Elections

Voting ended at 8: 00 p.m. on October 24, 2022.

The official results can be viewed on the 2022 Election Results page.

Voting started on October 11, 2022 and ran until October 24, 2022 via Internet and Telephone and saw a voter turnout of 30.5%.

The Deputy Mayor of Huron East is appointed by the new Council elect. Both the Mayor and Deputy Mayor have a seat on Huron County Council.

Municipal Elections are held in Ontario every four (4) years on the fourth Monday of October

Municipal Elections Compliance Audit Committee

A joint Municipal Elections Compliance Audit Committee (MECAC) has been established by the Huron County Elections Working Group which includes Huron County, Central Huron, Huron East, South Huron, North Huron, ACW, Goderich, Bluewater, Howick and Morris-Turnberry.

The MECAC will review candidate election campaign finances, when an application is received.

Application Requirements to the MECAC

Must be done by an elector who is entitled to vote in an election.
Must have reasonable grounds that a candidate has contravened a provision of the Municipal Elections Act.
The Financial Statements must be filed prior to the submission of an application.
Applications for one of the Huron East candidates are made to the Huron East Clerk in writing and set out the reasons for the application.

90 Day Timeline to Submit an Application:

The application must be made within 90 days after the submission of:

the candidate's financial statement and auditor's report reflecting the candidate's election finances;
the candidate's supplementary filing date, if any;
the filing date for the final financial statement; or
the date on which the candidate's extension, if any, expires.

After Application Submission

Within 10 days of receiving the application the Clerk will forward the application to the MECAC.
Within 30 days of receiving the application, the MECAC will review and decide whether it should be granted or denied.
If the Committee decides to grant the application, an auditor (who is licensed under the Public Accounting Act, 2004, or prescribed persons) is appointed to conduct a compliance audit of the candidate's election campaign finances.
The auditor will conduct an audit of the candidate's election campaign finances and will prepare a report outlining any apparent contravention by the candidate. The report is provided to the candidate, the applicant and the Clerk.
Within 10 days of receiving the report, the Clerk forwards the report to the MECAC. The Committee considers the report within 30 days and may commence any legal proceeding against the candidate for any apparent contravention.
The decision of the MECAC may be appealed to the Superior Court of Justice within 15 days of the decision and the Court may make any decision that the Committee could have.

Compliance Audit Committee Agendas/Minutes

Review of Application for a Compliance Audit of the Campaign Finances of Candidate Nancy Craig for Mayor for the 2022 Municipal Election (Agenda and Minutes)

Additional information compliance audits can be found in Section 88 of the Municipal Elections Act