Voting information
Bradford West Gwillimbury votes online and by telephone. There are no polling stations, and nothing on this page replaces the Town Clerk's office, which is the authority on all of it.
Voting closes
Monday, October 26, 2026 at 8:00pm
Voting opens Friday, October 16, 2026 at 10:00am and runs continuously until it closes. You can vote at any hour during that period, and you do not have to wait for the final day.
The questions people ask
The answers below link straight through to the Town and the Province, so you can check any of it in one click.
How does voting actually work here?
Bradford West Gwillimbury does not use paper ballots. Council confirmed internet and telephone voting for the 2026 election, the same method used in 2018, in 2022 and in the 2020 byelection.
Eligible electors on the voters' list are mailed a voter information letter containing the credentials needed to vote. You then vote from any device with a web browser, or from any touch-tone telephone, at any time during the voting period.
There is no voting location to travel to, no line to stand in, and no ballot box.
When exactly can I vote?
The voting period opens on Friday, October 16, 2026 at 10:00am and closes on Monday, October 26, 2026 at 8:00pm.
Because voting runs continuously across those ten days, there is no separate advance voting day in the way a paper election has one. The whole period is open to every elector.
Who can vote in a Bradford West Gwillimbury municipal election?
Provincial law sets the eligibility rules. In general terms, an eligible elector is a Canadian citizen, at least 18 years old on voting day, and either a resident of the municipality or the owner or tenant of land in it (or the spouse of such a person), and not otherwise prohibited from voting.
The precise wording, and how it applies to your situation, is set out in the Municipal Elections Act and administered by the Town Clerk. Confirm your own eligibility with the Town rather than relying on a summary.
Am I on the voters' list?
From September 1, 2026 the Town provides an online tool to check whether you are on the voters' list and to correct your information. This matters more than usual in an online election, because being on the list is what triggers your voter information letter being mailed to you.
The provincial RegisterToVoteON.ca service is no longer used for municipal elections, so check through the Town rather than through the old provincial site.
If you are eligible and not on the list, the Town Clerk's office can explain the revision process that applies.
Am I actually in Ward 3?
Bradford West Gwillimbury has seven wards. Each elects one councillor, and the Mayor and Deputy Mayor are elected at large, for a nine-member council.
The County of Simcoe hosts an interactive boundary map where you can enter your home address and confirm which ward you are in. That is the authoritative answer, and it is worth thirty seconds before you vote.
What do I need in order to vote?
You need the voter information letter mailed to you by the Town, which carries the credentials for the online and telephone systems. Keep it somewhere you will find it in the third week of October.
The Town publishes the full procedure, including what to do if your letter does not arrive or is lost. The campaign will not guess at that process. Contact the Clerk's office and they will reissue or advise.
Who else is on the ballot in Ward 3?
Three candidates were certified for Ward 3 Councillor: Ben Verkaik, Carlos Botelho and Rahmat Mansoor. The Town publishes the certified list, and that list is the authority, not this page.
This campaign will not characterise the other candidates here. Read the Town's list, read what each of them publishes, and decide.
What if I need help, or would rather not vote online?
Telephone voting exists precisely for this. Any touch-tone phone works, no internet connection or device is needed, and the process is guided by voice prompts.
Municipal elections in Ontario are required to be accessible. If you have an accessibility need, contact the Town Clerk's office and they will tell you exactly what accommodations are available.
Official sources
Everything on this page comes from these. If you want to go straight to the source, start here.
The campaign can help you use the system
The campaign cannot tell you whether you are eligible, cannot see the voters' list, and cannot issue or replace your voter information letter. Only the Town can do those things. What it can do is sit down with you and walk through voting by telephone if voting online is not something you want to do, answer a question about the ward, or point you to the right person at the Town.
The Town Clerk's office is the authority
For anything about your eligibility, your place on the voters' list, your voter information letter, or the voting procedure itself, contact the Town directly.
This page is published by the Rahmat Mansoor campaign. It is not an official publication of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury or of the Province of Ontario.