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Why voting in Vancouver's 2026 municipal election could feel like a test

Dan Fumano: In the final days of Vancouver's 2026 municipal election, all seven major Vancouver parties were touting endorsements from labour groups, business leaders, and municipal, provincial and federal politicians past and present

Voting in Vancouver’s municipal election this Saturday might feel a bit like taking a high school exam, with each voter asked to mark their ballot as many as 32 times.

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If they also opt for that day’s advance voting location for the provincial election, they could hit 33 votes in a single day.

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Vancouverites will be asked to answer three questions relating to borrowing money to fund capital spending and two non-binding plebiscite questions, and choose as many as 10 candidates for city council, nine for school board, seven for park board and one for mayor.

It’s a lot. And this campaign has, at times, felt like a lot — even before a provincial election campaign was dropped on top of it.

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