--- title: "Municipal election in Prince Edward Island 2026: how to vote" url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/vote-municipal/prince-edward-island" description: "Vote in a municipal election in Prince Edward Island: handled by your municipality. Election day: 2 November 2026. Checked 13 October 2026. No sign-up." site: "Canada Service Map" author: "Mahmoud Halat" publisher: "Space & Story" lastReviewed: "2026-10-13" licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data." --- # Municipal election in Prince Edward Island 2026: how to vote Prince Edward Island ยท Voting and democracy Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked 13 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word. ## Short answer Prince Edward Island's municipal elections are on Monday, November 2, 2026. To vote you must be a Canadian citizen, 18 or older by election day, have lived in PEI for six months, and live in the municipality on election day. Elections PEI runs the vote in Charlottetown, Cornwall, Stratford, Summerside and Three Rivers, with three advance polls. Voters elsewhere are directed to the province's Municipal Affairs office. Handled by your municipality: each city, town and rural municipality in Prince Edward Island runs its own. ## Who can apply - You must be a Canadian citizen and at least 18 by election day, and have lived in PEI for the six months just before election day. Source: [electionspei.ca](https://www.electionspei.ca/municipal-elections-by-elections/information-for-voters), checked 13 October 2026. - You vote in the municipality where you normally live on election day. In a municipality with wards, you vote only for your own ward's councillor. Source: [electionspei.ca](https://www.electionspei.ca/municipal-elections-by-elections/information-for-voters), checked 13 October 2026. ## Steps 1. In the five municipalities Elections PEI serves, call 1-888-234-8683 to get on the voter registry or update it. If you are not registered, you can still register at the polling place in your ward. Source: [electionspei.ca](https://www.electionspei.ca/municipal-elections-by-elections/municipal-voter-registration), checked 13 October 2026. ## What you need - Bring one government ID from Canada or PEI that shows your name and address. Source: [electionspei.ca](https://www.electionspei.ca/municipal-elections-by-elections/information-for-voters), checked 13 October 2026. - Without that, bring two other documents that both show your name, with at least one showing your address. Source: [electionspei.ca](https://www.electionspei.ca/municipal-elections-by-elections/information-for-voters), checked 13 October 2026. ## How long it takes - PEI holds municipal elections every four years on the first Monday in November. The 2026 election is on Monday, November 2. Source: [electionspei.ca](https://www.electionspei.ca/municipal-elections-by-elections/information-for-voters), checked 13 October 2026. - In the five municipalities Elections PEI serves, advance polls run from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 24, Monday, October 26 and Friday, October 30, 2026. Source: [electionspei.ca](https://www.electionspei.ca/municipal-elections-by-elections/advance-voting-locations), checked 13 October 2026. ## Where to go - Elections PEI runs the election for Charlottetown, Cornwall, Stratford, Summerside and Three Rivers. Elections PEI directs voters in all other municipalities to the province's Municipal Affairs office. Source: [electionspei.ca](https://www.electionspei.ca/municipal-elections-by-elections), checked 13 October 2026. - Your Voter Information Card shows the dates, times and places you can vote. Source: [electionspei.ca](https://www.electionspei.ca/municipal-elections-by-elections/advance-voting-locations), checked 13 October 2026. ## Good to know - Students living away from home for school in PEI can choose to vote at the address where they live while studying, if it is in one of the five municipalities Elections PEI serves. Source: [electionspei.ca](https://www.electionspei.ca/municipal-elections-by-elections/municipal-voter-registration), checked 13 October 2026. ## Other provinces and territories - [British Columbia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/vote-municipal/british-columbia): Election day: 17 October 2026 - [Saskatchewan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/vote-municipal/saskatchewan): Election day: 9 November 2026 for rural municipalities (even-numbered divisions); 29 July 2028 for resort villages; 8 November 2028 for cities, towns and villages, and for rural reeves and odd-numbered divisions - [Manitoba](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/vote-municipal/manitoba): Election day: 28 October 2026 for most municipalities; Victoria Beach, Dunnottar and Winnipeg Beach voted 24 July 2026 - [Ontario](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/vote-municipal/ontario): Election day: 26 October 2026 - [New Brunswick](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/vote-municipal/new-brunswick): Last held 11 May 2026 - [Nunavut](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/vote-municipal/nunavut): Election