{"id":914488,"date":"2026-09-29T20:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/914488\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T20:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:42:14","slug":"extra-early-voting-day-added-to-boost-voter-turnout-in-brampton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/914488\/","title":{"rendered":"Extra early voting day added to boost voter turnout in Brampton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brampton voters will choose their next mayor and members of city council in less than a month, but you can cast your ballot early if you want to beat the lines on election day.<\/p>\n<p>Municipal election day in Ontario is Oct. 26, and the City of Brampton says it will have more advanced voting opportunities than ever before along with accessible voting units at every polling location.<\/p>\n<p>The city says it is hoping to encourage higher voter turnout \u201cand make it easier for voters to cast their ballot independently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Less than a quarter (24.56 per cent) of Brampton\u2019s 35,4884 eligible voters cast ballots in the 2022 municipal election, down from 34.5 per cent in the 2018 vote, according to data from the city.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/what-to-know-before-you-vote-in-the-upcoming-brampton-election\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What to know before you vote in the upcoming Brampton election<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The city had four advance voting days in the last election, and has added a fifth early voting day for the 2026 contest.<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidyard-player-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790714532_218_2DeNPYdrXQbde46QivZd2A.jpg\" data-videoid=\"845292\" data-uuid=\"2DeNPYdrXQbde46QivZd2A\" data-v=\"4\" data-type=\"inline\" data-muted=\"1\" style=\"width:100%\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidyard-player-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790714534_247_Afo3papz87ELh8xheU2122.jpg\" data-videoid=\"850158\" data-uuid=\"Afo3papz87ELh8xheU2122\" data-v=\"4\" data-type=\"inline\" data-muted=\"1\" style=\"width:100%\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p>The advance votes will take place over two weeks with five locations on the first weekend \u2013 up from two locations in 2022 \u2013 and 10 locations on the second weekend. There will be one advance voting location in each ward.<\/p>\n<p>When and where to cast your vote early<\/p>\n<p>Eligible voters can cast their ballot at any advance voting location in any Brampton ward, regardless of where they live in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Last 30 Days: 55,657 Votes<\/p>\n<p>All Time: 1,547,347 Votes<\/p>\n<p>    505 VOTES<br \/>\n    Who will you vote for as Mississauga mayor?    <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe schedule provides additional opportunities for those who may be working, travelling or otherwise unable to vote on Voting Day,\u201d the city says.<\/p>\n<p>Advance voting will be available on Oct. 9, 10, 11, 16 and 17. Polling stations will be open on weekdays from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on weekends from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brampton.ca\/EN\/City-Hall\/Election\/Voters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">use the city\u2019s online voting location tool to find a voting location<\/a> and plan when and where to vote.<\/p>\n<p>Accessible voting options<\/p>\n<p>All polling locations for the 2026 municipal election will feature accessible voting units equipped with tools to assist voters with disabilities with marking their ballot independently.<\/p>\n<p>Features include touchscreen voting, headphones with an audio ballot for the visually impaired, keypads with Braille, and Sip-N-Puff devices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVoters who require assistance may be accompanied by a support person, and election officials are trained to provide accessible customer service,\u201d the city says.<\/p>\n<p>Home voting options are also available by appointment for voters who are unable to attend a voting location because of a disability, illness or injury. Requests must be made by Oct. 9 at 4:30 p.m. Proxy voting is also available for eligible voters who are unable to vote in person during advance voting or on election day, the city says.<\/p>\n<p>Who can vote?<\/p>\n<p>You are eligible to vote in the Brampton municipal election if, on voting day, you are a Canadian citizen, are at least 18 years old and reside in Brampton (or are the owner or tenant of land in Brampton or the spouse of such owner or tenant).<\/p>\n<p>Brampton residents can use the city\u2019s online tool to update their information or request to be added to the voters\u2019 list until 5 p.m. on Oct. 17.<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/editorial-guidelines\" class=\"editorial-guidelines-link d-block mb-4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            INsauga&#8217;s Editorial Standards and Policies        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\tStay in the know.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe now to receive our daily email of today\u2019s top stories in your city!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brampton voters will choose their next mayor and members of city council in less than a month, but&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":914489,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194339],"tags":[51759,49,48],"class_list":["post-914488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brampton","tag-brampton","tag-ca","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=914488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/914489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=914488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=914488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=914488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}