Wards in municipality
49. (1) For an election in a municipality in which the members of council are elected by wards, there shall be prepared one set of ballots for all the polling subdivisions containing the names of the candidates for the office of mayor, another set for all the polling subdivisions containing the names of the candidates for the office of reeve, or reeve and deputy reeve, and another set for each ward containing the names of the candidates for the office of alderman or councillor for the ward. General vote in city or town (2) For an election in a city or town in which the members of council are elected by general vote, there shall be prepared for all the polling subdivisions one set of ballots containing the names of the candidates for the offices of mayor, or mayor and reeve, or mayor, reeve and deputy reeve, and another set containing the names of the candidates for the office of alderman or councillor. Borough in Metropolitan Toronto (3) For an election in a township that constitutes a borough within The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, one set of ballots shall be prepared for all the polling subdivisions containing the names of the candidates for the office of mayor and another set of ballots for each ward containing the names of the candidates for the office of alderman or councillor. Village or township (4) For an election in a village or township there shall be prepared one set of ballots containing the names of the candidates for the office of reeve or of reeve and deputy reeve, and for the office of councillor. By-law providing for separate sets (5) The council of a town may by by-law provide that the ballots for an election to the offices of mayor, reeve and deputy reeve shall be prepared in separate sets and the council of a village or township may by by-law provide that the ballots for an election to the offices of reeve, deputy reeve and councillor shall be in separate sets. When to be passed (6) A by-law for the purposes mentioned in subsection (5) shall be passed not later in the election year than the 1st day of October and remains in force until repealed and while in force the prescribed ballots shall be prepared accordingly. R.S.O. 1990, c.M.53, s.49(1-6). Separate sets for controller, local board, by-laws, etc. (7) There shall also be separate sets of ballots, (a) containing the names of the candidates for the office of, (i) controller, (ii) trustee, commissioner or other member of a local board, (iii) trustee of a police village, (iv) member of the council of a regional municipality, (v) member of the council of both an area municipality and a regional municipality, (vi) chair of the council of The Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth, or (vii) chair of the council of The Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton; (b) for obtaining the assent of the electors on any by-law or the opinion of the electors on any question required or authorized to be submitted to them at an election. R.S.O. 1990, c.M.53, s.49(7); 1991, c.3, s.3(2). More than one by-law, etc. (8) Where more than one by-law or question is to be submitted to the electors at one election, all of such by-laws or questions may be placed on one ballot paper. R.S.O. 1990, c.M.53, s.49(8).