Voter Information

You may vote only once for a Regional Chair and only in the municipality in which you maintain your permanent residence, regardless of how many properties you may own or rent within Durham Region.

Election of the Regional Chair

Are you on the voters' list?

The voters' list is a list of individuals who are eligible to vote in the 2018 Municipal Election. If you wish to vote, it is important to verify that your information is included and correct. Your information will appear on the voters' list for the municipality in which you are eligible to vote. The Region does not maintain voters' lists. 

Confirm you're on the list. 

Even though the Office of Regional Chair is a Regional position, the Area Municipal Clerks will continue to conduct the election within their specific city/town/municipality and report the vote to the Regional Clerk. The Regional Clerk will then prepare the final summary and announce the result of the vote.

Compliance Audit Committee

Municipalities are required to establish a Compliance Audit Committee as outlined in the Municipal Elections Act.

The Compliance Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing applications requesting an audit of a candidate's or third party advertiser's election campaign finances.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Reviewing reports filed by the Clerk;
• Appointing an auditor when the Committee grants an application;
• Reviewing reports filed by an auditor in response to an application;
• Determining if legal proceedings are justified in light of the findings of an auditor's report; and
• Appointing a prosecutor to commence legal proceedings where it has been determined that legal action is appropriate.

If you feel that a candidate for the Office of Regional Chair has not followed the election campaign financing rules in the Municipal Elections Act, then you may submit an application for a compliance audit. Compliance Audit application forms will be available on this page once the campaign period has ended. The campaign period runs until December 31, 2018.