Public Meeting Announcement: Building Permit Fee Changes
Are You Registered to Vote?
Voting Opens October 13, 2026
Voting begins on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. and will be available 24 hours a day until voting closes at 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, Monday, October 26, 2026.
Residents are encouraged to confirm they are on the Voters’ List and that their information is accurate before voting. To check, add, or update your information, please contact or visit the Municipal Office with acceptable identification showing your name and qualifying address or other entitlement to vote in the Township.
You may apply to update your Voters’ List information until voting closes on Election Day, Monday, October 26, 2026.
To request a change, visit the Municipal Office and complete an Application to Amend the Voters’ List.
Please bring identification that shows both your name and current residential address. The information on your identification must match the information you are submitting.
Keeping your information current helps ensure you are included on the voters’ list for municipal, school board, and provincial elections in Ontario.
For assistance, please contact the Municipal Office at 705-295-6852.
School Support Designation
If you need to change your school support designation, you must first update your information with MPAC using one of the following methods:
Contact MPAC's Customer Contact Centre
Once your request has been processed, MPAC will mail you a confirmation letter. Bring or submit a copy of this letter to the Municipal Office, 20 Third St., Keene.
Use MPAC's AboutMyProperty™ or Tenant Portal
Submit your request online through AboutMyProperty™ or the Tenant Portal. After your request is submitted, MPAC will send you a confirmation email. Bring or submit a copy of this confirmation to the Municipal Office, 20 Third St., Keene.
How to Vote
The Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan will be using internet and telephone voting for the 2026 Municipal Election.
Eligible electors can cast their ballot using a computer, smartphone, tablet, or telephone, anytime and from anywhere during the voting period.
Internet and telephone voting offer a convenient, secure, and accessible way to participate in the election without having to attend a polling location in person.
The Township will use a secure third-party voting platform provided by Simply Voting. For more information about the security and reliability of the voting system, please refer to the Simply Voting Security and Reliability Information document.
Prior to the voting period, eligible voters will receive a personalized Voter Information Letter containing:
• Instructions on how to vote online or by telephone
• Unique voting credentials required to access the voting system
Advance voting opens on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, and electors may cast their ballot at any time until the close of voting on Election Day, Monday, October 26, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
An eligible voter is a person that is entitled to be an elector at an election held in a local municipality, if on voting day they are:
The following individuals cannot vote in a municipal election:
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 unless they have been appointed as a voting proxy.
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. As Otonabee-South Monaghan has wards, if you (the voter) reside in one ward but own properties in different wards, you may only vote in the ward where you reside. A voter may only have one permanent residence.
A student may vote in the municipality where he or she is temporarily residing while attending school as well as at his or her permanent home in a different municipality, provided that he or she does not intend to change his or her permanent home.
Non-resident Electors: Register a Second Property
Own property in the Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan but live elsewhere? You are still eligible to vote in the 2026 Municipal and School Board Election.
In order to do so, non-resident electors must register their secondary property through vReg.registertovoteon.ca.
To add a secondary property, select "Add", then "Add or search a property other than your home address" and follow the prompts to complete the form.
You will be required to provide proof of ownership or tenancy and identification to complete the registration process.
Further instructions can be found here: Information For Seasonal Residents.
Voting for School Board Candidates
Electors can only vote once for a school board candidate in the school board jurisdiction. (e.g. an elector can get a ballot in multiple municipalities for the English Separate School Board Trustee for Peterborough County if they are an eligible voter in more than one municipality. The elector can only vote for the Trustee once)
If a person has no permanent residence, then the following rules determine his or her residence:
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.
Acceptable Documents for Voter Identification Purposes
The Township developed an Elections Accessibility Plan in 2022 to ensure that electoral services are accessible to everyone – candidates, electors and staff. The Plan identifies ways the Township will eliminate barriers for persons of all abilities and create a positive electoral experience for everyone. This Plan will be reviewed and updated for the 2026 Municipal Election.
The municipality has rules in place about when signs can be put up, and how signs may be displayed on public property. These signs must adhere to the Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan, Peterborough County and Ministry of Transportation (MTO) sign By-laws.
Candidates are responsible for removing their signs after voting day and are strongly encouraged to place election signs on private property with the permission of the property owner. The Township has the authority to remove any signs deemed to cause a safety hazard.
