Candidate Information & Resources

A person may be nominated for an office by filing a nomination in the Clerk’s Office, in person or by an agent.

25 Endorsement Signatures Required: The nomination must be endorsed and signed by at least 25 persons:

• A person may endorse more than one nomination;
• A person endorsing a nomination must be eligible to vote in an election for an office within Minden Hills, if a regular election was held on the day that the person endorses the nomination;
• Endorsements must be completed and signed on the Form 2 (forms coming soon)
• Collecting more than 25 endorsements is good practice in the event that one endorsement is completed incorrectly;
• School Board Trustee candidates do not require endorsements.
• Once the 2026 Form 2 becomes available, candidates may collect signatures early, but signatures must be on the prescribed form for 2026. 

For Mayor: $200
For Councillor: $100

The filing fee must be paid when you file your nomination paper and the payment must be:

• Cash
• Certified cheque or money order payable to “Township of Minden Hills”
• Debit
• Note - No Personal Cheque will be accepted

The filing fee is not considered a campaign expense, but rather, a personal expense, and will be returned to you upon successful filing of your campaign Financial Statement. You do not have to account for this fee on your Financial Statement. 

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing - Municipal Election Updated Forms:

1. Nomination Paper - Form 1
2. Endorsement of Nomination - Form 2
3. Appointment for Voting Proxy - Form 3
4. Financial Statement - Auditor's Report Candidate - Form 4
5. Financial Statement - Subsequent Expenses - Form 5
6. Notice of Extension of Campaign Period - Form 6
7. Notice of Registration - Third Party - Form 7
8. Financial Statement - Auditor's Report Third Party - Form 8
9. Declaration of Identity - Form 9

The Municipal Elections Act states that all forms and correspondence submitted by the candidate to the Township Clerk are deemed to be public documents and can be viewed, at the Township's Clerk's Office, during regular business hours.

A nomination package of forms for all prospective candidates will be available when the 2026 Provincial Prescribed forms are available in April. No appointment is required to pick up this package of forms.

2026 Candidates' Guide - Ontario Municipal Council and School Board Elections

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing's 2026 Candidates' Guide provides information about how to run as a candidate in Municipal Council and School Board elections. 

Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Guide to Running for Municipal Council

AMO’s Lead Where You Live guide provides information to assist candidates when preparing for the municipal election.

Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Leading With Respect Handguides

AMO's Leading With Respect Handguides provides practical resources, tips, and tools that elected officials and senior staff can adapt and use to foster civility and respect in municipal governance.

Municipal Elections Act, 1996, S.O. 1996  

Visit e-Laws Ontario to review and/or download the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, c.32, Sched.