Vote by mail (sealed envelope ballot)

Sealed envelope ballot

Voters can make an application to vote by mail (sealed envelope ballot). The voter will fill out an application to vote by mail and once the ballot package is received, they'll mark the ballot and return it in a sealed envelope to the Senior Election Official prior to the close of voting on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 8 p.m.

Eligible voters are permitted to vote by sealed envelope ballot if they are unable to go in person to a voting station due to a disability (including health risks), are providing care to a person who is unable to leave their home, or expect that on Election Day and the day or days of advance voting, they will be absent from their local authority, or, at a location so significantly distant from their voting location that it is not reasonably possible to vote in person.

Requesting a sealed envelope ballot

Applications to vote by mail may be submitted online, by mail or email, or in person.

Online application form, mail, or email

An application to vote by sealed envelope ballot may be submitted via online application form, by mail, or email beginning Thursday, July 30 and ending Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.

If you require an application form in an alternate format, please contact the election office by email or mail to request a copy.

  • Email: seb@winnipeg.ca
  • Mail:
    Senior Election Official, City Clerk's Department
    Susan A. Thompson Building, Main Floor
    510 Main Street
    Winnipeg, MB R3B 1B9

In person

An application to vote by sealed envelope ballot may be submitted in-person between Thursday, October 1 and Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.

  • Location:
    City Clerk’s Department
    Susan A. Thompson Building, Main Floor
    510 Main Street
    Winnipeg, MB R3B 1B9

Important information

A voter making an application in-person will be provided with a sealed envelope ballot package once the application is approved.

  • For applications received by Friday, October 16, 2026, voters will receive a sealed envelope ballot package by mail, from the City Clerk’s Department. Packages will be mailed out starting September 25, 2026 through to October 16, 2026.
  • For applications received after Friday, October 16, 2026, voters must make alternative arrangements with the City Clerk’s Department to receive a sealed envelope ballot package.

Voters must return the ballot to the Senior Election Official, City Clerk's Department, Susan A. Thompson Building, 510 Main Street, prior to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.

The ballot must be returned to the Senior Election Official and will not be accepted at any voting location.

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