Internet/Telephone Voting will once again be used for the 2026 Municipal Election, in addition to traditional paper ballots, the same method used in 2022. Internet/telephone voting will be open for 10 days prior to Election Day and electors will be able to vote remotely using their own devices in the comfort of their home. In-person, paper voting will be available at the Municipal Office (285 County Road 44, Kemptville) on Election Day, October 26, 2026.

Voting/Election Help Centre

A Voting/Election Help Centre will be set up at the Municipal Office in Kemptville (285 County Road 44). Voters may use this service in order to make additions, deletions and corrections to the Voter's List during the following hours:

  • Monday to Friday during normal business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) from September 1, 2026 to October 23, 2026; and
  • On Voting Day, Monday, October 26, 2026, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

For those who wish to cast their ballot using the paper voting method who are physically unable to go inside the Voting/Election Help Centre, please bring a friend or support person to come inside the Voting/Election Help Centre to request assistance on your behalf, or call in advance to make an appointment. An Election Official will meet you outside to provide assistance with your election needs including voter list corrections, the completion of election forms or the issuance or replacement of your Voter Notification Letter.

Election's Ontario now oversees the Voter's List. All residents are encouraged to check the list to see if you are on it and that your information is accurate.

Do not just assume you are on the list.

Last day to review or change your school support designation is Monday, June 1, 2026. Visit school-support.mpac.ca to learn more.

Last day to check and make revisions or add electors to the voters list through Election Ontario by visiting registertovoteon.ca is Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

In person, paper voting will be available at the Municipal Centre located at 285 County Road 44 in Kemptville on Election Day (October 26, 2026) between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Please review the 2026 Election Accessibility Plan for information. (coming soon)

The online and telephone voting period begins 10 days prior to Election Day ends on October 26, 2026 (Election Day). Voter Information Letters will be mailed to every eligible person shown on the Voters’ List in October. Dates will be posted here as soon as those details are available.

Clerk’s Office staff are available for assistant at 285 County Road 44, Kemptville:

  • Regular Office Hours Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
  • Election Day Hours (October 26, 2026) between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

In order to be eligible to vote, you must meet the Qualifications of Electors as listed in the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, s.17(2).

A person is entitled to be an elector at an election held in a local municipality if, on voting day, he or she, is:

  • A Canadian citizen; and
  • At least 18 years old; and
  • A resident of Highlands East; or
  • A non-resident of Highlands East, but you or your spouse own or rent property in the Municipality; and
  • Are not prohibited from voting under any law.

You may only vote once in the North Grenville municipal election regardless of how many properties you own or rent within the municipality. You may also vote in multiple Municipal Elections if you own property outside of North Grenville.

An owner or tenant of non-residential property, or his or her spouse, is not eligible to vote for School Board Trustee.

Who cannot vote?

You cannot vote if you are:

  • a person serving a sentence of imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution;
  • a corporation; or
  • a person acting as executor or trustee or in any other representative capacity; or
  • a person convicted of a corrupt practice for an election held within four years of voting day.

Student Voting

Students are allowed to vote in both their home municipality and the municipality where they are attending school.

Who can vote in a school board election?

In order to vote in a school board election you must be 18 years of age or older, and a Canadian citizen. If you are a resident of the Municipality, you are eligible to vote for school board trustees. If you are the owner or tenant (or spouse of an owner of tenant) of residential property in the Municipality, you are eligible to vote for school trustees. You are only allowed to vote for the same school board once.

If you are eligible to vote in a municipality because you are the owner or tenant (or spouse of an owner or tenant) of a commercial property there, you are not eligible to vote for a school trustee.

There are four different kind of school boards within North Grenville’s geographical area for the 2026 election:

  1. English-language public school board (Upper Canada District School Board): This is the default school board. Unless you are qualified to vote for a separate or French board, you will vote for the English public school board.
  2. French language public school board (Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario): You must be a French language rights holder, and you must be a supporter (or the spouse of a supporter) of the French language public school board.
  3. English–language separate school board (Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario) You must be a Roman Catholic and you must be a supporter (or the spouse of a supporter of the English – language separate school board.
  4. French–language separate school board (Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est) You must be a French language rights holder.

Individuals are encouraged to use MPAC’s online tool to review their school support designation at school-support.mpac.ca. In order to change your support from the default English-language public school board, contact the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (1-866-296-6722) for more information. 

Voters will have until June 1 to update school support information with the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC).