\u201cAdvance voting gives voters more days and more locations to cast their ballot before election day,\u201d the city said, adding it\u2019s the same voting process, just offered earlier to allow voters to choose a time that works best for them. \u201cAdvance voting helps make voting easier, reduces lineups and gives voters more flexibility. If you have work, school, caregiving responsibilities, travel plans or other commitments on Oct. 26, advance voting can help you make a plan and have your say.\u201d<\/p>\n
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For those who wait until election day to cast their ballots, they must do so at a voting location in the Mississauga ward<\/a> in which they live or own property.<\/p>\n Those voting in the upcoming election must bring along their voter notification card, if they\u2019ve received one, and one piece of acceptable identification, city officials said.<\/p>\n A voter notification card is not required to vote, \u201cbut it shows your voting information and can help speed up the process,\u201d officials added.<\/p>\n Acceptable pieces of identification include:<\/p>\n Last 30 Days: 50,823 Votes<\/p>\n All Time: 1,522,736 Votes<\/p>\n 1488 VOTES For more information on who\u2019s running in Mississauga and the election in general, visit the city\u2019s election page online<\/a>.<\/p>\n Latest poll shows one mayoral candidate with slight lead<\/p>\n The latest poll conducted related to Mississauga\u2019s mayoral race<\/a> shows the current mayor with a slight lead over her predecessor in what the pollster described as \u201ca genuine two-way contest\u201d for the highest elected position in Canada\u2019s seventh-largest city.<\/p>\n With the 2026 Ontario municipal election campaign in full swing and just under six weeks until votes are cast on Oct. 26, Carolyn Parrish holds a five-point advantage over Bonnie Crombie in Mississauga\u2019s mayoral race<\/a>, Pallas Data\u2019s latest poll shows.<\/p>\n The Toronto-based firm released the poll results on Sept. 14 showing Parrish sits at 32 per cent among decided and leaning Mississauga voters while Crombie checks in at 27 per cent.<\/p>\n Alvin Tedjo, councillor for Ward 2 in Mississauga, is third in the poll at 19 per cent while Dipika Damerla, the sitting Ward 7 city councillor, is fourth with 12 per cent of respondents in her corner. The \u201canother candidate\u201d option garnered 10 per cent of votes.<\/p>\n The margin of error for the poll is plus\/minus 4.1 percentage points, according to Pallas Data.<\/p>\n In total, 14 candidates are entered in the race to become mayor of Mississauga.<\/p>\n Earlier poll had Parrish and Crombie tied\u00a0<\/p>\n A poll conducted in August by Liaison Strategies found Parrish and Crombie each at 35 per cent<\/a> among decided and leaning voters, with Damerla (18 per cent) and Tedjo (12 per cent) trailing.<\/p>\n Crombie left the Mississauga mayor\u2019s post in early 2024 after 10 years to lead the Ontario Liberals and take a shot at unseating Ontario Premier Doug Ford.<\/p>\n
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