day: 25 October 2027 ## Questions people ask ### When is the PEI municipal election in 2026? Monday, November 2, 2026. PEI's municipal elections are held every four years on the first Monday in November. Source: [electionspei.ca](https://www.electionspei.ca/municipal-elections-by-elections/information-for-voters), checked 13 October 2026. ### When are the advance polls for the PEI municipal election? In Charlottetown, Cornwall, Stratford, Summerside and Three Rivers: Saturday, October 24, Monday, October 26 and Friday, October 30, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Other municipalities publish their own. Source: [electionspei.ca](https://www.electionspei.ca/municipal-elections-by-elections/advance-voting-locations), checked 13 October 2026. ### What ID do I need to vote in a PEI municipal election? One Canadian or PEI government ID with your name and address, such as a PEI driver's licence. Or bring two other documents with your name, one of them showing your address. Source: [electionspei.ca](https://www.electionspei.ca/municipal-elections-by-elections/information-for-voters), checked 13 October 2026. ### Can I vote if I am not registered for the PEI municipal election? Yes. Register at the polling place in your ward and bring two pieces of ID that prove who you are and where you live, such as a driver's licence and a utility bill. Source: [electionspei.ca](https://www.electionspei.ca/municipal-elections-by-elections/municipal-voter-registration), checked 13 October 2026. ### Who runs the municipal election in my PEI community? Elections PEI runs it for Charlottetown, Cornwall, Stratford, Summerside and Three Rivers. For every other municipality, Elections PEI points voters to the province's Municipal Affairs office. Source: [electionspei.ca](https://www.electionspei.ca/municipal-elections-by-elections), checked 13 October 2026. ## Your city Handled by your municipality. The biggest cities: [Charlottetown, PE](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/prince-edward-island/charlottetown), [Summerside, PE](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/prince-edward-island/summerside), [Stratford, PE](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/prince-edward-island/stratford), [Three Rivers, PE](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/prince-edward-island/three-rivers), [Cornwall, PE](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/prince-edward-island/cornwall), [Kensington, PE](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/prince-edward-island/kensington), [Belfast, PE](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/prince-edward-island/belfast), [Alberton, PE](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/prince-edward-island/alberton), [Miltonvale Park, PE](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/prince-edward-island/miltonvale-park), [Souris, PE](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/prince-edward-island/souris), [Miscouche, PE](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/prince-edward-island/miscouche), [O'Leary, PE](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/prince-edward-island/oleary), [Borden-Carleton, PE](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/prince-edward-island/borden-carleton), [Tignish, PE](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/prince-edward-island/tignish), [North Rustico, PE](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/prince-edward-island/north-rustico), [Wellington, PE](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/prince-edward-island/wellington), [Hunter River, PE](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/prince-edward-island/hunter-river), [Kinkora, PE](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/prince-edward-island/kinkora), [Crapaud, PE](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/prince-edward-island/crapaud), [Tyne Valley, PE](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/prince-edward-island/tyne-valley). ## More - [Vote in a municipal election across Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/vote-municipal) - [Public services in Prince Edward Island](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/prince-edward-island) - [Vote in a federal election](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/vote-federal) - [Find your Member of Parliament (MP)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-mp) - [Find your mayor and city councillor](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-councillor) - [Request government records (access to information)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/access-to-information) - [Vote in a provincial or territorial election](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/vote-provincial) - [Find your member of the provincial or territorial legislature](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-mla) ## Cite this page Canada Service Map, "Municipal election in Prince Edward Island 2026: how to vote", checked 13 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/vote-municipal/prince-edward-island