Year: 1919
Summary: Responses to Effective Voting Story No. 1: Did You Vote in the Last Municipal Election? This bulletin suggests that a Toronto Voter's League might be able to address some of the issues raised herein.
Year: 1964
Summary: Scan of major elections issues
Summary: Defines commission government, its history, advantages and limitations.
Year: 1950
Summary: Analsis of voting trends in the last election.
Year: 1952
Summary: A report summarizing the interactions between the provincial government of Ontario and the municipal government of Toronto, particularly in the areas of taxation and finance of public infrastructure and municipal services. The expansion of municipal franchise to those who do not own property is debated.
Year: 1930
Summary: Discusses the qualifications and requirements for utilities commissioners.
Year: 1975
Summary: Discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of directly electing city mayors vs. selecting from the elected members of council.
Year: 1916
Summary: This publication highlights the need for an independent citizen research bureau (such as the Bureau of Municipal Research) to inform fellow citizens and to keep municipal government accountable when it comes to spending taxpayer dollars. Additionally, the Bureau outlines some of their near and long-term goals in improving and modernizing city administration and planning.
Summary: Summarizes the aim, membership, organization, and activities of Voters Leagues in Boston, Chicago, and Milwaukee, to demonstrate the benefit of such organizations.
Year: 1947
Summary: A listing of Toronto City officials and personnel, including contact information
Year: 1960
Summary: Authority and form of management of the different boards and commissions in the city
Year: 1914
Summary: Outlines the key issues for the Municipal Improvement Association for 1915, including: the financial system, civil service commission, fire department, purchasing department, and transportation commission.
Summary: Defines commission-manager (or city-manager) government, its advantages and limitations.
Year: 1925
Summary: A call to vote and an urging to voters to adequately educate themselves on the issues in preparation.
Year: 1935
Summary: Outlines issues in the upcoming municipal election. Includes a section of questions that citizens may put to their respective candidates, with a specia focus on issues of a balanced budget and the reduction of the number of civic departments.
Summary: A call to citizens to come vote due to the important issues on the table relating to the city's finances.
Year: 1926
Summary: List of Toronto City officials and contact information
Summary: A listing of the personnel in city council, boards, and commissions in Metropolitan Toronto.
Year: 1951
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout in the last elections.
Summary: Describes possibilities to improve efficiency of civic authorities by amalgamation of departments, boards etc.
Year: 1944
Summary: Highlights the importance of voting in the upcoming municipal elections. Suggests that voters should be involved in elections at the stage of candidate selection and not only in the actual voting. Provides a list of questions that one may put to candidates running in the election.
Year: 1941
Summary: Highlights issues in upcoming elections, especially the need for retrenchment in order to support the war effort.
Year: 1959
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout in Toronto and suburbs.
Year: 1943
Summary: A report on 20% voter turnout in elections and criticism thereof. Provides an analysis of civic election results, and questions whether the results of the election would have been different if more people had voted, and whether or not the release of preliminary budget figures before the election would have made a difference in voter turnout.
Summary: Survey about voter turnout in the last municipal election.
Year: 1954
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout throughout the Toronto area.
Summary: Identifies amalgamation costs in light of the plans to improve efficiency and restructure council areas.
Summary: Analysis of voting patterns and discussion of the need to keep families within municipal boundaries and prevent sprawl.
Summary: This publications suggests the ways in which the city can improve the voting system and voter turnout. Comparisons to other cities are provided.
Year: 1932
Summary: Calls for a study to determine how many employees of each kind are absolutely necessary for efficient operation in each department of the city government