Trailer owners in campgrounds are considered tenants and may therefore vote if they are entitled to use the land on Voting Day, or for at least six weeks in the year of the election.
Algonquin Highlands Votes
Information for Voters
In the Township of Algonquin Highlands, residents may vote by Internet or Telephone.
The next municipal election with be held on October 26, 2026. The Township Clerk is responsible for conducting elections for members of Algonquin Highlands Council, as well as school board trustees.
If you require more information or have any questions or concerns, please contact Clerk/Deputy CAO Dawn Newhook at 705-489-2379, Ext. 333 or ahelection2026@algonquinhighlands.ca
Eligibility to Vote
You can vote in the 2026 municipal election if you are:
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A Canadian citizen; and
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At least 18 years old; and
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A resident of the Township of Algonquin Highlands, or the owner or tenant of land in the Township of Algonquin Highlands, or the spouse of such owner or tenant
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Not prohibited from voting under any law
Who cannot vote?
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A person serving a sentence of imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution
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Corporations
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A person convicted of a corrupt practice described in Section 90(3) of the Municipal Elections Act
Students who reside away from home may vote in both places (in the municipality where they attend school and where their family resides) as long as the family residence is their permanent residence.
If a person has no permanent residence, then the following rules determine 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 he or she 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 he or she returned to eat or sleep during a given time period is conclusive in the absence of evidence to the contrary.
Internet/Telephone Voting
The service provider for internet/telephone voting is Voatz.
Eligible voters may vote by:
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Telephone, by accessing a designated telephone number provided by using a touch-tone telephone but not a rotary dial to cast their vote; OR
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By accessing the internet address provided using a high-speed connection to cast their vote.
Further information and specific voting instructions will be provided at later date.
Make Sure You're on the Voters' List!
Are you registered to vote in the 2026 Ontario Municipal and School Board Elections on October 26? You can register, confirm you are on the list, that all your information is accurate, or update your information here.
Elections Ontario became responsible for maintaining the register of electors for municipal and provincial elections in Ontario in January of 2024.
NOTE: Please ensure your Algonquin Highlands property address postal code has been updated to K0M 1S0 in order to receive your Voter Information Letter in October! You can update your postal code here.
For more information on the 2026 Municipal Election, contact Clerk/Deputy CAO Dawn Newhook at 705-489-2379, Ext. 333 or email ahelection2026@algonquinhighlands.ca
Electors are hereby given notice that if a greater number of candidates are certified than are required to fill the said offices, voting will be conducted using Internet and Telephone Voting.
Contact Information
Dawn Newhook
Municipal Clerk/Deputy CAO
Phone: 705-489-2379, Ext. 333
Email:
ahelection2026@algonquinhighlands.ca
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