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The following is a list of important information relating to Richmond Hill's 2020 By-elections, including by-laws, legislation, policies and procedures.

Accessibility

Richmond Hill is committed to identifying, removing, and preventing barriers for voters and candidates with disabilities. An Accessibility Report will be produced following the election and will be posted no later than January 18, 2021.

By-laws

Election Sign Information

Permits and Fees

All Candidates and Third Party Advertisers are required to fill out the application for Election Signs and pay the associated fee of $270 prior to erecting or displaying any Elections-related signage. Applications are available through the Elections Team at 905-747-6541 or candidates@richmondhill.ca.

Election Signs Fact Sheet

Display and Removal

Election signs for the 2020 By-elections may be installed as of midnight on Monday, September 21, 2020 and must be removed within 72 hours following Voting Day.

Private Property

Election signs may be placed on private property with the owner’s permission and shall have a maximum sign area of 1.2 square metres and a maximum height of 2 metres.

Public Property

Election signs can be on municipal street boulevards provided they are:

Located within 50 metres (excluding the daylighting triangle) of an intersection of arterial or collector roads or within 100 metres of a Regional Road intersection
A minimum of 0.5 metres from any curb or sidewalk, or where there is no curb or sidewalk, a minimum of 2.0 metres from the street, or 0.5 metres from the edge of the shoulder of a street
A minimum of 5 metres from a fire hydrant, transit or bus shelter
A minimum of 10 metres from a driveway

Elections signs may not be placed within a daylighting triangle, on any centre median or boulevard, on traffic islands or adjacent to any premises used as a voting place.

In the case of Regional Roads (e.g., Major Mackenzie Drive, Elgin Mills Road, Bathurst Street), signs are permitted only at intersections and no candidate shall place more than two signs at any given Regional Road intersection. Please see additional information on the York Region website.

Any sign found to be in contravention of the Sign By-law will be removed by Richmond Hill staff and stored at the Operations Centre (1200 Elgin Mills Road East). These signs will be available for pick-up for 30 days; after this time the signs will be destroyed.

Please see Section 6.6 of the Richmond Hill Sign By-law No. 52-09 as amended by By-law 16-18 on the following the Sign Permit webpage.

Inquiries/complaints should be directed to the By-law Enforcement Office at bylaw@richmondhill.ca or 905-771-0198.

Legislation

Provincial Authorities

Policies and Procedures

Internet Voting Procedures

Ward Maps

2018 Results - York Region District School Board Trustee (Wards 1, 2 and 4)

Polling Subdivision	Simon Cui	Corrie McBain
100	51	72
102	42	75
104	40	167
106	77	78
108	64	98
110	27	86
112	21	101
114	26	90
116	50	90
118	24	39
120	26	63
122	36	85
124	48	104
126	77	65
128	47	76
130	34	70
132	47	59
134	45	80
136	66	51
138	68	81
140	40	43
142	94	94
144	79	65
146	72	62
148	63	79
200	147	67
202	138	76
204	76	75
206	104	53
208	117	104
210	60	39
212	38	71
214	70	87
216	57	59
218	78	74
220	61	113
222	54	62
224	43	117
226	53	98
228 and 238	26	50
230	25	56
232	38	104
234	77	133
236	59	75
240 and 250	4	17
242	2	2
246 and 248	14	19
252	71	15
400	163	130
402	159	49
404	97	71
406	140	123
408	41	84
410	123	107
412	42	84
414	63	62
416	73	35
418	48	117
420	60	71
422	86	78
424	36	62
426	64	81
428	55	48
430	51	87
432	31	59
434	54	88
436	27	103
438	27	73
440	32	141
442	38	186
444	16	50
446	35	51
448	12	82
450 and 664	2	3
Unspecified Poll Subdivision	311	450
Total	4,562	6,114

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