local politicians in this town of 8,000 are now faced with filling his role in government until this fall’s municipal election.
Status quo or no? That’s election question as London Mayor Ed Holder backs Josh Morgan for top job
The quiet civic election shaping up in London offers voters one key question, a veteran political observer says: Are you content with the status quo?
‘People would be very surprised’: Municipal politician by day, pro wrestler by night
Municipal politicians often hold down other careers, but Brian White’s side hustle has him holding down opponents.