Voter Information
Who Can Vote
To vote, you must be at least 18 years old, a Canadian citizen and reside in the city or be an owner or tenant of land here, or the spouse of such owner or tenant.
What is the Voters' List?
The Voters' List is a list of people who can vote (eligible electors) in the 2010 Election. The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) prepares a Preliminary List of Electors through their enumeration effors and revised with your assistance. The City of Mississauga uses this list to prepare the Voters' List for Election Day. You must be on the Voters' List to receive important election information including a Voter Notification Card. This card provides information on where and when you can vote. Having this card will also speed up the time it takes you to vote.
Ensure that your name is on the Mississauga Municipal Elections voters' list and that your personal information is correct
Revisions to the Voters' List - Important Notice
October 25, 2010 is municipal election day in Mississauga and this voter information is provided so that your vote can be counted. In accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, revisions to the Voters' List can be made between September 7, 2010 - October 25, 2010.
Are you on the Voters' List?
The City of Mississauga's Preliminary List of Electors will be available at City Hall in the Office of the City Clerk, 2nd Floor and at library branches throughout the city from September 7, 2010 until October 25, election day.
The voters list is compiled before each election by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) which maintains the list of both property owners and tenants through general and targeted enumeration efforts. To find out if you are currently in MPAC's database, to update or change your information or to have your name added to this database, please contact MPAC directly before June 1, 2010. MPAC forwards a preliminary list of electors to the City of Mississauga at the end of July which is then updated and made available for revisions before voting day.
If you have moved within the past four years and you want to ensure that you are correctly identified on the voters' list, please contact MPAC directly before June 1, 2010:
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Toll Free: 1-866-296-MPAC (6722)
Website: http://www.mpac.ca/pages_english/property_owners/2010_municipal_enumeration.asp
You may also download the 2010 Municipal Enumeration Form and forward it to MPAC before June 1, 2010 by:
Mail to: MPAC, P.O. Box 9808, Toronto, ON, M1S 5T9
Fax to: 1-866-297-6703
E-mail to: enquiry@mpac.ca
To Make Changes on the Preliminary List of Electors
You will still have an opportunity to ensure that you are on the voters list during the revision period, September 7 - September 24, 2010. Voters listed on the voters list will receive a Voter Information Notice this fall. This VIN will give you information about your options for voting during the advance voting period and on voting day.
You must file an application with the Office of the City Clerk. The application forms will be available at
The City of Mississauga,
Office of the City Clerk,
2nd Floor,
300 City Centre Drive
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. beginning September 7, 2010.
An Application to Amend the Voters' List (Form EL15- Coming September 2010) can be used to:
- Add the applicant's name to the list
- Correct the applicant's information on the list
- Delete the applicant's or a family member's name (deceased, moved, other)
- Revise the applicant's school support status and Canadian citizenship
- This form must be personally submitted by the individual applying to make the changes to the voters list. Electronic or facsimile copies are not accepted.
- They are a Canadian citizen,
- They are eighteen years of age on or before the Voting Date, and
- On Voting Day, that they will be entitled to be an elector.
- Name of elector and their previous qualifying and mailing addresses
- Elector's current qualifying address and whether they're an owner, spouse or tenant
- Elector's birth date, school support
- Without this information, we are not able to update the necessary record of information.
Voter Information Notices
The City Clerk delivers Voter Information Notices (VINs) to each name on the Preliminary List of Electors. Please bring this Voter Identification Notice with you to the poll. The Voter Information Notice will not be accepted as a form of identification.
Identification
All voters will be asked for identification before they will be allowed to vote. You will need to show identification to verify your name and qualifying address.