{"id":38740,"date":"2026-08-20T16:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=38740"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:00:26","slug":"check-your-voter-information-for-accuracy-before-october-26-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/check-your-voter-information-for-accuracy-before-october-26-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Check your voter information for accuracy before October 26 election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 2026 Municipal Election is fast approaching and it\u2019s time to double check to make sure your voter information is accurate before Aurorans go to the polls on Monday, October 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s Voters List went public August 12 at aurora.ca\/Vote2026 and between now and October 1, residents are asked to take a look and see whether any changes need to be made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Town of Aurora is encouraging eligible voters to take an important first step towards participating in the 2026 Municipal and School Board Election by ensuring their voter information is accurate and up-to-date,\u201d says the Town of Aurora. \u201cTaking a few minutes to review voter information now can help make sure you receive important election-related information without delay. This includes checking your school support, birthdate, updating your mailing address, adding eligible household members, or removing individuals who have passed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVoting is your chance to have a say in the future of Aurora. Every ballot helps shape the decisions and priorities that will guide our community in the years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be eligible to vote in the upcoming election, you must be a Canadian citizen, at least 18 years of age, must live in Aurora \u2013 or you or your spouse must own or rent property in Aurora \u2013 and you must not be prohibited from voting by law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The deadline to register as a Mayoral, Council, or Education Trustee candidate is this Friday, August 21, and here\u2019s where the ballot stood at the start of the week:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAYOR<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shawn Deane<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Gallo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom Mrakas (incumbent)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WARD 1 COUNCILLOR<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lauren Hanna<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rocco Morsillo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WARD 2 COUNCILLOR<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Angela Daust<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marco Di Girolamo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phiona Durrant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brynn Lansdown<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WARD 3 COUNCILLOR<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nikki Alber<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alexandra Bonham<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert James Fraser<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reza Vaez Ghamsary<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WARD 4 COUNCILLOR<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shaheen Moledina<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Thompson (incumbent)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WARD 5 COUNCILLOR<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charity Dela Cruz-Toupin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jessie Fraser<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milton Hart<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harbinder (Binda) Thandi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

George Tremtsidis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WARD 6 COUNCILLOR<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jibraan Khan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harold Kim (incumbent)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TRUSTEE \u2013 YCDSB<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brendan James Cescolini<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TRUSTEE \u2013 YRDSB<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emma Sears<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bruce Yu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir
Editor
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 2026 Municipal Election is fast approaching and it\u2019s time to double check to make sure your voter information is accurate before Aurorans go to the polls on Monday, October 26. This year\u2019s Voters List went public August 12 at aurora.ca\/Vote2026 and between now and October 1, residents are asked to take a look and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,3,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general_news","category-headline_news","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3D2k4-a4Q","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-27 22:12:25","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38740"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38741,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38740\/revisions\/38741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}