ATTACHMENT D

 

SURVEY/SONDAGE

Advisory Committee Members

242 People Surveyed

67 Responses Received

Approximately 37% response rate

QUESTION

YES

NO

OTHER

1. Should municipal term of office be extended from 3 to 4 years?

28

38

One (1) no response

 

2. Should Councils be able to determine their length of term?

3

33

Two (2) no response

 

 

3. Should Municipal and Provincial elections occur in the same year?

22

44

One (1) no response

 

4. Should the time of year for municipal elections be changed? 

24

42

One (1) no response

If so, from November to when?

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

 

OTHER
Before June

 

Spring/Summer Months spanning from:

March or April

April/June

May / June

 

 

 

VOTES FOR

Zero (0)

Zero (0)

One (1)

Two (2)

Two (2)

Two (2)

Zero (0)

Zero (0)

Two (2)

Five (5)

One (1)

Zero (1)

 

 

One (1)

 

Six (6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October Most Voted for Month

 

 

 

 

 

5. Should School Boards be elected at the same time as Municipal Councils?

57

9

One (1) “no opinion”

 

6. Would you be in favour of lowering the voting age

17

48

One (1) respondent noted: “better if 18 – 25 year old voters were targeted to increase interest.”

 

One (1) Undecided