Election Signs

• The Town will now require an Election Sign permit and deposit to erect a sign. 
  The deposit is $250 for Mayor/Regional Councillor and $200 for Ward Councillor/ 
  Registered Third Party Advertisers/School Board Trustees. Election Sign deposits 
  will be refunded within ninety (90) days after Voting Day, minus any deductions 
  for the removal of any Election Signs by the Town due to contravention of the By-law (Section 9.1)

• Election Signs are not to exceed a height and width of 5 feet (Section 3.1)

• No Candidate in a Municipal Election shall Place or permit to be Placed an Election Sign in any ward or geographic area which the Candidate has not been nominated for office in respect of (Section 4.2)

• Amended the permitted installation date for Election Signs to the day following Nomination Day (August 22), rather than 45 days prior to Voting Day, to align with Provincial and Federal timelines (Section 2.4)

• Two (2) Election Signs may be displayed on or in a Vehicle provided:
  • The display of such Election Sign complied with the other provisions of this By-law;
  • Such Election Sign, if on the exterior of the Vehicle, is mounted flush on the body of the Vehicle
  • Such Election Sign is not displayed so as to contravene provisions of sections 73 (1) or 74 (1) of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.H.8. (Section 4.4)
• Election Signs, including signs attached to Vehicles, are not permitted to be Placed in any way on Public Property, including but not limited to, municipal offices, Town parks, cemeteries, arenas, libraries, and fire halls (Section 4.5)

• Where an Election Sign has been placed in contravention of any provision of this By-law, a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer may remove the Election Sign without further notice at a cost of $25.00 per Election Sign, which will be deducted from the acquired Election Sign deposit (Section 9.3)

The Town Clerk or Municipal Law Enforcement Officer may remove any Election Sign Placed in contravention of this By-law without notice (Section 7.2)