Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make certain consequential amendments”.

This enactment amends the Canada Elections Act to establish spending limits for third parties and political parties during a defined period before the election period of a general election held on a day fixed under that Act. It also establishes measures to increase transparency regarding the participation of third parties in the electoral process. Among other things that it does in this regard, the enactment

(a) adds reporting requirements for third parties engaging in partisan activities, partisan advertising, and election surveys to the reporting requirements for third parties engaging in election advertising;

(b) creates an obligation for third parties to open a separate bank account for expenses related to the matters referred to in paragraph (a); and

(c) creates an obligation for political parties and third parties to identify themselves in partisan advertising during the defined period before the election period.

The enactment also amends the Act to implement measures to reduce barriers to participation and increase accessibility. Among other things that it does in this regard, the enactment

(a) establishes a Register of Future Electors in which Canadian citizens 14 to 17 years of age may consent to be included;

(b) broadens the application of accommodation measures to all persons with a disability, irrespective of its nature;

(c) creates a financial incentive for registered parties and candidates to take steps to accommodate persons with a disability during an election period;

(d) amends some of the rules regarding the treatment of candidates’ expenses, including the rules related to childcare expenses, expenses related to the care of a person with a disability and litigation expenses;

(e) amends the rules regarding the treatment of nomination contestants’ and leadership contestants’ litigation expenses and personal expenses;

(f) allows Canadian Forces electors access to several methods of voting, while also adopting measures to ensure the integrity of the vote;

(g) removes limitations on public education and information activities conducted by the Chief Electoral Officer;

(h) removes two limitations on voting by non-resident electors: the requirement that they have been residing outside Canada for less than five consecutive years and the requirement that they intend to return to Canada to resume residence in the future; and

(i) extends voting hours on advance polling days.

The enactment also amends the Act to modernize voting services, facilitate enforcement and improve various aspects of the administration of elections and of political financing. Among other things that it does in this regard, the enactment

(a) removes the assignment of specific responsibilities set out in the Act to specific election officers by creating a generic category of election officer to whom all those responsibilities may be assigned;

(b) limits election periods to a maximum of 50 days;

(c) removes administrative barriers in order to facilitate the hiring of election officers;

(d) authorizes the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration to provide the Chief Electoral Officer with information about permanent residents and foreign nationals for the purpose of updating the Register of Electors;

(e) removes the prohibition on the Chief Electoral Officer authorizing the notice of confirmation of registration (commonly known as a “voter information card”) as identification;

(f) replaces, in the context of voter identification, the option of attestation for residence with an option of vouching for identity and residence;

(g) removes the requirement for electors’ signatures during advance polls, changes procedures for the closing of advance polls and allows for counting ballots from advance polls one hour before the regular polls close;

(h) replaces the right or obligation to take an oath with a right or obligation to make a solemn declaration, and streamlines the various declarations that electors may have the right or obligation to make under specific circumstances;

(i) relocates the Commissioner of Canada Elections to within the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, and provides that the Commissioner is to be appointed by the Chief Electoral Officer, after consultation with the Director of Public Prosecutions, for a non-renewable term of 10 years;

(j) provides the Commissioner of Canada Elections with the authority to impose administrative monetary penalties for contraventions of provisions of Parts 16, 17 and 18 of the Act and certain other provisions of the Act;

(k) provides the Commissioner of Canada Elections with the authority to lay charges;

(l) provides the Commissioner of Canada Elections with the power to apply for a court order requiring testimony or a written return;

(m) clarifies offences relating to

(n) implements a number of measures to harmonize and streamline political financing monitoring and reporting.

The enactment also amends the Act to provide for certain requirements with regard to the protection of personal information for registered parties, eligible parties and political parties that are applying to become registered parties, including the obligation for the party to adopt a policy for the protection of personal information and to publish it on its Internet site.

The enactment also amends the Parliament of Canada Act to prevent the calling of a by-election when a vacancy in the House of Commons occurs within nine months before the day fixed for a general election under the Canada Elections Act.

It also amends the Public Service Employment Act to clarify that the maximum period of employment of casual workers in the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer — 165 working days in one calendar year — applies to those who are appointed by the Commissioner of Canada Elections.

Finally, the enactment contains transitional provisions, makes consequential amendments to other Acts and repeals the Special Voting Rules.

