HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 8182/25The Corporation of the City of Pickering
By-law No.8182/25
Being a by-law to authorize the use of an alternative voting
method for the 2026 Municipal Election
Whereas Section 42(1) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, c. 32 (the “MEA”),
provides that the council of a local municipality may pass by-laws:
(a)authorizing the use of voting and vote-counting equipment such as voting machines,
voting recorders or optical scanning vote tabulators;
(b)authorizing electors to use an alternative voting method, such as voting by mail or by
telephone that does not require electors to attend at a voting place in order to vote.
And Whereas Section 42(5) of the MEA provides when a by-law authorizing the use of an
alternative voting method is in effect, sections 43 (advance votes) and 44 (voting proxies)
apply only if the by-law so specifies;
Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby enacts as follows:
1.That the use of internet voting, paper ballots and vote tabulators be authorized for the
2026 Municipal Election and for any by-elections in the 2026-2030 Term of Council;
2.That the Clerk be authorized to use internet voting and/or paper ballots during any
advance voting period and on Voting Day for the 2026 Municipal Election and for any
by-elections in the 2026-2030 Term of Council;
3.That in accordance with the MEA, and due to the authorization of an alternative voting
method, proxy voting provisions shall not be applicable for the 2026 Municipal Election
or for any by-elections in the 2026-2030 Term of Council; and,
4.That By-law 7846/21 is hereby repealed.
By-law passed this 26th day of May, 2025.
Original Signed By
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Kevin Ashe, Mayor
Original Signed By________________________________
Susan Cassel, City Clerk