Voter Resources

The voters’ list is a record of eligible electors in Norfolk County. Being on the list helps ensure you receive voter information and can vote in municipal elections.

Check the voters' list

You can check your voters' list information at any time to make sure your name and address are correct. Keeping your voters' list information up to date helps avoid delays or issues at the polls.

Check the voters' list

Update your voters' list information

Keeping your voters' list information up to date helps avoid delays or issues at the polls. You must update your voters’ list information if:

You’ve moved
Your name has changed
Your information is incorrect or incomplete

Update your information

Visit the Elections Ontario website for frequently asked questions, including how to remove yourself or a deceased person from the list.

Future voter? Get registered now

If you’re 16 or 17, you can get a head start on voting. The Ontario Register of Future Voters lets you sign up now so you’re automatically added to the voters list when you turn 18.

Visit RegisterToVoteON.ca to check eligibility, ID requirements, and sign up as a future voter.

Who can vote

To be eligible to register for a municipal election, you must be:

18 years of age or older;
a Canadian citizen; and
a resident of the municipality; or
a non-resident who owns or rents property in the municipality; or
the spouse of an owner or tenant of property in the municipality

You are NOT eligible to vote if you are...

Serving a sentence of imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution
A corporation
A person acting as executor or trustee or in any other representative capacity, except as a voting proxy in accordance with section 44 of the Municipal Elections Act
A person who was convicted of the corrupt practice described in subsection 90 (3), if voting day in the current election is less than five years after voting day in the election in respect of which you were convicted

School Board voters

Learn more about Ontario's school support designation, including how to check or change your designation.

English public voters must...

be a supporter of the English-language public district school board; or
not be a supporter of any board, nor have qualified him- or herself as an elector for a separate or English-language school board in the election

English separate voters must...

be a Roman Catholic who must:
- qualify as an elector for the English-language separate district school board; or
- be a supporter (or be the spouse of a supporter) of the English-language separate district school board

French public voters must...

be a French-language rights holder (see ss. 23(1) and (2) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms for criteria) who must:
- qualify as an elector for the French-language public district school board; or
- be a supporter (or the spouse of a supporter) of the French-language public district school board

French separate voters must...

be a Roman Catholic and
a French-language rights holder (see the Charter for criteria) who must:
- qualify as an elector for the French-language separate district school board; or
- be a supporter (or the spouse of a supporter) of the French-language separate district school board

Student voters

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

Voter identification

Identification is required when you vote. You will need to show ID that contains your name and address. You may have to show two pieces of ID to accomplish this. Please bring an original or certified/notarized copy.

Review the list of acceptable identification before you vote.

Barrier-free voting

If you would like assistance marking your ballot, you may have a support person come with you.

When you arrive at the poll, please let the greeter know you have a support person assisting you. Your support person will need to take an oath affirming that they will mark your ballot according to your instructions. They can then go with you through the polling station and behind the voter screen to mark your ballot.

For anyone requesting interpreters, curbside voting, or requiring other accommodations, please email elections@norfolkcounty.ca or call 519-426-5870 or 226-NORFOLK, extension 6269 as early as possible to ensure we have time to make arrangements.

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