Duties of
commanding
officer
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(2) On receipt of the documents referred to
in subsection (1), the commanding officer
shall
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DIVISION 3 |
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Electors Temporarily Resident outside
Canada
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Definitions
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220. The definitions in this section apply in
this Division.
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``elector'' « électeur »
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``elector'' means an elector, other than a
Canadian Forces elector, who resides
temporarily outside Canada.
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``register'' « registre »
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``register'' means the register referred to in
subsection 222(1).
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Inclusion in
register of
electors
temporarily
resident
outside
Canada
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221. An elector may vote under this
Division if his or her application for
registration and special ballot is received in
Ottawa by 6:00 p.m. on the 6th day before
polling day and his or her name is entered on
the register.
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Register of
electors
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222. (1) The Chief Electoral Officer shall
maintain a register of electors who are
temporarily resident outside Canada in which
is entered the name, date of birth, civic and
mailing addresses, sex and electoral district of
each elector who has filed an application for
registration and special ballot and who
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Exception
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(2) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to an
elector who is
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Inclusion in
register
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223. (1) An application for registration and
special ballot may be made by an elector. It
shall be in the prescribed form and shall
include
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Optional
information
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(2) In addition to the information specified
in subsection (1), the Chief Electoral Officer
may request that the elector provide other
information that the Chief Electoral Officer
considers necessary for implementing
agreements made under section 55, but the
elector is not required to provide that
information.
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Prohibition -
change of
address
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224. The address chosen as the place of
ordinary residence in Canada in the
application for registration and special ballot
cannot be changed after the elector's name is
entered in the register.
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Information to
be provided
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225. The Chief Electoral Officer may
require an elector whose name appears in the
register to provide, within the time fixed by
the Chief Electoral Officer, any information
that is necessary to update the register.
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Deletion of
names from
register
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226. The Chief Electoral Officer shall
delete from the register the name of an elector
who
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Sending of
special ballot
and envelopes
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227. (1) After approving an application for
registration and special ballot and after the
issue of the writs, the Chief Electoral Officer
shall send a special ballot, an inner envelope
and an outer envelope to every elector whose
name is entered in the register, at the address
referred to in paragraph 223(1)(g).
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Voting by
special ballot
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(2) An elector shall vote by special ballot by
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Writing
candidate's
name
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(3) The candidate shall be indicated on a
special ballot by writing the candidate's given
name or initials and surname. If two or more
candidates have the same name, their political
affiliation shall be indicated.
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Sending of
outer
envelope
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228. An elector shall send the sealed outer
envelope to the Chief Electoral Officer
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Deadline for
return of vote
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229. The special ballot must arrive at the
office of the Chief Electoral Officer in Ottawa
not later than 6:00 p.m. on polling day in order
to be counted.
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Responsibi- lities of elector
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230. For the purpose of this Division, an
elector has the sole responsibility to ensure
that
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DIVISION 4 |
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Electors Residing in Canada
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Definition of
``elector''
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231. For the purpose of this Division,
``elector'' means an elector, other than a
Canadian Forces elector or an incarcerated
elector, who resides in Canada and who
wishes to vote in accordance with this
Division.
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Conditions for
voting by
special ballot
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232. An elector may vote under this
Division if his or her application for
registration and special ballot is received after
the issue of the writs and before 6:00 p.m. on
the 6th day before polling day
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Information
required for
application
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233. (1) The application for registration and
special ballot shall be in the prescribed form
and shall include the following information:
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Optional
information
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(2) In addition to the information specified
in subsection (1), the Chief Electoral Officer
may request that the elector 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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Information
provided
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(3) An elector who makes an application for
registration and special ballot shall indicate
whether his or her name is already on a list of
electors and, if it is, in which electoral district.
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Name of
elector
previously
included on
list of electors
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234. (1) The special voting rules
administrator shall inform the returning
officer of any elector whose name is on a list
of electors for the returning officer's electoral
district and who has received a special ballot
from another electoral district. The returning
officer shall indicate on the list of electors that
the elector has received a special ballot.
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Name of
elector not
previously
included on
list
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(2) If an elector's name is not already
included on a list of electors, the special
voting rules administrator shall so inform the
returning officer for the electoral district in
which the elector is to vote by special ballot.
The returning officer shall enter the elector's
name on the list of electors for the appropriate
polling division in that electoral district and
shall indicate that the elector has received a
special ballot.
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Vote by
special ballot
only
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235. Once an elector's application for
registration and special ballot has been
accepted, the elector may only vote under this
Division.
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Note on the
list of electors
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236. If an elector applies for registration
and special ballot in his or her electoral
district, the returning officer shall, if
necessary, add the elector's name to the
appropriate list of electors and shall indicate
on the list that the elector has received a ballot
in accordance with this Division.
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Provision of
special ballot
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237. On acceptance of an elector's
application for registration and special ballot,
the elector shall be given a special ballot, or,
if section 241 applies, a ballot that is not a
special ballot, an inner envelope and an outer
envelope.
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Voting by
special ballot
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238. An elector who has received a special
ballot may vote in accordance with
subsections 227(2) and (3).
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Sending to
Chief
Electoral
Officer
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239. (1) An elector who does not vote in his
or her electoral district shall send the sealed
outer envelope to the special voting rules
administrator
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Deadline for
receipt
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(2) In order to have the special ballot
counted, an elector shall ensure that the ballot
is received
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Responsibi- lities of elector
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240. For the purpose of this Division, an
elector has the sole responsibility to ensure
that
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Elector to be
given regular
ballot
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241. An elector who applies to vote in
person at the office of the returning officer for
his or her electoral district after ballots for the
electoral district have been printed shall be
given a ballot that is not a special ballot and
shall immediately vote in the manner
described in paragraphs 151(1)(a) and (b) and
227(2)(b) to (d) and return the outer envelope
to the election officer.
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Spoiled ballot
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242. (1) If an elector has inadvertently
handled a ballot or a special ballot in such a
manner that it cannot be used, the elector shall
return it to the election officer who shall mark
it as a spoiled ballot and give the elector
another ballot.
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Limit
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(2) An elector shall not be given more than
one ballot under subsection (1).
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Assistance
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243. (1) When an elector personally goes to
the office of the returning officer and is unable
to read or because of a physical disability is
unable to vote in the manner described in this
Division, the designated election officer shall
assist the elector by
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Note on outer
envelope
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(2) An election officer who assists an
elector under subsection (1) shall indicate, by
signing the note on the outer envelope, that the
elector was assisted.
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