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PART 11 |
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SPECIAL VOTING RULES |
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Interpretation and Application |
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Definitions
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177. The definitions in this section apply in
this Part.
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``administra- tive centre'' « centre administratif »
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``administrative centre'' means an area
established under section 180 for the
distribution of materials and the provision
of information.
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``application
for
registration
and special
ballot'' « demande d'inscription et de bulletin de vote spécial »
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``application for registration and special
ballot'' means an application completed by
an elector, other than a Canadian Forces
elector, in order to vote under this Part.
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``Canadian
Forces
elector'' « électeur des Forces canadiennes »
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``Canadian Forces elector'' means an elector
who is entitled to vote under Division 2.
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``commandin
g officer'' « commandan t »
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``commanding officer'' means the
commanding officer of a unit.
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``coordina- ting officer'' « agent coordonna- teur »
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``coordinating officer'' means the person so
designated by the Minister of National
Defence under subsection 199(1) or a
person so designated by the minister
responsible for corrections in a province
under section 246.
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``deputy
returning
officer'' « scrutateur »
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``deputy returning officer'' means an elector
so designated in accordance with this Part
by a commanding officer or returning
officer.
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``incarcerated
elector'' « électeur incarcéré »
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``incarcerated elector'' means an elector who
is incarcerated in a correctional institution.
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``inner
envelope'' « enveloppe intérieure »
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``inner envelope'' means an envelope that is
supplied by the Chief Electoral Officer in
which a ballot is to be enclosed after it has
been marked.
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``liaison
officer'' « agent de liaison »
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``liaison officer'' means a Canadian Forces
elector designated under section 201 or a
person appointed under subsection 248(1).
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``outer
envelope'' « enveloppe extérieure »
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``outer envelope'' means an envelope that is
supplied by the Chief Electoral Officer for
the transmission of a ballot after it has been
marked and enclosed in an inner envelope.
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``special
ballot'' « bulletin de vote spécial »
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``special ballot'' means a ballot, other than a
ballot referred to in section 241, that is
supplied to an elector who is entitled to vote
under this Part.
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``special
ballot officer'' « agent des bulletins de vote spéciaux »
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``special ballot officer'' means a person who
is appointed by the Chief Electoral Officer
under section 183 or 184.
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``special
voting rules
administra- tor'' « administra- teur des règles électorales spéciales »
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``special voting rules administrator'' means a
person who is appointed under section 181.
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``statement of
ordinary
residence'' « déclaration de résidence habituelle »
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``statement of ordinary residence'' means a
statement completed under section 194 or
195.
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``unit'' « unité »
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``unit'' has the same meaning as in subsection
2(1) of the National Defence Act and
includes a base or other element.
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``voting
territory'' « territoire de vote »
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``voting territory'' means an area that is
established by or under section 180.
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Application
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178. (1) The voting procedures contained in
this Part apply to general elections only.
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Exception
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(2) The Chief Electoral Officer may, by
instructions, adapt this Part so that any or all
of its provisions apply to a by-election.
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Instructions
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179. For the purpose of applying this Part to,
or adapting any provision of this Part in
respect of, a particular circumstance, the
Chief Electoral Officer may issue any
instructions that he or she considers necessary
in order to execute its intent.
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DIVISION 1 |
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Administration and General Procedures
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Establish- ment of voting territories
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180. For the purpose of this Part, a voting
territory with headquarters in Ottawa is
hereby established. The Chief Electoral
Officer may establish any additional voting
territories or administrative centres in or
outside Canada that he or she considers
appropriate.
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Appointment
of special
voting rules
administrator
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181. The Chief Electoral Officer shall
appoint, in the prescribed form, a special
voting rules administrator.
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Duties of
special voting
rules
administrator
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182. The special voting rules administrator
shall
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Special ballot
officers
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183. (1) After the issue of the writs, the
Chief Electoral Officer shall appoint a
minimum of six special ballot officers as
follows:
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Appointment
of special
ballot officers
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(2) A special ballot officer shall be
appointed in the prescribed form.
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Appointment
of additional
special ballot
officers
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184. (1) If the Chief Electoral Officer is of
the opinion that the number of special ballot
officers appointed under section 183 is
insufficient, the Chief Electoral Officer shall
appoint additional special ballot officers on
recommendations that are, as nearly as
possible, in accordance with subsection
183(1).
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Decision of
Chief
Electoral
Officer
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(2) If the registered parties do not nominate
the additional special ballot officers under
subsection (1) within 24 hours after
notification by the Chief Electoral Officer, the
Chief Electoral Officer shall make the
appointments from among individuals that he
or she selects.
