Registration of candidate
139. (1) Every person who proposes to be a candidate shall, no earlier than the 1st day of January of the election year and no later than nomination day, file with the clerk of the municipality who is responsible for the conduct of the election a notice of registration in the prescribed form setting out, (a) the name of the office for which the candidate has been or proposes to be nominated; (b) the name of the municipality in which the election is to be held or which is responsible for the conduct of the election; (c) the full name and address of the registered candidate; (d) the address of the place or places in the municipality or locality where records of the registered candidate are maintained and of the place in the municipality or locality to which communications may be addressed; (e) the full names and addresses of the auditor and the chief financial officer, if any, of the registered candidate; (f) the full names and addresses of all persons authorized by the registered candidate to accept contributions; (g) the name and address of every bank, trust corporation or other financial institution in Ontario that is used by or on behalf of the registered candidate for the deposit of any contributions; and (h) the full names and addresses of the persons, if any, responsible for making the deposits referred to in clause (g). Registration in new elections (2) In the case of a new election, the notice of registration referred to in subsection (1) shall be filed with the clerk no earlier than the day on which, (a) an order to hold a new election is given in any judicial proceedings; (b) the council of the municipality passes a by-law to hold a new election; (c) the clerk receives from the secretary of the school board a copy of a resolution of the board indicating that a new election is required; (d) an order to hold a new election is given by the Minister under the Municipal Act; or (e) the clerk sets the nomination day for a new election required by section 41 or 43, and no later than nomination day. When candidate registered (3) A person who files a notice of registration under subsection (1) becomes a registered candidate on the day of filing. No contributions to unregistered candidate (4) No person and no individual, corporation or trade union acting on behalf of any person shall solicit or accept contributions or incur expenses for the purposes of the election of that person at the next election at any time unless the person is a registered candidate. Register (5) The clerk shall keep a register of all notices of registration filed under this section. Effective date of registration (6) A notice of registration under subsection (1) may be filed with the clerk by registered mail in which case it shall be deemed to be filed on the day it is mailed. Where registered candidate withdraws, etc. (7) The campaign period with respect to a registered candidate shall be deemed to expire, (a) where the nomination is withdrawn, on the day of the withdrawal; and (b) where a nomination paper is not filed or the nomination is rejected by the clerk, on nomination day, and the registered candidate or the chief financial officer shall file with the clerk the statement referred to in section 150. Variation of register (8) If the information referred to in subsection (1) is altered, the registered candidate shall immediately notify the clerk in writing of the alteration and, upon receipt of the notice, the clerk shall vary the register accordingly. Change of office (9) If a registered candidate changes the office for which he or she is registered under this section to another office on the same council, school board or local board, as the case may be, the registered candidate shall be deemed to be registered for the new office effective from the date the registered candidate was originally registered for an office on the council, school board or local board, as the case may be. Onus (10) The onus is on the person who proposes to be registered under this section to file a complete and accurate notice of registration. R.S.O. 1990, c.M.53, s.139. Chief Financial Officers