GENERAL ELECTIONS TO COME IN NOVEMBER 2025

General elections 2025

General elections to come the next November 2nd 2025. The Municipality is not divided into districts as defined by law, so all eligible voters in the Municipality will be able to vote. For more general information, visit the following websites at these addresses:

https://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/en/vote/current-and-upcoming-elections/

https://www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/document/cs/e-2.2

 

September 19th to October 3rd, 2025: Period for filing nomination papers

September 28th, 2025: Last day to receive applications for registration and proxies (non-domiciled voters only)

October 21st, 2025: Last day to apply for voting by mail (non-domiciled voters only)

October 11th to 23rd 2025: Potential period for the Board of Revision

October 26th, 2025 from 12 am to 8 pm: Advance polling day

November 2nd, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.: Election Day

Click here to view the election calendar: Calendrier électoral (French only)

The conditions required to be a voter are as follows:

  • 18 years of age on November 2nd, 2025;

AND at the same date:

  • be a natural person (thus excluding a legal person such as a company);
  • be a Canadian citizen;
  • not be under curatorship;
  • not be disqualified from voting under section 53, i.e. not have been convicted of an offence constituting a corrupt electoral practice;

AND meet one of the following two conditions on the same date:

1.be domiciled on the territory of the Municipality and, for at least six months, in Quebec;

OR

2. have been the owner of an immovable or the occupant of a business establishment located on the territory of the Municipality since September 18th 2025.

If you are not domiciled on the territory of the Municipality, you may be entitled to vote if you are an owner of a building or occupied a business establishment in the Municipality since September 18th, 2025.

To be eligible, you must also (at November 2nd 2025):

  1. be 18 years of age;
  2. be a natural person;
  3. be a Canadian citizen;
  4. not be under curatorship and not have lost your electoral rights.

To exercise your right to vote, you must submit the appropriate document:

  • If you are the sole owner of an immovable or the sole occupant of a business establishment, an application for registration:  SMR-9.2-VA inscription sole owner
  • If you are one of the co-owners of an immovable or co-occupants of a business establishment, a power of attorney designating a single person, among yourselves, who will be entered on the list: SMR-9.1-VA inscription power of attorney

If you belong to this category of voters and wish to request a voting by mail, here are the forms to complete:

You can also obtain the required forms by contacting the Returning Officer.

For the application to be valid for the current election, you must submit your form no later than September 28th, 2025 to the Returning Officer or via the Board of Revisors on October 23rd, 2025.

The application or proxy remains valid until it is replaced or withdrawn. If you wish to replace or withdraw an existing application or proxy, please contact the Returning Officer.

Non-domicilied electors notice

To be eligible for election as a member of Council, a person must:

1) have the right to be registered on the Municipal electoral list (this does not mean that he or she must be registered on the list), see the above qualifications for electors;

2) lives on the territory of the Municipality.

You must complete the attached declaration of candidacy form: SM-29-VA nomination paper

This form must be completed and submitted to the office of the returning officer between September 19th and October 3rd, 2025. Please refer to the Public Notice of Elections for the Returning Officier opening hours which be published in due course.

To apply for a position, please make an appointment with the President by calling 819-838-5006 or e-mailing dg@ayerscliff.ca.

The main role of the Board of revisors is to receive applications for entry on, removal from or correction of the list of electors, analyze said applications and decide whether or not to accept them.

The Commission will be held between October 11th to 23rd, 2025, unless a proclamation is issued by an unopposed elected official.

A public notice will inform you in due course.