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23 June 2021
Moving? Remember to change your address!
Moving season is coming up fast. With municipal elections just a few months away, it is important to change your address as soon as possible. You must be entered on the list of electors at your domicile address to vote in this fall’s municipal elections. You must also be at least 18 years old and a […]
Categories: General election, Municipal
22 June 2021
The website for the fall 2021 municipal general elections is online
You can now visit the 2021 municipal elections website at www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/municipales/en/. Lots of information is available on this website, both on the various voting options and on health measures that will be in place during those elections. During the election period, which starts on September 17, this site will also list the names of candidates in […]
Categories: General election, Municipal
30 April 2021
November 7, 2021 municipal general elections: learn about the measures that will be in effect in the context of the pandemic
From September 17 to November 7, 2021, municipal democracy will be in full swing as general elections are held to elect members of the municipal council in more than 1,100 municipalities as well as wardens in 18 regional county municipalities (RCMs). New measures will be in effect to ensure the smooth operation of elections in […]
Categories: General election, Municipal
26 April 2021
Bill 49: A First Step in Updating Municipal Democracy
On April 22, 2021, the Chief Electoral Officer, Mr. Pierre Reid, participated in the particular consultations on Bill 49, An Act to amend the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, the Municipal Ethics and Good Conduct Act and various legislative provisions. Mr. Reid said the bill echoes several reviews conducted by Élections Québec and the Ministère des Affaires […]
Categories: Laws and regulations, Municipal
19 April 2021
Political financing and municipal general elections: What you need to know about political contributions
This November, we will have the opportunity to elect the mayors and councillors of our municipalities. There are various rules governing municipal political financing, including political contributions from electors. A contribution can be a gift of money, or else a service rendered or a good provided free of charge. Maximum amount An elector may contribute […]
Categories: Financing, expenses, and contributions, General election, Municipal
9 April 2021
Élections Québec publishes a regulation to ensure the smooth operation of the November 7, 2021, municipal elections
On March 25, 2021, the Assemblée nationale adopted the Act to facilitate the conduct of the 7 November 2021 municipal general election in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This Act provides for some changes to the electoral process. In particular, it gives the Chief Electoral Officer the power to amend, by regulation, certain provisions of […]
Categories: General election, Laws and regulations, Municipal
6 April 2021
Our annual report on political financing is available
The report on political financing in 2020 (Financement politique : bilan et perspectives 2020, available in French only) was tabled on March 31, 2021, at the Assemblée nationale. In matters of political financing and election expenses, Élections Québec plays an educational and control role. Therefore, this report sets out the results arising from these functions. It accounts for the […]
Categories: Financing, expenses, and contributions, Municipal, Provincial, School board
31 March 2021
Municipal General Elections of November 7, 2021: Candidates and Political Parties Can Now Apply for Authorization
With the approach of this year’s municipal general elections, electors who undertake to run as independent candidates in a municipality with a population of 5,000 or more can now apply for authorization from their municipality’s returning officer. Authorization will give these individuals more time to plan their election campaign and allow them to start incurring […]
Categories: Financing, expenses, and contributions, General election, Municipal
26 March 2021
The November 7, 2021, municipal general elections: the Chief Electoral Officer is in favour of Bill 85, which aims to facilitate the conduct of the municipal general election in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
The next municipal general elections will be conducted in a few months. The rules that govern the conduct of the elections must be established quickly, even if we cannot know with certainty what the health situation will be next November. Certain provisions of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (AERM) must be amended […]
Categories: General election, Municipal
26 November 2020
“Je me présente” campaign launch
On November 6, the Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation, together with the Secrétariat à la condition féminine, launched the initial phase of the “Je me présente” communications campaign, in preparation for the 2021 municipal general elections. Phase 1 primarily targets women, who are underrepresented on municipal councils. Indeed, in the 2017 municipal elections, […]
Categories: General election, Municipal