Election Signs - General Requirements
- Signs must meet the requirements of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, as amended.
- Sign permits are not required.
- Signs must not be visible from any voting place.
- Signs must not be illuminated, animated, rotating, flashing or have moving lights or other electrical features.
- Signs must meet the requirements of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, as amended.
- Election signs for provincial or federal elections or by-elections are permitted only within the respective election period.
- Signs must be removed with five (5) days after the election period closes.
Village of Merrickville-Wolford By-law 24-2010 reads:
S. 2.13 – 'Election Sign' means any sign advertising or promoting the election of candidates and does include a portable sign.
S. 2.37 – 'Sight Triangle' means an area free of buildings or structures, which area is to be determined by measuring, from the point of intersection of street lines on a corner lot, a distance of 5 metres (16 feet) along each such street line and joining such points with a straight line. The triangular shaped land, between the intersecting street line and the straight line joining the points the required distance along the street lines, is the ' Sight Triangle'.
S. 4.1 – Regarding Permit Exemptions – “No permit under this By-Law shall be required for the following however all other regulations of the By-Law shall be adhered to: a) any poster, banner, or sign of a candidate in a Municipal, Provincial or Federal election.”
Please note also that:
- Signs must meet the requirements of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, as amended.
- Sign permits are not required.
- Signs must not be visible from any voting place.
- Signs must not be illuminated, animated, rotating, flashing or have moving lights or other electrical features.
- Signs must meet the requirements of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, as amended.
- Election signs for provincial or federal elections or by-elections are permitted only within the respective election period.
- Signs must be removed with five (5) days after the election period closes.