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Merger of
parties
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185. (1) In the case of a merger of two or
more of the registered parties that are
represented by the Prime Minister, the Leader
of the Opposition or the Leader of the
registered party that has the third largest
number of members in the House of Commons
as of the last general election, the person who
may recommend special ballot officers under
paragraph 183(1)(c) is the leader of the
registered party with the largest number of
members in the House of Commons as of the
last general election among registered parties
other than those three.
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Decision of
Chief
Electoral
Officer
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(2) In the case of a merger referred to in
subsection (1), if there is no registered party
whose leader may nominate special ballot
officers under paragraph 183(1)(c), the Chief
Electoral Officer shall make the appointments
from among individuals that he or she
considers appropriate.
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Form of
special ballots
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186. Special ballots supplied by the Chief
Electoral Officer to electors under this Part
shall be in accordance with Form 4 of
Schedule 1.
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List of
candidates
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187. The Chief Electoral Officer shall
establish a list of candidates nominated in
each electoral district and, in accordance with
section 117, set out the political affiliation of
each of them.
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Delivery of
list of
candidates
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188. Without delay after a list of candidates
is established under section 187, the Chief
Electoral Officer shall deliver a sufficient
number of copies of it to the liaison officers.
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Distribution
of election
materials, etc.
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189. The special voting rules administrator
shall distribute to commanding officers and,
as the special voting rules administrator
considers appropriate, to any other person or
to any place
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DIVISION 2 |
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Canadian Forces Electors
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Definitions
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Definitions
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190. The definitions in this section apply in
this Division.
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``elector'' « électeur »
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``elector'' means a person who is a Canadian
Forces elector under section 191.
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``voting
period'' « période de scrutin »
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``voting period'' means the period beginning
14 days before polling day and ending 9
days before polling day.
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Voting Entitlement and Electoral Districts
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Canadian
Forces
electors
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191. Any of the following persons is a
Canadian Forces elector if he or she is
qualified as an elector under section 3 and is
not disentitled from voting at an election
under section 4:
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Voting limited
to electoral
district of
ordinary
residence
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192. An elector is only entitled to vote
under this Division for a candidate in the
electoral district that includes the place of
ordinary residence that the elector has named
in his or her statement of ordinary residence.
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Voting in
actual place of
ordinary
residence
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193. An elector who has not voted under
this Division may vote at the polling station
established for the polling division of the
elector's place of ordinary residence named in
section 192 but only if he or she ordinarily
resides in the electoral district referred to in
that section as of polling day.
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Statement of Ordinary Residence
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Completion
on enrolment,
etc.
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194. (1) In order to vote under this Division,
a person shall, without delay after becoming
an elector described in paragraph 191(a), (c)
or (d) by virtue of his or her being enrolled in
or hired by the Canadian Forces, complete a
statement of ordinary residence in the
prescribed form that indicates
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Completion
on becoming
ordinarily
resident
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(2) A person who cannot complete a
statement of ordinary residence under
subsection (1) because he or she did not have
a place of ordinary residence in Canada when
enrolled in or hired by the Canadian Forces
shall, without delay after being able to
indicate a place referred to in paragraph (4)(a)
or (b) as his or her place of ordinary residence,
complete a statement of ordinary residence in
accordance with subsection (1), indicating
that place as his or her place of ordinary
residence.
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Members of
Canadian
Forces not
entitled to
vote
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(3) A person who was not qualified as an
elector at an election when enrolled in or hired
by the Canadian Forces shall, without delay
after becoming qualified, complete a
statement of ordinary residence in accordance
with subsection (1) that indicates a place of
ordinary residence described in subsection
(4).
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Change of
ordinary
residence, etc.
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(4) An elector may amend the information
in his or her statement of ordinary residence
and may indicate as a place of ordinary
residence the civic address of
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When no
statement
completed
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(5) An elector described in subsection (1),
(2) or (3) who has not completed a statement
of ordinary residence in accordance with
subsection (1) may do so at any time.
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Coming into
force of
amendments
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(6) An amendment to a statement of
ordinary residence takes effect
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Optional
information
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(7) In addition to the information specified
in subsection (1), the Chief Electoral Officer
may invite the elector to provide other
information that the Chief Electoral Officer
considers necessary to implement agreements
made under section 55, but the elector is not
required to provide that information.
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Completion
by reserve
member not
on active
service
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195. (1) A member of the reserve force of
the Canadian Forces who is not on active
service and who, at any time during the period
beginning on the issue of the writs and ending
on the Saturday immediately before polling
day, is on full-time training or service, shall
complete a statement of ordinary residence in
the prescribed form that indicates
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