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

capital asset means any property with a commercial value of more than $200 that

• Insertion start (a) Insertion end Insertion start   Insertion end Insertion start in the case of a registered party, an electoral district association or a candidate Insertion end , is normally used outside an election period other than for the purposes of an election;

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  (b) in the case of a nomination contestant, is normally used outside a nomination contest other than for the purposes of a nomination contest; and

• (c) in the case of a leadership contestant, is normally used outside a leadership contest other than for the purposes of a leadership contest.‍ (bien immobilisé)

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election officer means a person referred to in subsection 22(1) Insertion start or appointed under section 32 Insertion end .‍ (fonctionnaire électoral)

polling day, in relation to an election, means the date fixed for voting at the election under paragraph 57(1.‍2)‍(c) Insertion start or subsection 59(4) or 77(2) Insertion end .‍ (jour du scrutin)

prescribed, in relation to a form or Insertion start a solemn declaration Insertion end , means one that is authorized by the Chief Electoral Officer.‍ (prescrit)

Register of Electors means the Register of Electors established under Insertion start paragraph Insertion end 44 Insertion start (1)‍(a) Insertion end .‍ (Registre des électeurs)

• (b) the nomination papers Insertion start and other documents Insertion end filed by the candidates Insertion start or filed on their behalf under section 67 Insertion end ;

• (f) the other Insertion start documents sent to the Chief Electoral Officer Insertion end from the various polling stations, Insertion start the various advance polling stations or the returning officer’s office, including Insertion end

  • (i) stubs and unused ballot papers,

  • (ii) ballot papers cast for the various candidates,

  • (iii) spoiled ballot papers,

  • (iv) rejected ballot papers,

  • (v) the list of electors used at the polling station, Insertion start advance polling station or returning officer’s office Insertion end ,

  • (vi) written authorizations of candidates’ representatives,

  • Insertion start (vii) Insertion end  used transfer certificates, if any, and

  • Insertion start (viii) Insertion end  registration certificates; and

• (g) the prescribed forms referred to in section 162 —  Insertion start other than those referred to in paragraph 162(i.‍1) Insertion end  — and any other prescribed form to be used at a polling station, Insertion start advance polling station or returning officer’s office Insertion end that contains personal information relating to an elector.‍ (documents électoraux)

• (a) one that has not been deposited in the ballot box but has been found by Insertion start an election Insertion end officer Insertion start or a unit election officer as defined in section 177 Insertion end to be soiled or improperly printed; or

appartenance politique Insertion start S’agissant d’ Insertion end un candidat, la désignation du parti politique qui le soutient ou la désignation « Insertion start indépendant(e) Insertion end », selon le cas, mentionnée dans son acte de candidature conformément au sous-alinéa 66(1)a)‍(v).‍ (political affiliation)

election advertising means the transmission to the public by any means during an election period of an advertising message that promotes or opposes a registered party or the election of a candidate, including by taking a position on an issue with which a registered party or candidate is associated. For greater certainty, it does not include

• (a) the transmission to the public of an editorial, a debate, a speech, an interview, a column, a letter, a commentary or news;

• (b) the distribution of a book, or the promotion of the sale of a book, for no less than its commercial value, if the book was planned to be made available to the public regardless of whether there was to be an election;

• (c) the transmission of a document directly by a person or a group to their members, employees or shareholders, as the case may be;

• (d) the transmission by an individual, on a non-commercial basis on the Internet, of his or her personal political views; or

• (e) the making of telephone calls to electors only to encourage them to vote.‍ (publicité électorale)

election advertising expense means an expense incurred in relation to

• (a) the production of an election advertising message; and

• (b) the transmission of an election advertising message to the public.‍ (dépenses de publicité électorale)

election survey means a survey respecting whether persons intend to vote at an election or who they voted for or will vote for at an election or respecting an issue with which a registered party or candidate is associated.‍ (sondage électoral)

future elector means a Canadian citizen who is 14 years of age or older but under 18 years of age.‍ (futur électeur)

National Capital Region means the National Capital Region as described in the schedule to the National Capital Act. (région de la capitale nationale)

partisan advertising means the transmission to the public by any means during a pre-election period of an advertising message that promotes or opposes a registered party or eligible party or the election of a potential candidate, nomination contestant or leader of a registered party or eligible party, otherwise than by taking a position on an issue with which any such party or person is associated. For greater certainty, it does not include

• (a) the transmission to the public of an editorial, a debate, a speech, an interview, a column, a letter, a commentary or news;

