Municipal Election Nomination Period Now Open

Cobourg, ON (May 1, 2026) – The nomination period for the 2026 Municipal and School Board Election is now open. Nominations can be filed from May 1, 2026 to August 21, 2026 at 2 p.m. (Nomination Day). 

Candidates must book an appointment to file your nomination. Call 905-372-4301 extension 9520, email cobourgvotes@cobourg.ca or use the online booking platform to make an appointment to file your nomination.

Each nomination filed (excluding School Board Trustee Candidates) must include an endorsement of nomination form which must be signed by 25 eligible voters supporting the nomination. The individuals providing signatures must sign a declaration stating that they are eligible to vote in the municipality on the day they sign the endorsement.

You are entitled to be an elector and to run for office if you are not disqualified by any act or law and on voting day you are:

1. a resident of the Town of Cobourg; or
2. a non-resident, who is an owner or tenant of land in the Town or the spouse of or same sex partner of such owner or tenant; and
3. a Canadian Citizen; and
4. at least 18 years of age.

Candidate Information Packages are now available online at CobourgVotes.ca/FilingaNomination.