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# voting day

2 stories, newest first. Times are Eastern.

## Thursday, October 22

Election newsReported

### [Nearly half of Ottawa mail-in ballots for Oct. 26 election were not returned on time](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/ottawa-mail-ballot-unreturned-2026-10-22)

The City of Ottawa says 2,494 voters who were issued mail-in ballot kits did not return them by the Oct. 16 deadline and did not vote in advance polling. Those voters can still vote in person on Oct. 26.

9:36 am ET2 min read

## Friday, October 9

Election newsReported

### [Ottawa's Advance Voting Day is October 16, one day fewer than 2022](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/ottawa-advance-voting-day-2026-10-09)

Ottawa voters have one Advance Voting Day this year, Thursday Oct. 16, from 10 am to 8 pm. The City held one fewer advance voting day than in 2022, when two were held, partly because 2022's second day was a COVID-19 measure.

1:40 pm ET2 min read

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