Voter Information

Voting Begins: Monday October 19, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.
Voting Ends: Monday October 26, 2026, at 8:00 p.m.
Voting Method: Internet and Telephone Voting
Website: www.kincardine.ca/election
Telephone: 519-396-3468 Ext. 7113
Email 

A person is entitled to vote on Voting Day if they:

• reside in the local municipality, or is the owner or tenant of land there, or the spouse of such owner or tenant; and
• are a Canadian citizen; and
• are at least eighteen years old; and
• are not prohibited from voting under the Municipal Elections Act or other law.

The following individuals cannot vote in a municipal election:

• a person serving a sentence of imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution;
• a corporation; or
• a person convicted of a corrupt practice for an election held within four years of voting day.

A person who is acting as an executor or in any other representative capacity (e.g., power of attorney), cannot vote on behalf of the person they are representing.

A voter is only entitled to vote once in a municipality and once in a school board, even if the voter has more than one qualifying property address within the municipality or school board. 

A student may vote in the municipality where they are temporarily residing while attending school as well as at their permanent home in a different municipality, provided that they do not intend to change their permanent home.

If a person has no permanent residence, then the following rules determine their residence:

• The place in which the person most frequently returned to sleep or eat during the five weeks preceding the determination. 
• If the person returns with equal frequency to one place to sleep and another to eat, the place in which they sleeps.
• Multiple returns to the same place during a single day, to eat or sleep, are considered to be one return.

A person's affidavit regarding the places to which they returned to eat or sleep during a given time period is conclusive, in the absence of evidence to the contrary.

Trailer owners in campgrounds are tenants of the campground; therefore, they are potentially eligible if they meet the requirements of Section 17(2) of the MEA, can provide a tenancy agreement showing that they are entitled to use the land on Voting Day (October 26, 2026).

Under a timeshare contract, to be eligible, the person must be able to prove that they are entitled to use the land on Voting Day or for a period of six weeks or more during the calendar year in which the election is held.

Acceptable documents for voter identification include: 

• An Ontario Driver's Licence 
• An Ontario Health Card (photo card) 
• An Ontario Photo Card 
• An Ontario motor vehicle permit (vehicle portion) 
• A cancelled personalized cheque

Register to Vote is a Province-wide online tool that allows voters to register to vote in the Municipal Election. Visit Register To Vote to check to see if you are on the Voters List or add yourself to the Voters List. You can also email or call 1-866-242-3025.

If you have recently moved to the Municipality of Kincardine, live in a newer subdivision, are a tenant, or have turned 18 since the last Municipal Election, you will need to add your name to the Voters List.

You will be required to provide proof of identity and residence.

You will be required to provide proof of identity and residence.
We encourage everyone to check to make sure they are on the Voters’ List. Even if you have voted previously.

If any of the following apply to you, please be sure to check if you are on the Voters’ List and confirm your information is correct.

• Have you recently moved?
• Are there multiple owners listed on your property?
• Have you just turned 18?
• Have you just received your Canadian Citizenship?
• Are you a student attending a post secondary school?
• Have you changed your mailing address?

Take a few minutes to verify your information at  www.RegisterToVoteON.ca and encourage your friends and family to do the same.

For the 2026 Municipal Election, The Municipality of Kincardine will only offer Internet and Telephone voting options. Eligible electors will be able to vote from a mobile device, computer, telephone, cell phone, tablet, or laptop. Internet or telephone voting is a convenient option for electors, allowing them to access ballots anytime, anywhere.

Eligible voters will receive a personalized voting instruction package (Voter Information Letter) well before Election Day (October 26, 2026) with details on how to vote online or by phone.

For the 2026 elections, voting will open on Monday, October 19, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. and will conclude at 8:00 p.m. on October 26, 2026.

Electronic voting stations will also be available at the Municipal office during the voting period for public use.

The Vote by The Internet and Telephone Procedure Manual will be available on May 1, 2026.

A Voter Information Letter will be mailed to the address on the Voters’ List.  You can use your Voter ID and PIN anywhere that you can access the internet or a touch tone phone.  

To ensure your correct school support designation is provided to Elections Ontario in time for the next municipal and school board elections on October 26, 2026, it should be reviewed and, if needed, updated by June 1, 2026. 

While Elections Ontario maintains the Permanent Register of Electors in Ontario for provincial, municipal, and school board elections, MPAC (Municipal Property Assessment Corporation) is legislatively responsible for collecting school support designation information.  

What is school support? 

Whether you own or rent your home, your property is linked to a school board – even if you don’t have children or your children aren’t currently attending school. While you’re not required to make a designation, you do have the option to choose which school board you support. If you don’t make a choice, your support will default to the English-Public school board. 

Learn more about school support designations: Municipal Property Assessment Corporation.