• (b) the distribution of a book, or the promotion of the sale of a book, for no less than its commercial value, if the book was planned to be made available to the public regardless of whether there was to be an election;

• (c) the transmission of a document by a Senator or a member the expense of which is paid by the Senate or House of Commons;

• (d) the transmission of a document directly by a person or a group to their members, employees or shareholders, as the case may be;

• (e) the transmission by an individual, on a non-commercial basis on the Internet, of his or her personal political views; or

• (f) the making of telephone calls to electors only to encourage them to vote.‍ (publicité partisane)

partisan advertising expense means an expense incurred in relation to

• (a) the production of a partisan advertising message; and

• (b) the transmission of a partisan advertising message to the public.‍ (dépenses de publicité partisane)

potential candidate means a person whose nomination as a candidate at an election has not been confirmed under subsection 71(1) but who

• (a) is selected in a nomination contest;

• (b) is deemed to be a candidate under section 477;

• (c) is a member or, if Parliament is dissolved, was a member on the day before the dissolution; or

• (d) has the support of a political party to be a candidate of that party. (candidat potentiel)

pre-election period means the period beginning on the June 30 before the day set in accordance with subsection 56.‍1(2) for the holding of a general election and ending on the day before the earlier of

• (a) the first day of an election period for a general election, and

• (b) the 37th day before the Monday referred to in subsection 56.‍1(2) or, if the Governor in Council makes an order under subsection 56.‍2(3), the 37th day before the alternate day referred to in that order. (période préélectorale)

Register of Future Electors means the Register of Future Electors established under paragraph 44(1)‍(b).‍ (Registre des futurs électeurs)

Commercial value of capital assets

(1.‍1) For the purposes of this Act, the commercial value of any capital asset that is used during Insertion start a nomination contest Insertion end , an election period Insertion start or a leadership contest, as the case may be Insertion end , is the lower of

Satisfactory proof of identity and residence

(3) For the purposes of this Act, satisfactory proof of identity and satisfactory proof of residence are established Insertion start in Insertion end the Insertion start manner determined Insertion end by the Chief Electoral Officer.

Definitions of election advertising and partisan advertising

(7) For the purposes of the definitions election advertising and partisan advertising, promoting or opposing includes

• (a) in relation to a registered party or eligible party,

  • (i) naming it,

  • (ii) identifying it, including by its logo, and

  • (iii) providing a link to an Internet page that does anything referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (ii); and

• (b) in relation to the election of a potential candidate, a nomination contestant, a candidate or a leader of a registered party or eligible party,

  • (i) naming him or her,

  • (ii) showing a photograph, cartoon or drawing of him or her,

  • (iii) identifying him or her, including by political affiliation or by any logo that he or she has, and

  • (iv) providing a link to an Internet page that does anything referred to in subparagraphs (i) to (iii).

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Person residing outside Canada

(2.‍1) The place of ordinary residence of a person who resides outside Canada is their last place of ordinary residence in Canada.

Former member candidates and electors living with them

10  Insertion start (1) Insertion end  Each candidate at a general election who, on the day before the dissolution of Parliament immediately before the election, was a member, and any elector living with the candidate on that day who would move, or has moved, with the candidate to continue to live with the candidate, is entitled to have his or her name entered on the list of electors for, and to vote at the polling station Insertion start to which Insertion end is Insertion start assigned Insertion end , the polling division in which is located

Former member candidates and electors living with them — notice to returning officer

(2) If a candidate or elector referred to in subsection (1) provides notice to the returning officer, at least two days before polling day, of his or her intention to vote at the polling station, the candidate or elector is entitled to have his or her name entered on the list of electors for, and to vote at the polling station to which is assigned, any polling division in

• (a) the electoral district in which the former member is a candidate; or

• (b) the electoral district in the National Capital Region where the former member resides for the purpose of carrying out parliamentary duties.

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Rank, powers and duties

15 (1)  Insertion start Subject to subsections 509.‍1(2) and (3) Insertion end , the Chief Electoral Officer shall rank as and have all the powers of a deputy head of a department, shall perform the duties of the office on a full-time basis and shall not hold any other office under Her Majesty or engage in any other employment.

Consultations

(3) Before issuing a guideline or interpretation note, the Chief Electoral Officer shall provide a copy of the proposed guideline or interpretation note to the Commissioner and to the members of the Advisory Committee of Political Parties established by subsection 21.‍1(1). The Commissioner and those members may provide their written comments to the Chief Electoral Officer within Insertion start 45 Insertion end days after the day on which the copy is sent.

