Editing Maria Augimeri (section)

===2010 municipal election===
The 2010 Toronto municipal election was held on October 25. Augimeri won by an 89-vote margin (0.7%) over local businessman Gus Cusimano. Augimeri thanked her supporters the following day on October 26, 2010, when she said, "I know a lot of the community voted for me because they know I'm the one to protect community interests."<ref>{{cite news | last = Queen | first = Lisa |author2=Sunshine Fannie | title = Ward 9: Augimeri scores 89-vote victory | work = Inside Toronto | publisher = Toronto Community News | date = October 26, 2010 | url = http://www.insidetoronto.com/news/local/article/892961--ward-9-augimeri-scores-89-vote-victory | accessdate = December 7, 2010}}</ref>

Cusimano later announced that he would challenge the results. The matter was heard in court on March 29, 2011.<ref>{{ cite news | last = Nickle | first = David | title = Ward 9 to be challenged in court | work = Inside Toronto | publisher = Toronto Community News | date = February 4, 2011 | url = http://www.insidetoronto.com/news/cityhall/article/938899--ward-9-to-be-challenged-in-court | accessdate = February 16, 2011 }}</ref> The judge ruled that there were enough irregularities in the 2010 voting that the election should be held again. Initially the city's legal staff said they would be appealing the decision but on May 13 it was announced that the city would not launch an appeal. City Clerk Uli Watkiss said in a statement, "The decision to proceed with a by-election and resolve this matter as quickly as possible is in the best interest of the public, the individuals directly affected, and the workings of Council."<ref>{{cite news | title = Augimeri to face new vote | work = CBC Toronto | publisher = Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | date = May 13, 2011 | url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/augimeri-to-face-new-vote-1.1085343 | access-date = August 14, 2011}}</ref> The mayor's office supported the decision. [[Rob Ford]]'s press secretary Adrienne Batra said, "Obviously the mayor supported (Cusimano) during the general election and once the byelection gets under way he will be fully supporting him again."<ref>{{cite news | first = Don | last = Peat |title = Byelection a go in Augimeri's Ward 9 | newspaper = Toronto Sun | date = May 13, 2011 | url = http://www.torontosun.com/2011/05/13/byelection-a-go-in-augimeris-ward-9 | accessdate = August 14, 2011}}</ref>

On May 16, Augimeri announced that she would be appealing the decision herself. Augimeri told media, "The clerk’s advice not to appeal does harm to taxpayers as well as to the integrity of our electoral system."<ref>{{cite news |last = Alcoba |first = Natalie | title = Councillor Augimeri to appeal byelection decision | work = National Post | date = May 16, 2011 | url = http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/05/16/councillor-augimeri-to-appeal-by-election-decision/ | accessdate = August 14, 2011}}</ref> On August 4, the city reversed its decision and decided to join the appeal which was held in September 2011.<ref>{{cite news |last = Rider |first = David | title = Mississauga asks to join Augimeri-Cusimano appeal | work = Toronto Star | publisher = TorStar | date = August 4, 2011 | url = https://www.thestar.com/news/article/1034651 | accessdate = August 14, 2011}}</ref> On December 19, the court ruled in Augimeri's favour. A three judge panel ruled that although 300 ballots were unsigned by electoral officers the people voting were very likely eligible to vote and that this would have no effect on the election. In a related judgement, they also ruled that Cusimano incorrectly voted in the Ward 9 election because he lived in another riding. They decided that no further action was necessary.<ref>{{cite news |last = Dale |first = Daniel | title = Ward 9 byelection rejected, Augimeri to stay | work = Toronto Star | publisher = TorStar | date = December 19, 2011 | url = https://www.thestar.com/news/cityhallpolitics/article/1104537 | accessdate = December 19, 2011}}</ref>

Augimeri was appointed Chair of the [[Toronto Transit Commission]] in February 2014 upon the resignation of [[Karen Stintz]] to run for Mayor of Toronto in the [[2014 Toronto municipal election|2014 Toronto election]] winning appointment over [[Josh Colle]], Stintz's preferred successor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beachmetro.com/2011/09/20/history-beach-metro-news-beach-booming-1982/|title = History of Beach Metro News: The Beach was booming in 1982|date = September 20, 2011}}</ref>