{
  "id": 12887594,
  "title": "With 2 Chows on the mayoral ballot, Olivia Chow is reminding her supporters to pick the right one",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/with-2-chows-on-the-mayoral-ballot-olivia-chow-is-reminding-her",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T14:40:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/10/08/with-2-chows-on-the-mayoral-ballot-olivia-chow-is-reminding-her-supporters-to-pick-the-right-one/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As Chris Alexander withdraws from the mayoral race and Brad Bradford's support continues to grow, Olivia Chow is acutely aware that every vote is significant. However, even she nearly chose the wrong candidate when advanced polling stations opened on Tuesday. Olivia Chow occupies the ninth spot on the ballot, while her counterpart, Braeden Chow, is listed right before her at number eight. After casting her vote, Olivia Chow remarked, \"I just noticed there are two Chows on the ballot and there is one before me,\" as she reconsidered her choice. Concerned that other voters might inadvertently select the wrong candidate, her team is taking proactive measures to ensure accuracy. They have issued social media updates and sent out emails reminding the public to carefully verify the full name of their chosen candidate prior to submitting their ballot. The email states, \"With two Chows appearing on the ballot, the Olivia Chow campaign is reminding Toronto voters to take a moment to check the full name of their selected candidate before submitting their ballot.\" CityNews has reached out to Chow for a comment, and additional details will follow.",
  "summary": "With Chris Alexander dropping out of the mayor’s race and polls showing Brad Bradford steadily gaining momentum, Olivia Chow knows every vote counts. But even she almost voted for the wrong Chow when advanced polling stations opened on Tuesday. Olivia Chow is number nine on the ballot. Right before her at number eight, is a […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Olivia Chow and Braeden Chow are on the mayoral ballot.",
    "Olivia Chow nearly chose the wrong candidate at advanced polling.",
    "Campaign reminds voters to verify full name of chosen candidate."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Brad Bradford cuts into Olivia Chow’s lead for Toronto mayor: poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/brad-bradford-cuts-into-olivia-chows-lead-for-toronto-mayor-poll",
        "published": "2026-10-08T17:29:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}