Today is municipal election day in Peterborough and Oshawa and all Trent University students, faculty and staff are encouraged to vote.

“We encourage you to get informed and make voting today a priority.”
– Charlotte Caza, chair, Trent University Politics Society

Trent students may qualify to vote twice as non-resident electors. If you live in one municipality, and own or rent property in another municipality, you are eligible to vote in each municipality’s election. If you are a student and consider your “home” to be the place where you live when you are not attending school (i.e. you plan on returning there), then you are eligible to vote in both your “home” municipality and in the municipality where you currently live while attending school.
 
All you need to bring to the polling station is photo ID and proof of residence if the address on your ID is not in Peterborough or Oshawa. Some examples are a hydro bill, lease, etc.

In Peterborough, you can vote anywhere in the City of Peterborough to elect the mayor, municipal council, and school board trustees. Just bring your ID to the most convenient voting location to have your say. One polling station is right here on campus at Blackburn Hall. For a full list of locations, and for more information, visit the City of Peterborough website.  

For voting locations in Oshawa, visit the City of Oshawa website.

Posted on Monday, October 27, 2014.