Bill C-20
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR CONSULTATIONS WITH ELECTORS ON THEIR PREFERENCES FOR APPOINTMENTS TO THE SENATE
Preamble
SHORT TITLE
1. Senate Appointment Consultations Act
INTERPRETATION
2. Definitions
PART 1
ADMINISTRATION
3. Powers and duties of Chief Electoral Officer
4. Power to adapt Act
5. Public education and information programs
6. Consultation officers and staff
7. Tariff of fees and expenses
8. Safekeeping of consultation materials
9. Application of Canada Elections Act
10. Electronic tabulation
11. Amounts to be paid out of C.R.F.
PART 2
CONDUCT OF A CONSULTATION
Order for Consultation
12. Order in council
13. Order in council
14. Postponed consultation
Notice of Consultation
15. Notice to returning officers
Consultation Unnecessary
16. Deficiency of nominees
Holding of a Consultation
17. Consultation required
PART 3
NOMINEES
Qualifications
18. Conditions of nomination
Nominations
19. Nomination papers
20. Nominees endorsed by party
21. Filing with Chief Electoral Officer
22. Closing day for nominations
23. Close of nominations
24. Notice of confirmation or refusal
25. Deposit with Receiver General
26. Withdrawal of nominee
27. Minor corrections
28. Votes for persons not nominated
Rights of Nominees
29. Leave from employer
30. Right of access
31. Distribution of lists of electors
32. Use of lists
33. Information about nominees
Official Agents and Auditors
34. Appointment of official agent
35. Appointment of auditor
36. Partnership appointed official agent or auditor
37. Death, incapacity, resignation or revocation
38. Only one official agent or auditor
Prohibitions
39. Ineligible nominee
40. Prohibition — official agent
41. Publishing false statements to affect results
42. False statement of withdrawal of nominee
43. Prohibition — contributions
PART 4
VOTING
44. Entitlement to vote
45. Application of Canada Elections Act
46. Application of Canada Elections Act
47. Form of ballot paper
PART 5
COUNTING OF VOTES
General
48. Examination of ballots
49. Consideration of ballots
50. Objections to ballots
List of Selected Nominees
51. List for the province
52. Next available preferences
53. Quota obtained by nominee
54. Elimination of lowest nominee
55. All remaining nominees selected
56. Order of distribution — multiple surpluses
57. Transmission of list
Consultation Reports
58. Reports by Chief Electoral Officer
PART 6
COMMUNICATIONS
Interpretation
59. Definitions
Advertising
60. Message authorized by official agent
61. Government means of transmission
62. Advertising posters
63. Blackout period
64. Exceptions
65. Prevention or impairment of transmission
66. No advertising by electoral district associations
Opinion Surveys
67. Transmission of survey results
68. Surveys not based on recognized methods
69. Causing transmission of survey results during blackout
Broadcasting Outside Canada
70. Prohibition — use of broadcasting station
Inducements by Non-Residents
71. Prohibition — inducements by non-residents
PART 7
THIRD PARTY ADVERTISING
72. Definitions
73. Spending limit
74. Circumvention of limit
75. Information to be included in advertising
76. Registration by third parties
77. Appointment of financial agent
78. Appointment of auditor
79. Registry of third parties
80. Authorizations by financial agent
81. Prohibition — use of foreign contributions
82. Advertising report
83. Auditor’s report
84. Corrections to expenses report
85. Publication
PART 8
FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION
86. Ineligible contributors
87. Contributions — inclusions
88. Issuance of receipts
89. Contribution limits
90. Circumvention of limits
91. Prohibition — soliciting or accepting contribution
92. Prohibition — making indirect contributions
93. Limit on cash contributions
94. Return of contributions
95. Expenses — application of Canada Elections Act
96. Financial administration — application of Canada Elections Act
PART 9
ENFORCEMENT
Offences
General Provisions
97. Obstructing or delaying consultation
98. Offering bribe
99. Intimidation, etc.
Offences Under Part 1
100. Offence
Offences Under Part 3
101. Offence
Offences Under Part 4
102. Offence and punishment
103. Offence and punishment
Offences Under Part 6
104. Offence
Offences Under Part 7
105. Offence
Offences Under Part 8
106. Offence
Punishment
107. Punishment — strict liability offences
108. Additional obligations
109. Non-application of Canada Elections Act
Application of Certain Provisions
110. Application of Canada Elections Act
PART 10
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS, CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS, COORDINATING AMENDMENTS AND COMING INTO FORCE
Transitional Provisions
111. Plurality at large
112. Progress reports
Consequential Amendments
113-123. Canada Elections Act
124. Director of Public Prosecutions Act
125-126. Income Tax Act
Coordinating Amendments
127. 2007, c. 21
128. Bill C-10
Coming into Force
129. Six months after assent