Issuance

(7) The Chief Electoral Officer shall issue the guideline or interpretation note by registering it in the registry referred to in section 16.‍4 Insertion start as soon as possible after preparing it Insertion end .

Consultations

(2) Before issuing an opinion, the Chief Electoral Officer shall provide a copy of the proposed opinion to the Commissioner and to the members of the Advisory Committee of Political Parties established by subsection 21.‍1(1). The Commissioner and those members may provide their written comments to the Chief Electoral Officer within Insertion start 30 Insertion end days after the day on which the copy is sent.

Pre-publication

(4) Within Insertion start 90 Insertion end days after the day on which the application is made, the Chief Electoral Officer shall publish on his or her Internet site for a period of 30 days the opinion as well as a notice stating that the opinion will be issued at the expiry of that period. However, if the Insertion start 90 Insertion end -day period coincides or overlaps with the election period of a general election, the opinion and the notice shall be published no later than Insertion start 90 Insertion end days after polling day for that election.

New interpretation

16.‍3  Insertion start If Insertion end an opinion that is published under subsection 16.‍2(4) Insertion start interprets Insertion end a provision of the Act Insertion start in a way Insertion end that contradicts an interpretation of that provision provided in a previously issued opinion, the Insertion start new Insertion end interpretation does not replace the Insertion start former Insertion end interpretation until the date that the Insertion start new Insertion end opinion is issued under section 16.‍2.

Public education and information programs

18 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer may implement public education and information programs to make the electoral process better known to the public, particularly to those persons and groups most likely to experience difficulties in exercising their democratic rights.

Communication with public

(1.‍1) The Chief Electoral Officer may, using any media or other means that he or she considers appropriate, provide the public, both inside and outside Canada, with information relating to Canada’s electoral process and the democratic rights to vote and to be a candidate.

Information outside Canada

(1.‍2) The Chief Electoral Officer may establish programs to disseminate information outside Canada concerning how to vote under Part 11.

Communication with electors with a disability

(2) The Chief Electoral Officer shall ensure that any information Insertion start on the following that is Insertion end provided under Insertion start subsections Insertion end (1) Insertion start to (1.‍2) in an advertising message Insertion end is accessible to electors with Insertion start a disability Insertion end :

• (a) how to become a candidate;

• (b) how an elector may have their name added to a list of electors and may have corrections made to information respecting Insertion start them Insertion end on the list;

• (c) how an elector may vote under section 127 and the times, dates and locations for voting;

• (d) how an elector may Insertion start prove Insertion end their identity and residence in order to vote, including the pieces of identification that they may use to that end; and

• (e) the measures for assisting electors with a disability to access a polling station or advance polling station or to mark a ballot.

Communication with future electors with a disability

(2.‍1) If the Chief Electoral Officer provides, in an advertising message, any information under subsections (1) and (1.‍1) on how a future elector may have their name added to the Register of Future Electors and may have corrections made to information respecting them in that register, the Chief Electoral Officer shall ensure that the information is accessible to future electors with a disability.

International cooperation

18.‍01 The Chief Electoral Officer may provide assistance and cooperation in electoral matters to electoral agencies in other countries or to international organizations.

Voting studies

18.‍1  Insertion start (1) Insertion end  The Chief Electoral Officer may carry out studies on voting, including studies respecting alternative voting Insertion start means Insertion end .

Alternative voting

Insertion start (2) Insertion end Insertion start   Insertion end Insertion start The Chief Electoral Officer Insertion end may devise and test an alternative voting process for future use in Insertion start an Insertion end election.

Voting technology — electors with a disability

(3) The Chief Electoral Officer shall develop, obtain or adapt voting technology for use by electors with a disability, and may test the technology for future use in an election.

Prior approval

Insertion start (4) Insertion end Insertion start   Insertion end Insertion start Neither Insertion end an alternative voting process Insertion start nor voting technology tested under subsection (2) or (3) Insertion end may be used Insertion start in Insertion end an Insertion start election Insertion end without the prior approval of the committees of the Senate and of the House of Commons that normally consider electoral matters.

Power to enter into contracts, etc.

18.‍2 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer may enter into contracts, memoranda of understanding or other arrangements in the name of Her Majesty in right of Canada or in the Chief Electoral Officer’s name Insertion start in the exercise or performance of his or her powers, duties and functions under this Act or any other Act of Parliament Insertion end .

