Week two of advance polls draws over 9K Hamilton voters ahead of municipal election

Over 9,000 voters cast their ballots during the second week of advance voting in Hamilton’s 2026 municipal election.

Last weekend, a total of 8,864 voters cast ballots at 15 advance voting locations across the city.

Between Oct. 5 and 9, an additional 144 voters visited Ballot-on-Demand locations at Mohawk College, Good Shepherd’s Venture Centre, the Hamilton Regional Indian Centre, Neighbour 2 Neighbour and YWCA Hamilton.

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

These numbers add to the previous week’s total, with 1,950 people voting at 53 seniors’ and high-density residences on Sept. 26 and 27.

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An additional 331 voters participated in Ballot-on-Demand polls between Sept. 28 and Oct. 2.

Meanwhile, 7,310 residents voted during the first advance voting weekend on Oct. 3 and 4.

Combined with voting activity during the second week of advance voting, a total of 18,599 ballots have been cast during the first two weeks of Hamilton’s municipal election.

This weekend marks the final weekend of city-wide advance voting.

Advance polling locations are available in all 15 wards across the city.

Hamilton City Hall is also hosting a Ballot-on-Demand location for voters in all wards until this Friday and then again next week from Monday to Friday ahead of the Oct. 26 election.

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