Online Voting Opens Today for Peterborough’s 2026 Municipal Election
/By Scott Arnold
Peterborough residents who are eligible to vote can cast their ballot online starting at 10am today, October 5th, as voting gets underway for the 2026 Municipal and School Board Election.
Online voting for Peterborough’s 2026 Municipal and School Board Election opens at 10am on October 5th and is available until 8pm on October 26th. (photo by scott arnold)
Online voting will be available through PeterboroughVotes.ca until 8pm on Monday, October 26th, which is Election Day.
Voters don't have to wait for their voter notification card to arrive in the mail. Starting today, an electronic version of the card can be accessed through PeterboroughVotes.ca and includes the unique PIN required to vote online.
The same online portal allows voters to check whether they are registered, update their voter information, see the candidates and find information about where they can vote in person.
Voter notification cards are now being mailed to eligible voters. The cards also provide information about in-person voting and can be used to access free Peterborough Transit when travelling to vote in person.
Other Voting Options
For those who prefer to vote in person before Election Day, an advance voting opportunity will be held on Wednesday, October 14th, from 10am to 8pm at Healthy Planet Arena, 911 Monaghan Rd.
City Hall, at 500 George St. N., will also have accessible voting equipment and an internet voting kiosk available from Monday, October 19th through Friday, October 23rd, between 9am and 4pm.
On Monday, October 26th, voters can cast their ballots in person between 10am and 8pm. Unlike the accessible voting location at City Hall, voters using regular Election Day voting locations must vote at the location assigned to their ward.
The Election Day locations are:
Ward 1 – Otonabee: Healthy Planet Arena, 911 Monaghan Rd.
Ward 2 – Monaghan: Westdale United Church, 1509 Sherbrooke St.
Ward 3 – Town: McDonnel Street Community Centre, 577 McDonnel St.
Ward 4 – Ashburnham: Peterborough Lions Community Centre, 347 Burnham St.
Ward 5 – Northcrest: Northview Community Church, 1000 Fairbairn St.
