What You Need to Know
To vote, you must:
- Be a property owner and/or tenant within the DWBIA’s geographical boundary.
- Provide proof of identity such as property tax roll number; Business Identification Number (BIN); invoice/statement made out to business owner.
- Elect one (1) representative in each of the eight (8) categories.
- Acknowledge understanding of and adherence to the regulations as laid out within this voter’s card before being provided with a ballot.
- Place your completed ballots in the secure ballot box.
- Cast your vote in person at The Hive, Unit 2 – 531 Pelissier Street between 10am and 4pm EST on Tuesday November 29, 2022.
Eligible Voters
- Each property owner, and their tenants operating a business in the DWBIA, is entitled to one vote each.
- Where multiple tenant businesses occupy a particular property, each tenant with its own Business Identification Number (BIN) will be deemed a member of the DWBIA and is entitled to one vote each.
- Where a person is the sole owner of more than one property within the DWBIA, or is the sole owner of more than one corporation that owns property within the DWBIA, the person and the corporations solely owned by that person shall have a total of only one vote, regardless of the number of properties owned by that person and the different corporations solely owned by that person.
- Where a person is the sole owner of a property and joint owner of one or more additional properties within the business improvement area, one vote is given for the property owned by that person alone and one vote is given for each jointly owned property, provided the co-owners in each case are different persons and they or their representatives attend the location where the vote is held.
- Where a person is the sole owner of a corporation and part owner of different corporations that own property within the business improvement area, one vote is given for the corporation solely owned by that person and one for each jointly owned corporation, provided the co-owners of each corporation are different persons and they or their representatives attend the meeting where the vote is held.
Appointment of Member's Representative Form