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Show up with ID, not a rumour
The City of Hamilton has said you do not need a voter information card to vote. Bring valid identification. A mailed card is helpful if you have it, but it is not the ticket. If you are missing from the voters list, you can usually be added at the poll with ID. Confirm current ID rules on hamilton.ca before you go—do not trust a forwarded graphic.
You may vote at any poll in your ward
For this municipal election the City has stated you can vote at any polling station in your ward, not only a single assigned building. Community polls run September 26–27 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Advance polls run October 3–4, 10–11, and 17–18, also 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Election day is Monday, October 26. Find your ward with the City’s official map, then confirm locations closer to each voting day.
What this election is not
There are no online or mail-in ballots for Hamilton’s 2026 municipal and school board election. Proxy voting exists for people who cannot attend any voting day—read the Clerk’s rules before assuming. Ballot-on-demand sites (including campuses and some social-service locations) have their own hours; the City has said those hours vary. Special voting at City Hall is listed for October 16–23. Verify every exception on hamilton.ca.
A Kingdom-first posture at the poll
Arrive early enough to wait without treating staff as opponents. Thank the people administering the vote. You will mark a mayor, a ward councillor, and school board trustees—not a prime minister. Voting is stewardship, not salvation. See /elections, /learn/discern-local-candidates, and /learn/pray-for-an-election.
Discuss together
- How does “Show up with ID, not a rumour” apply where God has placed you?
- How does “You may vote at any poll in your ward” apply where God has placed you?
- How does “What this election is not” apply where God has placed you?
- What would it look like to pray 1 Timothy 2:1–2 for a named office this week?