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General information:

Each of the five elected representatives of Village of Bible Hill (called Commissioners) serve staggered, three-year terms. 

Nominations are accepted each year for the one or two terms that expire that year.  Nomination Period begins the second Monday in May and ends that Friday.  

If an election is required (on account of having received more nominations than seats available), Election Day is held the first Saturday after the Village's annual meeting each year (the annual meeting is the second Tuesday of June); and an Advance Polling Day is held the day before Election Day. 

 

Relevant dates - August 2026 Nomination Period / September 2026 Election:

  • Nomination period: August 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21, 2026, between the hours of 8:30 AM -12:00 PM and 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

  • Advance Poll - Friday, September 25, 2026, 11:00 AM. - 7:00 PM

  • Election Day - Saturday, September 26, 2026, 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM

 

Who can be a Commissioner?

  • To qualify to be elected to serve as a Village Commissioner, a person must: be a Canadian citizen; be nineteen years of age; and have resided in the Village for at least six months immediately prior to their nomination.

  • A a council member is not qualified to serve as a Village Commissioner.

  • Every Village Commissioner must take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed by the Municipal Elections Act in the manner prescribed by that Act before entering upon the duties of Village Commissioner.

  • A Village Commissioner whose term of office has expired is eligible for re-election.

 

To vote, a person must be an elector.  Who is an elector?  A person who, on ordinary polling day:

  • is a Canadian citizen;

  • is at least 18 years of age; and

  • has been ordinarily resident in Bible Hill for six months; and

  • is entitled to be registered on the list of electors and to vote.

 

 Paperwork for Commissioner Candidates: