London's mayor has shed a little more light on his intention to run in this fall's civic election.
In a comment to CTV News, the mayor again confirmed he's in.
"In June, at the appropriate time, I will do that," says Fontana.
The appropriate time, many expect, is when his trial on three criminal charges is complete.
It starts on May 26th.
Still, having the federal and municipal political heavyweight back in the race keeps other candidates in check.
There are currently nine on the list and Councillor Matt Brown is the only one with civic leadership experience.
He says Fontana's promise to make it official in June, is just mere words.
"I just don't see how you can lead effectively by taking a wait and see approach, which is what I'm seeing right now. I filed my nomination papers early because I'm committed to this city. I didn't just say I was going to run - I did it."
No matter who runs for the mayor's chair, we will likely know sooner who wins the seat on election night.
The city has unveiled a new system to count your ballots.
New electronic ballot counters will tabulate votes on election night.
The switch -- costing $260,000 -- will ensure election night results come in by 11 p.m. instead of 2 a.m. like in 2010.
"It's going through the tabulator into the ballot box. The votes being counted and then stored onto a memory card, which is then uploaded to city hall," says Sarah Corman of the City of London.
