\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, according to the city.<\/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: 56,598 Votes<\/p>\n All Time: 1,561,044 Votes<\/p>\n 340 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 polls show mayoral race could be close<\/p>\n Given results from the latest polls<\/a>, it appears the hotly contested mayoral race in Mississauga is up for grabs with just under three weeks remaining until election night.<\/p>\n Two of three polls to release results the past few days have former mayor Bonnie Crombie with narrow leads over Mayor Carolyn Parrish while a third shows the incumbent with a nine-point advantage over her predecessor.<\/p>\n City councillors Alvin Tedjo and Dipika Damerla round out the field of high-profile candidates in the 14-candidate field running for mayor.<\/p>\n In addition to the three most-recent mayoral surveys, an INSAUGA Canada head-to-head poll<\/a> conducted last week showed\u00a0Parrish with significantly more support than Crombie among readers who answered a question about the upcoming Mississauga election.<\/p>\n The poll asked: Who will you vote for as Mississauga mayor?<\/p>\n Exactly 1,000 votes were cast, with 628 respondents, or 62.8 per cent, choosing Parrish, compared with 372 votes, or 37.2 per cent, for Crombie.<\/p>\n The poll was specifically a head-to-head question between Parrish and Crombie and did not include the other candidates running for mayor.<\/p>\n Parrish took the mayoral reins from Crombie in 2024<\/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![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791306133_51_Afo3papz87ELh8xheU2122.jpg\")
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