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Money plays a big role in our current electoral system. In Toronto, records are public and can be found on the city's open data portal. This guide is an introduction to using that portal using examples. Anyone can access this information, and everyone has a right to access this information. 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(Note: use the same process for councillors and trustees) Step 1: Choose the election year Step 2: Click Search Financial Information Step 3: Select "Registered for Mayor" in the drop down menu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6413671391441e754325cf3d/7d3199e0-b202-4d45-9d68-6ba780984b76/4.png Toronto By-Election https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6413671391441e754325cf3d/774bdcb2-45a4-4bbd-aa9b-5d956d0f52d1/4.png Toronto By-Election https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6413671391441e754325cf3d/2fca906e-7cdc-4348-9ade-593badc63283/4.png Toronto By-Election https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6413671391441e754325cf3d/f0f73316-4472-46c7-b98d-e1228f360680/4.png Toronto By-Election https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6413671391441e754325cf3d/2d0dc679-4d4b-4eeb-b8b2-983523a44984/5.png Toronto By-Election https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6413671391441e754325cf3d/5ef8025c-6005-483c-9ad2-a2bffc4849b8/5.png Toronto By-Election https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6413671391441e754325cf3d/b3b0648f-adbf-4bcd-9254-6187b5023ce2/5.png Toronto By-Election https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6413671391441e754325cf3d/9a5d5170-383f-4fdd-ae28-97b5d46b81b8/5.png Toronto By-Election https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6413671391441e754325cf3d/3c5a9e57-6bb1-4005-be25-22a1c616c68b/5.png Toronto By-Election Step 4: Select up to five candidates to compare Step 5: Explore the tabs on screen Step 6: You can also "export all data" at the bottom right https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6413671391441e754325cf3d/5a24dfe4-e21d-4a52-bcec-8fd1eb458adb/6.png Toronto By-Election https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6413671391441e754325cf3d/ac81884d-9500-4178-a765-29057ff21901/6.png Toronto By-Election https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6413671391441e754325cf3d/237c6c87-5418-42b2-bc3c-352a5627a18d/6.png Toronto By-Election https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6413671391441e754325cf3d/2c7304a6-39af-44c1-98e8-ac4d7a7b6855/6.png Toronto By-Election Scenario 2: You want to see everyone who donated to a specific campaign. 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