Voting Dates and Times
The Voting Period for the 2024 Municipal By-Elections is September 26 to 30, 2024.
You can vote anytime online or by phone starting September 26 at 9:00a.m. ending September 30 at 8:00p.m.
A “Voter Information Letter” will be sent by mail to all eligible and registered electors. This document contains all the information required in order to vote. including your unique PIN.
If you have not received this “Voter Information Letter” by September 23, call the Clerk department immediately at 613-443-3066 or at elections@russell.ca.
Update Your Voter Information
To confirm or update your voter information, please fill in and submit form Application to Amend Voters' List and submit to elections@russell.ca along with a piece of ID (as per list below). You may also bring it in person to Town Hall Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Who can vote?
You can vote in a municipal election if, on voting day, you are:
- a resident of the Township of Russell, or an owner or tenant of land in the Township, or the spouse of such an owner or tenant;
- a Canadian citizen;
- at least 18 years old; and
- not prohibited from voting by law.
Who cannot vote?
You cannot vote in a municipal election if you are:
- a person serving a sentence of imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution;
- a corporation;
- a person acting as executor or trustee or in another representative capacity;
- a person convicted of a corrupt practice described in section 90(3) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996
Ways to Vote
You can vote by either:
- Internet: anywhere in the world with your Voter Information Letter (Watch a video to Learn about Voting Online)
- Telephone: anywhere in the world with your Voter Information Letter
- Internet or Telephone at the Voter Help Centre, 717 Notre Dame Street in Embrun, you must bring your Voter Information Letter and Identification.
Voter Help Centre
If you require assistance or information to vote, you can visit our Voter Help Centre, which will be at the Town Hall, and shall be open to the public on the following dates and times:
| Date | Time |
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| Thursday, September 26th, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Friday, September 27th, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Saturday, September 28th, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. |
| Sunday, September 29th, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. |
| Monday, September 30th, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
List of Certified Candidates
| Name | Contact |
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Armstrong, Charles |
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Hunt, Julian |
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Otis, Jean-Yves |
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Rudder, Jevon |
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Identification
Anyone asking for amendments to the Voters' List or requiring the issuance of a new Voter Information Letter shall be able to prove his or her identity and his or her qualification to vote including a proof of residence, renting or ownership, date of birth and even Canadian citizenship.
You must present one of the following documents showing your name and address.
| Government-issued | Educational or financial | Other |
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