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The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington
By-law 2019-003
Being a by-law to authorize the use of internet and telephone voting at
Municipal Elections.
Whereas Section 42 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, as amended, provides that the Council
of a local municipality may pass by-laws authorizing the use of voting and vote counting
equipment such as voting machines, voting recorders or optical scanning vote tabulators and
other voting methods that do not require electors to attend a voting place in order to vote; and
Whereas the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington deems it appropriate
and in the public interest to use internet and telephone voting for municipal elections;
Now therefore the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington enacts as follows:
1. The use of internet and telephone voting is hereby authorized for the purpose of
voting during an early voting period, up to and including Voting Day, for municipal
elections in Clarington.
2. That, in the event that an acceptable and affordable system for internet and
telephone voting cannot be procured to the satisfaction of the Municipal Clerk, the
following is authorized:
a. the use of automated vote counting equipment for the purpose of counting all ballots
cast;
b. the use of voting equipment to assist electors in casting their ballot; and
c. the use of "special ballots" being mail -in ballots for electors who are unable to attend
the voting location to vote on Voting Day or at the advance voting opportunities
because of physical incapacity, being absent from the municipality, or working as an
election official.
3. That By-law 2013-038 be repealed.
4. This by-law shall be effective on the date that it is passed.
Passed in Open Council this 14th day of January, 2019.
Adrian Foster, ayor
.JAn eLgrreenC ree, Municipal Clerk