Notice for Nominations of Office - 2026 Municipal and School Board Elections

Cobourg, ON (April 24, 2026) – Notice is hereby given to the municipal electors of the Town of Cobourg that they may file their Nomination Paper for the 2026 Municipal Election with the Office of the Town Clerk by booking a Nomination meeting. Meetings are being held at the Municipal Clerk’s Office located at Victoria Hall, 55 King Street West in Cobourg, beginning on Friday, May 1 at 8:30 a.m. until Friday, August 21 at 2 p.m. 

Nomination Filing Meetings can be booked through the Town’s Municipal Election Website www.CobourgVotes.ca/FilingaNomination,or can be booked and confirmed by calling the Clerks Office at 905-372-4301 extension 9520.

The required nomination fee shall be in the form of cash, debit, a certified cheque or money order. The filing fees are as follows:

• the position of Mayor is $200
• the position of Deputy Mayor or Councillor/School Board Trustee is $100.

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.

Candidate information including the links to the required legislative forms are available on CobourgVotes.ca.

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.

Eligible individuals may file a Nomination Paper for the following Municipal Offices: 

Mayor (1 to be elected at large)
Deputy Mayor (1 to be elected at large)
Councillor (5 to be elected at large)

Positions for which a person may file a Nomination Paper for the Office of School Board Trustee (English, French, Public and Separate School Boards):

The following Nominations shall be filed at the Town of Cobourg Municipal Clerk’s Office:

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (English Language Public School Board)
Two (2) Trustees to be elected for the combined area of Alnwick/Haldimand Township, Town of Cobourg, Hamilton Township and the Municipality of Port Hope.

Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board (English Language Separate School Board)
One (1) Trustee to be elected for Northumberland County.

The following Nominations shall be filed in the City of Oshawa Municipal Clerk’s Office, 50 Centre Street South, Oshawa:

Conseil Scolaire Viamonde (French Language Public School Board)
One (1) Trustee to be elected by French Public electors in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Counties of Northumberland, and Peterborough and Cities of Kawartha Lakes, Peterborough and Quinte West

Conseil Scolaire Catholique MonAvenir (French Language Separate School Board) One (1) Trustee to be elected by all French Catholic Electors in the areas of the Region of Durham, County of Haliburton, County of Northumberland, County of Peterborough, City of Peterborough, City of Kawartha Lakes, and City of Quinte West.

Exception for additional nominations:
In the event there are insufficient number of certified candidates to fill all positions available, nominations will be reopened for the vacant positions only on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. and such additional nominations, if required, may be filed in the office of the municipal clerk/returning officer.

Brent Larmer
Town Clerk/Returning Officer for the Town of Cobourg
905-372-4301
blarmer@cobourg.ca or cobourgvotes@cobourg.ca

Voting Day is on Monday, October 26, 2026. Online Internet voting commences on October 16, 2026 at 9 a.m.

Other Events of Significance

Thinking of Running for Council? Join one of the Candidate Information Sessions:

Candidate Information Night # 1

The Town of Cobourg will host a Candidate Information Night on Thursday, April 30, featuring a “Municipal Government 101” presentation delivered by municipal law expert John Mascarin, representatives from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and the Clerk and Deputy Clerk from the Town of Cobourg. 

Date: Thursday April 30, 2026
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Venture 13, 739 D'Arcy Street (Map), Cobourg, ON K9A 0H6

If you prefer to attend electronically via Zoom, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86085276963. Meeting ID: 860 8527 6963.

Candidate Information Night # 2

The second Candidate Information session will take place at the Northumberland County Headquarters and will include a presentation by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Attendees will have the opportunity to connect directly with local municipal clerks, including the Town of Cobourg, to ask specific questions. The County Clerk will be available to provide information related to the role of County Councillor.

Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Northumberland County Headquarters, 555 Courthouse Road (Map), Cobourg, ON K9A 5J6

Youth Engagement

The Town of Cobourg is also interested in engaging the youth in the upcoming election.

Enter Cobourg’s “I Voted” Sticker Contest
Chance to win a 2026 Municipal Election prize pack!

We want you to design an “I Voted” sticker that will be available to the public, used on the election website and provided at the Voter Help Centres following Kiosk Voting. 

Winners will be selected from the following categories:

1.    Grades - JK to 6
2.    Grades - 7 to 8
3.    Grades - 9 to 12 

* a winner will be selected from each category! (Also, all drawings will be highlighted)!

Looking to start drawing? Just fill out the Contest Submission Form below and then download the Artwork Template at www.CobourgVotes.ca/youth and send to cobourgvotes@cobourg.ca by July 31, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.

Provide Feedback on Your Ideal Town!
The Town of Cobourg is also interested in supporting youth voices of the next generation of civic thinkers and community builders. Not an artist? Then this is for you!

If you live in the Town of Cobourg, write a 350-word creative essay about what you would like to see in your ideal Town.

Submissions are due by October 26, 2026 - Election Day by 8:00 p.m.

Your submission must include:

• full name of youth submitting what their ideal Town would be.
• age/grade
• a parent or guardian's name
• a parent or guardian's email or phone number

Please submit your essay either:

• By email: cobourgvotes@cobourg.ca
• By mail at: Office of the Municipal Clerk - 55 King Street West, Cobourg ON, K9A 2M2.

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