SCHOOL ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Advanced polling will be held on September 19, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

NOTICE OF POLLING STATION CHANGES

TO ELECTORS OF ARUNDEL, BARKMERE AND HUBERDEAU

Please note the change of polling station for the school elections this Sunday, September 26, 2021
(For those electors whose polling station was previously at Grenville Elementary School)

You may vote from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at

Sainte-Agathe Academy
26, rue Napoléon
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts (Québec) J8C 1Z3

Please check your mailbox for an updated voter card that will arrive this week.

TO ELECTORS OF GRENVILLE AND GRENVILLE-SUR-LA-ROUGE

Please note the change of polling station for the school elections this Sunday, September 26, 2021
(For those electors whose polling station was previously at Laurentian Elementary School)

You may vote from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at

Grenville Elementary
184, rue Principale
Grenville (Québec) J0V 1J0

Please check your mailbox for an updated voter card that will arrive this week.

TO ELECTORS OF SAINT-JÉRÔME

Please note the change of polling station for the school elections this Sunday, September 26, 2021
(For those electors whose polling station was previously at Morin-Heights Elementary School)

You may vote from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at

Laurentia  Elementary
457, rue Filion
Saint-Jérôme (Québec) J7Z 1H7

Please check your mailbox for an updated voter card that will arrive this week.

Commissioners for electoral divisions 1 through 9 were all acclaimed in November 2020.

Click here for the elections calendar.

JOB APPLICATION

If you wish to work at the elections, click HERE to fill out the application form and then submit your application to elections@swlauriersb.qc.ca

ELECTORAL LIST (To enable you to vote)

ARE YOU ON THE ELECTORAL LIST?
To be able to exercise your right to vote in the upcoming school elections, you MUST be registered on the SWLSB list of electors.

It is important to verify that you are on the electoral list, even if your child is enrolled in one of our schools. You may contact Elections Québec to make this verification. They can be reached at the following number : 1-888-353-2846.

To be on the electoral list, you MUST meet the following criteria on polling day:

• Be 18 years of age or over;
• Be domiciled on the territory of the School Board and have been domiciled in Quebec for at least six months;
• Not to be under curatorship;
• Not be deprived of their election right;
• Have a child enrolled at the SWLSB or NOT have a child enrolled in another school board.

Should you be eligible to be on the electoral list but your name does not appear, or should you wish to correct the information appearing on the electoral list or be removed from the list, click here.

Voters with no children enrolled in public schools

In the case of a voter who has no children in a public school, you may ask for your name to be added to our electoral list. Please ensure you return the original form at 235, montée Lesage, Rosemère, J7A 4Y6.

VOTING BY MAIL

In accordance with ministerial order 2020-0091, people in isolation due to COVID-19 (people who have travelled abroad, have tested positive, have symptoms, are awaiting a COVID-19 test result or have been in contact with a suspected, probable or confirmed case of COVID-19), as well as electors who are eligible to vote at a mobile polling station (residents in a residential or long-term care facility or in a private residence for seniors) are eligible to vote by mail. If you wish to vote by mail, please submit your application here or contact us at 450-621-5600 ext. 1350.

BILL 40

Hearings have been held in Superior court on the merits with regard to the contestation of Bill 40’s application to English language school boards. The parties are awaiting the judgement. The 2021 School Elections will be held according to the current governance model.

QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions about SCHOOL ELECTIONS please contact the Returning Officer, Clifford Buckland, 450-621-5600 ext. 1376 or at elections@swlauriersb.qc.ca