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11 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,January 31,2019 insidehalton.com © 2019 Pandora Jewelry, LLC • All rights reserved SHARE A MESSAGE OF LOVE #PANDORAValentines THE PANDORA STORE BRAMALEA CITY CENTRE 905.792.8820 THE PANDORA STORE ERIN MILLS TOWN CENTRE 905.828.5902 THE PANDORA STORE MAPLEVIEW CENTRE 905.632.5400 THE PANDORA STORE SQUARE ONE SHOPPING CENTRE 905.232.0661 No Heat? Call 289-205-3443 Fastest Emergency Service • Heating • Cooling •Water Heaters • Plumbing • Duct Cleaning • Protection Plans race was maintained de- spite nearly 200 Ward 7 households receiving Ward 6 voter cards. Town clerk Vicki Tyta- neck confirmed to the Oakville Beaver in No- vember 2018 that as the main batch of voter notifi- cation cards were being printed and mailed on Sept. 21, 2018, an error was discovered in the Munici- pal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) vot- ers' list that identified 179 households in Ward 7 as being in Ward 6. Tytaneck noted hand delivery of the revised vot- er cards started the day af- ter the discovery of the er- ror (Sept. 22) with 96 cards delivered in this way. She said 12 cards were not delivered or replaced because it was discovered those voters were no lon- ger at that address or were not eligible voters. The remaining cards were placed in the mail Oct. 1 to allow mail time delivery prior to advance voting, which started Oct. 6. The application argues that despite these efforts some Ward 7 residents were still directed to vote in Ward 6. It lists the names of two people who allegedly ex- perienced this issue. The application says in- quiries were made of the town to determine the scope of this issue, but ac- cess to relevant documen- tation was refused. The town has also pre- viously responded to alle- gations that people voted in Ward 7 who do not live there. On Oct. 25, 2018 officials said the town followed prescribed processes to establish eligible voters at all voting locations. They said all voters were required to provide appropriate identification as set out in the Municipal Elections Act and affirm an oral oath of qualifica- tion before being added to the voters' list and/or be- ing issued a ballot. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing spokesperson Conrad Spe- zowka said the Ontario Superior Court of Justice can order that a by- election be held if it deter- mines the election is not valid. He said the court also has the authority to deter- mine if someone else was validly elected or is enti- tled to the office. In the event the court does order a byelection the application is also call- ing for an order pursuant to subsection 83(5) of the Municipal Elections Act requiring the town to com- pensate each candidate in the Ward 7 election who seeks to enter the by- election in the amount of election expenses in- curred by those candi- dates in the original elec- tion. The application calls for the costs involved infor the costs involved inf this application to be paid by the Town of Oakville or by a candidate who was successful in the Oct. 22 election. Complaints about the Ward 7 election have also been made to the OPP. On Jan. 21 they said they were still in the pro- cess of determining whether an investigation is warranted. NEWS Continued from page 10