What Waterloo region voters need to know for this fall's municipal election
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The municipal election is a month away and will be held on Monday, Oct. 24.
During the election, all people in Waterloo region will vote for municipal candidates in their city and township, including a mayor and councillor, as well as a school board trustee in one board and regional chair.
People living in Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo will also vote for a regional councillor.
MPAC also runs VoterLookup.ca where people can confirm they are on the list to vote or add their name.
Depending on where you live, there may be different rules about how to vote. Below we have information based on local municipalities:
The City of Kitchener notes peak voting times in the city are when voting locations first open and after 5 p.m., so people may want to consider voting at other times in the day or at an advance voting day. Bringing along the voter notification card and valid ID will speed up the time it takes to vote.
If you are in line to vote at 8 p.m. on Oct. 24, you will still be allowed to cast a ballot.
Cambridge is allowing people to vote online or in-person.
Internet voting opens on Friday, Oct. 7 at midnight and closes Monday, Oct. 24 at 7:59 p.m.
There will be three advance polling days:
On Monday, Oct. 24, voting will take place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Each ward has four locations and people can attend any of the locations within their ward to vote.
People can also go to city hall at 50 Dickson St., which is a fully accessible voting location and where accessible voting devices such as hand-held touchpads, paddles and "sip and puff" assistive technology will be available to help people cast their ballot.
People can also arrange for at-home voting on election day through the city.
Voting is in-person in Kitchener.