Municipal elections are looming for Hamilton and St George’s on May 7.

The deadline for eligible business ratepayers and commercial City property owners is 5pm this Wednesday.

A City of Hamilton spokeswoman issued the following guidelines:

• No late registrations will be accepted;

• Nomination day is Thursday, April 16;

• Advanced Polling day is Thursday, April 30;

• Exempt companies and charities are not eligible to vote;

• Where a company or commercial property is not solely owned, a nominee must be named in a submitted letter;

• All registrations must be accompanied by the Corporation of Hamilton Tax Demand Note for the valuation unit owned or occupied by the registrant;

• Registration forms can be obtained from the Parliamentary Registrar’s office in Craig Appin House on Wesley Street or from the Corporation of Hamilton offices in City Hall;

• Completed forms as well as the supporting documents (the nominee letter and Corporation of Hamilton Demand Note) must be handed in to the Corporation offices;

• The number of business registrations versus the number of resident registrations correlates to the number of councillors representing each group on the City Council;

• All nominees must be on the Parliamentary Register and eligible to vote in national elections;

• Residents can check to see if they are registered by calling the Parliamentary Registrar’s office on 293-8683;

• Please direct any questions to 279-5257.