Staff

Staff

19 The staff of the Chief Electoral Officer Insertion start consists Insertion end of employees appointed in accordance with the Public Service Employment Act.

Casual and temporary staff

(2) Any additional employees that the Chief Electoral Officer considers necessary for the exercise or performance of his or her powers, duties and functions under this Act that are related to the preparation for, and the conduct of, an election may be employed on a casual or temporary basis in accordance with the Public Service Employment Act.

Delegation

21 The Chief Electoral Officer may Insertion start delegate to any member of Insertion end his or her staff, Insertion start subject to any limitations that he or she may specify, any of his or her powers, duties and Insertion end functions under this Insertion start or any other Act of Parliament, except the power to delegate Insertion end .

• (c) persons authorized by a returning officer under section 27 to Insertion start exercise powers or Insertion end perform duties under this Act;

• (f) a person who, within seven years before the proposed appointment, has been found guilty of any offence under this Act Insertion start or Insertion end the Referendum Act, or Insertion start a regulation made under the Referendum Act, or under an Insertion end Act of the legislature of a province, Insertion start or a regulation made under an Act of the legislature of a province Insertion end , relating to provincial, municipal or school board elections.

Qualifications

(4) An election officer must be qualified as an elector, and an election officer referred to in Insertion start paragraph Insertion end (1) Insertion start (a.‍1) or Insertion end (b) must reside in the electoral district in which he or she is to Insertion start exercise powers or Insertion end perform duties under this Act Insertion start or in an adjacent electoral district Insertion end .

Election officers younger than 18

(5)  Insertion start Despite subsection (4) Insertion end , an election officer Insertion start appointed under section 32 Insertion end may be Insertion start under 18 years of age but must be at least Insertion end 16 years of age.

Solemn declaration

23 (1) Before assuming duties, an election officer shall Insertion start make Insertion end , in writing, Insertion start a solemn declaration Insertion end , in the prescribed form, Insertion start that he or she will exercise the powers and Insertion end perform the duties of the office in an impartial manner.

Prohibition

(2) No election officer shall communicate information, Insertion start or use personal information, that is Insertion end obtained in the course of Insertion start exercising his or her powers or Insertion end performing his or her duties under this Act, other than for a purpose related to the Insertion start exercise of those powers or the Insertion end performance of those duties.

Sending of solemn declarations

(3) The returning officer shall send Insertion start his or her solemn declaration and that Insertion end of the assistant returning officer without delay to the Chief Electoral Officer.

• (a) is incapable, by reason of illness, disability or otherwise, of satisfactorily Insertion start exercising their powers or Insertion end performing their duties under this Act;

• (b) fails to Insertion start competently exercise a field liaison officer’s powers or Insertion end competently Insertion start perform Insertion end a field liaison officer’s duties under this Act or to comply with an instruction of the Chief Electoral Officer issued under paragraph 16(c); or

• (c) contravenes subsection (8), whether or not the contravention occurs in Insertion start the exercise of their powers or Insertion end the performance of their duties under this Act.

• (a) is incapable, by reason of illness, disability or otherwise, of satisfactorily Insertion start exercising his or her powers or Insertion end performing his or her duties under this Act;

• (b) fails to Insertion start competently exercise a returning officer’s power or Insertion end competently Insertion start perform Insertion end a returning Insertion start officer’s Insertion end duty under this Act or to comply with an instruction of the Chief Electoral Officer described in paragraph 16(c);

• (d) contravenes subsection (6), whether or not the contravention occurs in the exercise Insertion start of his or her powers or the performance Insertion end of his or her duties under this Act.

Temporary suspension

(8) The Chief Electoral Officer may temporarily suspend from office a returning officer for any grounds set out in subsection (7).

Duration of suspension

(9) The period of suspension expires at the end of the period that the Chief Electoral Officer considers appropriate. However, if a procedure is commenced — either before or during the period of suspension — that could lead to the returning officer’s removal, the period of suspension expires on the day on which the Chief Electoral Officer makes his or her final decision in that regard.

Assistant returning officer

26 (1) Without delay after being appointed, a returning officer shall, Insertion start with the Chief Electoral Officer’s prior approval of the individual proposed to be appointed Insertion end , appoint an assistant returning officer, who shall hold office at pleasure.

