2022 Elections - Municipal & School Board

 Background Information

Internet voting will only be available during the advanced voting period of the election, as traditional paper ballots will still be used on elections day. Electors will be able to access the internet voting system through a browser on their personal computer, an application on their phone, or at a dedicated computer located at the Township office on 318 Canborough St, Smithville Ontario.

Electors will be mailed their traditional voter cards in the mail, with a newly included personalized and original PIN for each registered elector at the corresponding mailing address. This PIN will then allow for the elector to access the online voting platform, and cast their ballot. Voatz Canada Ltd. utilizes top-of-the-line accessibility features on all of their platforms, and will allow for the 2022 Municipal and Schoolboard election to be the most accessible and convenient election to vote in West Lincoln history.

With the use of block chain technology, localized servers, and extensive security audits, Voatz Canada Ltd. is ensuring that the election in West Lincoln is extremely secure. Careful auditing and screening procedures are in place both within the voting platform and the Township, ensuring that the anonymity, security, and accuracy of the ballot is of the highest priority. This technology can also be used on the slowest of broadband internet connections, further ensuring that all electors within West Lincoln can confidently and safely choose to vote online.

Voatz Canada Ltd. is already integrated with technologies that the Township of West Lincoln already uses, such as Datafix, which maintains the voter’s list database. This real time integration of a system the Township already uses will ensure that electors who vote online will be struck from the voting list after casting their vote, just as they would if they were using a paper ballot. This integration will remove the possibility of fraudulent “double voting”, as well as provide the Township of extremely accurate information of the election in real-time.
After the advanced polling period is over, the votes cast using the online alternative method will be audited to be made sure that there were no fraudulent attempts from within or outside of the Township to alter the results of the election. Voters will be able to verify themselves that their vote was cast with the randomized receipt the elector receives after casting the ballot through whichever virtual means they chose.

Internet Voting Dates & Voting Assistance Centre

Internet Voting:

Open during the advanced voting period only:

Monday, September 26, 2022 - Monday, October 17, 2022 *Inclusive*

Internet Voting Assistance:

Township Administrative Office - September 26, 2022 - October 17, 2022
Monday - Friday during the office hours of 10:00am - 4:00pm

How to Vote