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Start with the office, not the personality
A mayor, a ward councillor, and a school board trustee control different things. Confusing them produces panic and wasted prayer. Ask: what does this office actually decide? Municipal ballots do not elect a prime minister, set criminal law, or write the entire education statute. Map jurisdiction before you map slogans.
Read the City’s list, not a forwarded graphic
Nominations for Hamilton’s 2026 election closed August 21; candidates were certified August 24. Kingdom Civics does not publish unofficial scorecards. Open the City of Hamilton certified candidate pages. Note who filed for mayor, your ward, and each school board you are eligible to vote for. If a claim cannot be traced to an official record or a candidate’s own words, wait.
Questions that form a conscience
Does this person tell the truth under pressure? Do they treat opponents as image-bearers? What is their record—or, if new, their concrete proposals—on housing, stewardship, and the vulnerable? Which level of government actually holds the lever they campaign on? Faithful Christians may mark different names. That is not apostasy; it is prudential judgment. James 1:5 still applies.
School boards belong on the same ballot
Hamilton elects trustees for the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire Viamonde, and Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir. Eligibility for each ballot is set by the City—not by a church bulletin. Learn the board, then vote. See /learn/school-boards, /learn/vote-with-conscience, and /elections.
Discuss together
- How does “Start with the office, not the personality” apply where God has placed you?
- How does “Read the City’s list, not a forwarded graphic” apply where God has placed you?
- How does “Questions that form a conscience” apply where God has placed you?
- What would it look like to pray 1 Timothy 2:1–2 for a named office this week?