Note: The full calendar can be found on the website of the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, at ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l’Occupation du territoire.
The following calendar sets forth the important dates to remember for the municipal electoral campaign of this fall:
| Steps | Important Dates for the Ballot of November 3rd 2013 |
| Public notice of election | No later than September 20, 2013 |
| Last day to inform the electors of their right to vote by mail, if appropriate | Before the publication of the public notice of election |
| Period for submission of nomination papers | From September 20th to October 4th 2013 |
| Declaration of elected officials without opposition | October 4, 2013 |
| Last day for sole proprietors and sole occupants to provide the municipality with a signed written document requesting to be entered on the list of electors before it being filed | September 29, 2013 |
| Last day for co-owners and co-occupants to provide the municipality with a proxy designating a person to be included on the voters’ list before it being filed | September 29, 2013 |
| Revision of the list of electors, if appropriate | Potential period: From October 12 to 24, 2013 |
| Period for the submission of an application for revision | Potential period: From October 12 to 22, 2013 |
| Last day for a voter to provide the returning officer with a request for voting by mail | Last day set by the returning officer of your municipality to make a request before the board of revision |
| Day for mobile polls, if appropriate | On October 26, 27, or 28, 2013, at the returning officer’s option |
| Mandatory day for advance polls | October 27, 2013, from 12:00pm to 8:00pm |
| Optional day for advance polls | October 28, 2013, from 12:00pm to 8:00pm |
| Last day to send back the ballot paper for mail voting to the municipality | Friday, November 1, 2013, 4:30pm |
| Election day | November 3, 2013, from 10:00am to 8:00pm |
| Last day to request a counting or the addition of the votes | November 7, 2013 |
| Declaration of elected officials | November 8, 2013 |
| Last day for a judicial contestation of the election | December 8, 2013 |
Warning: This calendar is not exhaustive; it consists in a selection of the key moments of the 2013 electoral period.
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