Nearly 35K ballots cast as Hamilton advance voting exceeds 2022 numbers

Nearly 35,000 ballots have been cast since advance voting began in Hamilton, pushing this year’s municipal election total beyond the number of advance ballots cast in 2022.

The City of Hamilton says this includes 15,632 ballots cast across the city this past weekend.

City officials say an additional 722 voters visited the Ballot-on-Demand poll at City Hall between Oct. 13 and 16. 

Ballots cast at advance voting and Ballot-on-Demand locations will be counted on Monday, which is Election Day.

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The city says in comparison, nearly 31,000 ballots were cast over four days of advance voting during the 2022 municipal election, representing an increase in voter participation ahead of Election Day over the previous election in 2018.

Hamilton City Hall will continue to host a Ballot-on-Demand poll for voters of all wards until Friday. There will be no advance voting this weekend.

On Monday, polls will open at 10 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m.

Voters may vote at any voting location in their ward and a list of voting locations can be found on the City of Hamilton’s website.

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