This morning the London Free Press ran an article outlining Ward 7 candidate Josh Morgan's position that municipal candidates ought to be residents of the municipality that they are running in. I have spoken to several people over the years who are of the understanding that municipal candidates and politicians are required to live in their electoral ward. They have been surprised (and perhaps you will be too) to find out that this is not the case. In fact, there are a number of misconceptions about municipal elections that you might be surprised to learn - such as the fact that elected politicians are not elected as representatives of their wards. A quick look at some of these misconceptions might change the way you look at municipal elections and certainly lends some credence to the argument that the current electoral rules do not reflect the understanding and expectations of voters. We'll start with the most obvious misconception: that you need to live in th...
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