Note: The full calendar can be found on the website of the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, at .
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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