NEWS RELEASE
CITY OF ORILLIA
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Municipal Election Day is Monday, Oct. 22 and the City of Orillia Election Team wants voters to have all the information they need to cast their ballot.
Four of the five Advance Vote Days are now complete, with one final Advance Vote opportunity on Thursday, Oct. 18 from noon until 8 p.m. at Orillia City Centre, 50 Andrew St. S. A total of 2,479 voters have voted to date ahead of Election Day.
On Election Day electors will attend the voting location in their ward, as identified on their Voter Notification Card. Through a Ward Boundary Review completed in 2017, changes to Orillia’s ward boundaries are in effect for the 2018 Municipal Election (see attached map).
There are a total of four voting locations throughout the City. Cast your ballot to vote for Mayor, Ward Councillors and School Board Trustee. Voting locations are open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting Locations:
Ward 1: Masonic Building, 24 James St. E.
Ward 3: Rotary Place. 100 University Ave.
Ward 2: Orillia City Centre, 50 Andrew St. S.
Ward 4: Patrick Fogarty C.S.S, 15 Commerce Rd.
Voters are encouraged to bring their Voter Notification Card and identification (showing qualifying name and address) to streamline the voting process. If voters have not received a Voter Notification Card, they can still vote and are asked to bring acceptable identification with them on Election Day.
Accessible Ballot Marking Devices will be available at all voting locations to enable all Orillia residents to vote independently.
A free, fully accessible, full-sized Orillia Transit Bus will be used on Election Day to transport voters from the Downtown Terminal to the four Voting Locations. Beginning at 10 a.m., the bus will depart the terminal to the various locations and the last bus will leave the Downtown Terminal at 8 p.m. for pick-ups only. Please note there will be no express bus service between 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. to Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary School.
Please remember that election campaign materials such as shirts, buttons and signs should be left at home, as these will not be permitted at the voting locations.
On Election Day, votes will be tallied as they are received from the voting locations. Unofficial election results will be released on the City’s website orillia.ca or orillia.ca/election2018 and on display in the Orillia Council Chamber after the polls close at 8 p.m. following this final count.
For more information on the City of Orillia Municipal Election visit orillia.ca/election2018.
The City of Orillia is a city of 31,000 people in the heart of Ontario’s Lake Country on the shores of Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe. Visit our website at orillia.ca.
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