(AGENPARL) - Roma, 22 Ottobre 2022 - (AGENPARL) – sab 22 ottobre 2022 City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:
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News Release
October 22, 2022
Notice that the election for the French language Catholic school trustee, Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (Ward 4 – Toronto Est) is void
Today, Toronto City Clerk, John D. Elvidge, announced the election for the French language Catholic school trustee, Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (Ward 4 – Toronto Est) is void after determining that an additional candidate is not eligible to hold office. The election for that office will not take place on October 24 and a by-election will be held instead. The Clerk’s decision is based on new information obtained Friday evening.
Under subsection 39(b) of the Municipal Elections Act (MEA) (www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/96m32#BK22), if a certified candidate for an office becomes ineligible to hold that office and another candidate would be elected by acclamation as a result, then the election is void and a by-election shall be held to fill the office.
On Friday, October 21, the City announced that one of the three candidates running for the office in Ward 4 – Toronto Est was not eligible to hold office. At that time, the election could continue because there were two remaining candidates, and no one would be elected by acclamation as a result of the ineligibility of the candidate. Now that one of the remaining candidates is ineligible, the election has been voided and a by-election will take place. The City Clerk will rely upon their general powers pursuant to section 12 of the MEA to take whatever steps are necessary to implement this decision.
Information about an upcoming by-election for this office will be provided to the approximately 3,000 affected French language Catholic school voters of Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (Ward 4 – Toronto Est) as soon as possible. This school board’s Ward 4 boundaries include 11 City of Toronto wards:
• Toronto-Danforth (Ward 14)
• Don Valley West (Ward 15)
• Don Valley East (Ward 16)
• Don Valley North (Ward 17)
• Beaches-East York (Ward 19)
• Scarborough Southwest (Ward 20)
• Scarborough Centre (Ward 21)
• Scarborough-Agincourt (Ward 22)
• Scarborough North (Ward 23)
• Scarborough-Guildwood (Ward 24)
• Scarborough-Rouge Park (Ward 25)