Voter information letters for the 2025 Markham Ward 7 By-Election are in the mail

MARKHAM, ON – September 16, 2025 – Voter information letters for the 2025 Markham Ward 7 By-Election are in the mail and are being delivered by Canada Post to everyone who is registered to vote.

Each voter information letter includes:

• The list of voting places and hours;
• Examples of IDs that can be used to vote; and,
• Other important information about the by-election. 

Eligible voters who don’t receive a voter information letter by the start of regular voting days (September 26) may not be registered at their current address or at all. 

A person can vote in this by-election if they are:

• At least 18 years old by final voting day (September 29);

• A Canadian citizen; and,

• A resident, landowner or tenant of Markham’s Ward 7 (or the spouse of one).

A voter information letter is not needed to vote in this by-election, but it helps make the voting process faster and easier. Eligible Ward 7 voters who don’t receive a voter information letter can still vote by going to a voting place and presenting acceptable ID showing their name and qualifying Ward 7 address. Checking, updating or adding their information ahead of time at ElectionsMarkham.ca/Register will make it easier when they go to vote.

Even if a voter receives a voter information letter, they are still required to show ID when they go to vote. Here’s a list of IDs that can be used to vote.

Voters are reminded to only open a voter information letter that’s addressed to them – it’s illegal to take, open or tamper with mail that’s addressed to another person. If a voter receives a voter information letter for someone who doesn’t live at their address anymore, don’t open or forward it. Instead, contact vote@markham.ca, or mark the envelope ‘Return to Sender’ and drop it in the mail.

Voting for the 2025 Markham Ward 7 By-Election will take place between September 26 to 29, from 10 AM to 8 PM. Eligible voters can cast their ballot at any voting place in Ward 7 during days when the voting place is open. 

Visit ElectionsMarkham.ca for the latest and most reliable information about the 2025 Markham Ward 7 By-Election.

Quote:

• “By casting a ballot in the upcoming Markham Ward 7 By-Election, voters will play an important role in local democracy and help support a vibrant, inclusive and diverse community. Voter information letters are on the way to voters and contain important information that helps each voter exercise their democratic right to vote.”
  
  - Kimberley Kitteringham, Markham City Clerk / Chief Election Official

Related links:

• Find out which ward you live in. Try our Voter Information Tool!
• Voting places and hours 
• Ways to vote
• List of candidates

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