Election Principles

Updated: 11/23/10  

These are the principles that guide the City of Vaughan in administering the 2010 Municipal Election.

  • Accessibility
  • Integrity
  • Non-Biased
  • The election should be accessible to the voters.
  • The integrity of the process should be maintained throughout the election.
  • The election should be fair and non-biased.
  • Certainty
  • Consistency
  • Validity
  • There is to be certainty that the results of the election reflect the votes cast.
  • Voters and candidates should be treated fairly and consistently within a municipality.
  • A proper majority vote decides the election by ensuring, so far as reasonably possible, that valid votes be counted and invalid votes be rejected.
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  • Confidentiality
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  • The secrecy and confidentiality of the individual votes is paramount.
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