Vote Centres Open October 24 to 26; Online Voting Also Available

RICHMOND HILL – Richmond Hill’s seven Vote Centres open on Saturday, October 24 for voting in person in the 2026 Municipal Elections.

Hours for voting in person are as follows:

• Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Sunday, October 25, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Monday, October 26, 2026 (Voting Day), from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Eligible voters can choose to vote at any one of the seven Vote Centres and the locations are listed on the City’s website at RichmondHill.ca/RHVotes. Voters who have received their Voter Information Package (VIP) should bring it to the Vote Centre where they will also need to show valid identification with their name and address. The VIP is not a valid form of identification. At each Vote Centre, you can choose to vote with a paper ballot or at an online voting terminal.

Unofficial Election Results

At Vote Centres, eligible voters in line to vote at 8 p.m. must be permitted to vote and voters who have entered the online voting system before 8 p.m. have 20 minutes to complete their ballot. The Elections Office will only begin to tabulate online and paper ballots after all voters have exited the online voting system and all Vote Centres have closed.

Unofficial results will be posted to RichmondHill.ca following review and processing by the Elections Office.

Voting Results are considered unofficial until certified by the City Clerk, which the City Clerk is obligated to do as soon as possible following Voting Day. Official results will be posted to RichmondHill.ca/ElectionResults.

It is illegal to vote more than once

Under law, eligible voters can only vote once in the 2026 Municipal Elections, regardless of how many properties they own or rent. Any individual found to have voted more than once or to have used another person’s Online Voting PIN can face a fine of up to $25,000 and imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months.

It is a Criminal Code offence to tamper with mail, which includes opening a VIP other than your own. If you receive a VIP addressed to a former resident, such as a family member who has moved, do not open or forward it; Mark the envelope “Return to Sender” and drop it in a mailbox.

Who can vote?

To be eligible to vote you must be:

• a Canadian citizen;
• at least 18 years of age on or before Voting Day (October 26, 2026);
• a resident, owner or tenant of land in the City of Richmond Hill, or the spouse of such tenant or owner; and
• not otherwise prohibited by law from voting.

Information about qualifications for voting for School Board Trustees is available on the City’s website. Owners or tenants of multiple properties in Richmond Hill are required to vote in the Ward in which they reside. It is illegal to vote more than once.

For more information about the 2026 Municipal Elections, visit RichmondHill.ca/RHVotes.

Need Help?

For voter assistance, email elections@richmondhill.ca or call 905-771-5555. Staff are available during regular business hours, and on October 24 and 25 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and October 26 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Media Contact

Lynn Chan, Communications Advisor, lynn.chan@richmondhill.ca

Shreya Pardeshi, Communications Coordinator, shreya.pardeshi@richmondhill.ca