Municipal Election Resources & F.A.Q.

 Anyone can vote in a Municipal Election who, on the day of the election, is:

• 18 years of age or older
• a Canadian citizen; and
• either a resident of the municipality or a property owner or tenant or the spouse or same sex partner of an owner or tenant in the municipality during a specified time just before the election.

Your name must be on the voters’ list in order for you to cast a ballot.

 The following individuals cannot vote in a Municipal Election:

• a person serving a sentence of imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution;
• a corporation; or
• a person convicted of a corrupt practice for an election held within four years of voting day.

A person who is acting as an executor or in any other representative capacity (e.g., power of attorney), cannot vote on behalf of the person they are representing unless they have been appointed as a voting proxy.

Voter Information

Elections Ontario is responsible for collecting the information of residents in Ontario (name, date of birth, citizenship and school support) in order to create a Preliminary List of Electors for Municipal and School Board Elections. Municipalities will use the Preliminary List of Electors to prepare their Voters Lists for the 2026 Municipal and School Board Elections.

One of the ways Elections Ontario collects this information is through www.registertovoteon.ca. Here, Ontarians can add their name and the names of other members of their household to a secure database and confirm or update their information. This helps ensure that each municipality has the most accurate information possible for the 2026 Municipal and School Board Elections.

On or after September 1, 2026, you must apply to your municipal clerk to update or add your information to the voters’ list. You have until the close of voting on October 26, 2026, to apply for any changes. If you are applying to add your name to the voters’ list, you will be asked to provide proof that you are eligible to vote.

School Support Information

MPAC remains responsible for collecting school support information for municipal elections. To learn more about school support or to change your school support designation, please visit the MPAC website.

If a by-election has been called in your municipality, you should contact your municipal clerk for information about adding your name to the voters’ list or correcting your information.

Voter Information Letters will begin being mailed on September 30, 2026.

Each eligible elector will receive a letter containing a unique PIN. Letters will be mailed to allow for delivery at least three (3) to five (5) days before the first day of voting.

If you are an eligible elector and on the official Elector List, but you did not get a PIN in the mail by the start of the election period, you can request a replacement PIN.

If the Election Official’s records indicate you were sent a PIN in the mail then the original PIN will be disabled and cannot be used to cast a vote in the election. 

A replacement PIN will be issued to you if the original PIN has not been voted and you provide appropriate identification.

If an elector loses or misplaces their PIN they should contact the Township of Douro-Dummer.

The Election Official can decide to replace the missing PIN if it has not already been voted. They will determine if a voter has to travel to the Township Office and sign a form, and then receive a replacement for the missing PIN or if a replacement PIN can be issued over the phone.

The original lost or missing PIN will be disabled and it will not be able to be voted in the election.

Voting instructions will be included in the Voter Instruction Letter mailed to each eligible elector on the official Elector List. Included in this information are instructions on how to access the voting system. 

Telephone Voting (October 13, 2026 to October 26, 2026):

Voters can cast their ballot via phone (telephone or cellular phone) by calling a toll free number. 

Internet Voting (October 13, 2026 to October 26, 2026):

Voters using a personal computer can access the secure online voting system through a designated website to cast their ballot.

Paper Ballots (Monday, October 26, 2026 between 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.):

Voters can cast their ballots in-person at the Township Office (894 South Street, Warsaw). 

No. Once a vote has been confirmed it cannot be changed. 

This process is the same as dropping the ballot into the ballot box in a traditional paper based election ensuring complete voter anonymity and secrecy of ballot. 

The system does not know how the ballot was voted; only that the PIN was used in the election to cast a vote and thus it cannot be removed from the vote count

Yes. A Help Centre will be available at the Township Office (894 South Street, Warsaw). 

The Help Centre will have telephone and internet access available for voting during the Voting Period. This is not to be considered a “Polling Station”. 

At the Help Centre voters can request:

• Additions to the Voter's List
• Deletions from the Voter's List
• Corrections to the Voter's List
• Additional assistance or clarification about the election process

Help Centre During Election Period

Help Centre will be available during regular office hours: 

• Monday to Thursday:
  • 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Friday:
  • 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Saturday and Sunday: 
  • Closed

Help Centre on Election Day 

On Election Day, Monday October 26, 2026, the Help Centre will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.