Polling day November 7, 2021
By this public notice, Isabelle Vézina, the returning officer announces the following to the electors of the municipality.
1.The following seats are open for candidates:
Mayor seat
Candidate for the seat of councillor, ward number 1
Candidate for the seat of councillor, ward number 2
Candidate for the seat of councillor, ward number 3
Candidate for the seat of councillor, ward number 4
Candidate for the seat of councillor, ward number 5
Candidate for the seat of councillor, ward number 6
2.Any nomination papers for one of these seats must be filed at the office of the returning officer, by appointment, the following days and times:
From September 17 to October 1, 2021.
Schedule
Monday From 9h to 12h From 13h to 16h30
Tuesday From 9h to 12h From 13h to 16h30
Wednesday From 9h to 12h From 13h to 16h30
Thursday From 9h to 12h From 13h to 16h30
Friday From 9h to 12h
Important: On Friday, October 1, 2021, the office will be open continuously from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
3.If more than one person wishes to be a candidate for the same seat, you may exercise your voting right by going to your assigned polling station between 9:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on the following dates:
Polling day: Sunday, November 7, 2021
Advance polling day: Sunday, October 31, 2021
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Exceptional measures related to the health situation 4. You can vote by mail if you are in one of the following situations: · You are domiciled in an eligible health establishment[1]. · You are domiciled in the municipality, but are unable to travel for health reasons or you are a caregiver domiciled at the same address as such a person. · You will be 70 years of age or older on polling day. · Between Sunday, October 17, 2021, and Wednesday, October 27, 2021, you must comply with an order or a recommendation for isolation from public health authorities because you: o returned from a trip abroad within the last 14 days; o were diagnosed with COVID-19 and you are still considered a carrier of the disease; o are showing COVID-19 symptoms; o have been in contact with a suspected, probable or confirmed case of COVID-19 within the last 14 days; o are waiting for a COVID-19 test result. To vote by mail, eligible electors must make a verbal or written request to the returning officer no later than October 27, 2021. The ballot papers for voting by mail will be sent as of October 12, 2021. If you are registered to vote by mail and you have not received your ballot papers a few days after their sending, you can contact the returning officer to obtain new ones. Ballot papers must be received at the office of the returning officer no later than Friday, November 5, 2021, at 4:30 p.m. If you are requesting to vote by mail because you must comply with an order or a recommendation from public health authorities to isolate, your request will be valid for the current poll only. If you are in situation other than those above, your application will be valid for the current poll and any recommenced proceedings arising from this election. |
5. The following person was appointed as election clerk: Mrs Francine Cassivi.
6. You can contact the returning officer or her election clerk at the following address and telephone number.
Returning officer
Address 25, rue de l’Hôtel-de-Ville Gaspé QC G4X 2A5
Telephone (418) 368-2104, extension 8505
GIVEN in Gaspe, on September 8, 2021.
Isabelle Vézina, Returning officer
[1] Eligible health establishment are hospital centres, CHSLDs, rehabilitation centres and private seniors’ residences listed in the register established under the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) and hospital centres or reception centres within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5).
