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Vote in person

If you are eligible to vote and have acceptable identification (ID), you may vote in person during advance voting or on Election Day. During advance voting, you can vote at any available voting location in Mississauga. On Election Day, you must vote at any available voting location in your ward.

Here’s how you can vote in person:

  1. Check if you are eligible to vote using the voting eligibility list.
  2. Go to a voting location with your ID and voter notification card.
  3. Election staff will confirm your eligibility to vote and give you a ballot.
  4. Go behind a privacy screen to mark your ballot.
  5. Place your ballot in the secrecy folder.
  6. Hand the folder to the election staff, who will insert the ballot into the tabulator in front of you.

Election staff are available on site to provide guidance and support.

Vote by proxy

If you are unable to vote during the advance voting period or on Election Day, you may appoint another eligible voter to vote on your behalf.

The following requirements must be met for you to vote by proxy:

After you complete the form:

  • Your voting proxy must bring the completed form and their ID to the Clerk’s Office before 5 p.m. on Monday, October 26, 2026 (Election Day).
  • The Clerk’s designate will review the forms and certify the forms if all the requirements are met.
  • Your voting proxy must bring the certified form and their ID to the voting location when they cast your vote.

You can appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf starting September 1, 2026. The latest the Voting Proxy Form can be certified is before 5 p.m. on Election Day. Voting proxies without a certified form will not be able to vote on your behalf.

Accessible voting

The City of Mississauga is committed to providing accessible voting to everyone.

Our accessibility commitment

Removing barriers at voting locations

To address barriers to accessibility at voting locations, the City will:

  • Conduct site visits to assess if barriers exist and determine how they can be addressed or removed.
  • Develop templates for voting location setup that allow voters to maneuver the voting location with ease and have adequate space to privately mark their ballot.
  • Provide appropriate signage at voting locations so that information is clearly visible to those with low vision.
  • Provide notification of last minute disruptions in service or voting location changes in the event of an emergency through signage and verbal communication through election workers at voting locations.
  • Ensure there is designated or reserved parking for persons with disabilities at each voting location.
  • Provide a voting place and bedside voting in premises outlined in the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, including hospitals and retirement homes on Election Day.

Removing barriers for voting

To ensure that persons with disabilities or limited mobility can participate in the 2026 Municipal Election without barriers, the City will:

  • Provide magnifiers to help voters with low vision read the ballot.
  • Provide advance poll voting locations with electronic ballot marking equipment so that all voters can independently mark their ballot on multiple days.
  • Provide pointers to assist voters using touch screens.
  • Position advance poll electronic ballot marking equipment on tables.
  • Use height adjustable tables at each advance poll location.
  • Provide assistive devices such as sip and puff and rocker paddles for use with the accessible ballot marking equipment.

Vote From Home Pilot Program

The City is offering a vote from home option for the 2026 Municipal Election.

You have to be an eligible voter to participate. Availability is limited.

Who qualifies

You may qualify if you:

  • Are physically unable to get to a voting location due to illness or injury
  • Are unable to appoint a voting proxy

The Elections Office makes the final decision on who qualifies.

The process

Voters have to submit a request to participate in the pilot program. After you submit a request, elections staff will contact you by phone to:

  • Review if you qualify for the program
  • Answer your questions
  • Determine whether participation in the program can be accommodated
  • Arrange a voting appointment, if eligible

If approved, two trained election officials will visit your residence on voting day to administer the vote. In person voting is still available to you.

How to submit a request

Information on how to request participation in this pilot program will be posted here closer to the election.

Training staff to provide accessible customer service

To aid persons with disabilities or limited mobility, Election Officials will receive training that will include information on providing accessible customer service and the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation.

The City will provide reference materials, including:

  • May I Help You? – Understanding Accessible Customer Service
  • Breaking Down Barriers – Understanding the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation

The City will share the full accessibility plan for the election in September 2026.