On November 6 and 7, (yes, voting will take place over two days, from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.) voters will elect the mayor of Montréal (who is also the mayor of the Ville-Marie borough), the borough mayors, the city councillors and the borough councillors. Not sure how it all works? Here are some of the basics. Check out some useful links below as well.
By now, all households should have received a piece of mail called a Notice of Entry, or Avis d’inscription. It was most likely addressed “to the occupant” but if you look closely, one or more names appear in the upper right corner.
If your name is there, you are on the list of electors for your address, and all you have to do is watch for a reminder card in the mail and go where it tells you to on Election day or early voting days.
If your name is not there, you have until October 18th (Monday!) to visit the Board of Review in your borough. They are open noon to 7pm weekdays and noon to 6pm in the weekend. You will need to present two pieces of ID that show, between them, your name and date of birth, and your current address. For instance, a Mediare card plus a utility bill should do the trick.
This information is on the Elections Montreal site as well. Here are the Board of Review locations for a few boroughs:
Lasalle: 55 Dupras (borough hall)
Verdun: 630 4th Avenue (basement)
Ile-des-Soeurs: 260 Elgar
Sud-ouest: 3615 Notre-Dame West.
NDG: 5651 Sherbrooke West
If you are unable to get out to vote, you can submit a request to vote by mail by calling 514 872-VOTE (8683), or online at elections.montreal.ca. You must apply before October 27th.
To be allowed to vote by mail you must meet one of the following criteria:
Living in a public long-term care home or a registered private seniors’ residence
Unable to leave their homes due to health conditions
Staying in a rehabilitation centre or hospital
Self-isolating in accordance with public health directives
Have symptoms of COVID-19, or a diagnosis of COVID-19
If you need transportation to get to your polling place, often the major parties have volunteers standing by to give lifts. I have not seen any announcement about this yet, but you can call and ask them:
Projet Montreal: 514 390-0792
Ensemble Montreal: 514 903-1207
Mouvement Montreal : I could not find a phone number but here is an email address: info@mouvementmtl.com
Advance polls take place on October 30th and 31st. The reminder card will tell you where to go to vote on the various dates.
CBC news: Who am I voting for? How many people am I voting for? It's all covered right here
CTV news: Montreal Municipal Election: Are you registered to vote? Read