{"id":32526,"date":"2026-08-31T22:18:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T02:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/?p=32526"},"modified":"2026-08-31T22:33:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T02:33:19","slug":"municipal-election-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.burlingtongreen.org\/pa\/news\/municipal-election-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Municipal Election 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Vote for local leadership on climate, nature, and a just, sustainable future, for this pivotal election.<br><br><strong>\u0a05\u0a38\u0a40\u0a02 \u0a26\u0a47\u0a30\u0a40 \u0a2c\u0a30\u0a26\u0a3e\u0a38\u0a3c\u0a24 \u0a28\u0a39\u0a40\u0a02 \u0a15\u0a30 \u0a38\u0a15\u0a26\u0a47 - \u0a38\u0a3e\u0a28\u0a42\u0a70 \u0a1c\u0a32\u0a35\u0a3e\u0a2f\u0a42 \u0a05\u0a24\u0a47 \u0a35\u0a3e\u0a24\u0a3e\u0a35\u0a30\u0a23 \u0a1a\u0a48\u0a02\u0a2a\u0a40\u0a05\u0a28\u0a1c\u0a3c \u0a26\u0a40 \u0a07\u0a71\u0a15 \u0a15\u0a4c\u0a02\u0a38\u0a32 \u0a26\u0a40 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aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-bg-button-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background-light-color has-green-med-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/myvote.burlington.ca\/for-voters\/list-of-candidates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE for election information including find your ward map<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:59px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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