Delegation

27 (1) The returning officer for an electoral district may, with the Chief Electoral Officer’s prior approval, authorize any person acting under his or her direction to Insertion start exercise any of the powers or Insertion end perform any of the duties of a returning officer under this Act, except those described in subsection 24(3), sections 62 and 63, Insertion start subsection Insertion end 71(1), sections Insertion start 71.‍1 Insertion end , 74, 77, 130, 293 to 298 and 300, subsection 301(6) and sections 313 to 316.

Designated person to act — suspension of returning officer

(3.‍01) If a returning officer is under suspension Insertion start during the six months before the day set in accordance with subsection 56.‍1(2) for the holding of a general election or Insertion end during Insertion start any Insertion end election period Insertion start that falls in whole or in part outside that six-month period Insertion end , the Chief Electoral Officer may designate a person to act in the returning officer’s place, and that person may, during and after that period, Insertion start exercise the powers and Insertion end perform the duties of a returning officer in relation to that election.

Designated person to act — absence of returning and assistant returning officers

(3.‍1) If, Insertion start during the six months before the day set in accordance with subsection 56.‍1(2) for the holding of a general election or Insertion end during Insertion start any Insertion end election period Insertion start that falls in whole or in part outside that six-month period Insertion end , a returning officer Insertion start is Insertion end absent or unable to act or Insertion start a returning officer’s office Insertion end is vacant and, Insertion start at the same time, the Insertion end assistant returning officer Insertion start is absent or unable to act or the assistant returning officer’s office is vacant Insertion end , the Chief Electoral Officer shall designate a person to act in place of the returning officer, and that person may, during and after that period, Insertion start exercise the powers and Insertion end perform the duties of a returning officer in relation to that election.

Appointment of substitute

(2) If an assistant returning officer dies, resigns, becomes disqualified or incapable of acting or refuses to act, or is removed from office for any other reason, the returning officer shall without delay appoint a substitute Insertion start with the Chief Electoral Officer’s prior approval Insertion end .

Resignation by assistant returning officer

(4) An assistant returning officer who intends to resign shall give written notice to the returning officer or, if the office of returning officer is vacant, to the Chief Electoral Officer.

Further limitation

(4) An assistant returning officer appointed under subsection (2) Insertion start is Insertion end not Insertion start an assistant returning officer for Insertion end the Insertion start purposes of Insertion end subsections 28(1), 60(2), 70(1) and 293(1).

Election officers

32  Insertion start (1) Insertion end Insertion start   Insertion end Insertion start Subject to subsections (2) and (3) and 33(2) and (3) Insertion end , a returning officer shall, after the issue of the writ, appoint Insertion start in accordance with the Chief Electoral Officer’s instructions Insertion end the election officers Insertion start that the returning officer considers Insertion end necessary for Insertion start exercising election officers’ powers and performing election officers’ duties under this Act in the returning officer’s electoral district Insertion end .

Appointment before issue of writ

(2) A returning officer may, in accordance with the Chief Electoral Officer’s instructions, appoint election officers before the issue of the writ if the returning officer considers that it is desirable to do so for the purpose of training and preparing them to exercise their powers and perform their duties under this Act after the issue of the writ.

Maximum number of election officers appointed

(3) Before the eighth day after the issue of the writ, a returning officer shall not appoint more than half the number of election officers referred to in subsection (1).

Solicitation of names

33 (1)  Insertion start As soon as possible after the issue of the writ Insertion end , a returning officer shall solicit names of persons suitable Insertion start to be election officers Insertion end from the Insertion start candidates of Insertion end registered parties Insertion start that endorsed Insertion end candidates in the last election in the electoral district Insertion start or from the registered associations of those registered parties — or, if such a registered party has no registered association in that electoral district, from that registered party Insertion end .

Persons whose names are provided to be appointed

(2) If the number of names provided under subsection (1) within seven days after the issue of the writ is less than, or equal to, the number of election officers remaining to be appointed under subsection 32(1) after the returning officer has appointed election officers under section 32, the returning officer shall, subject to subsection 37(1), appoint the persons named as election officers.

Proportional distribution

(3) If the number of names provided under subsection (1) within seven days after the issue of the writ is more than the number of election officers remaining to be appointed under subsection 32(1) after the returning officer has appointed election officers under section 32, the returning officer shall, subject to subsection 37(1), appoint from those names the election officers remaining to be appointed as far as possible in the proportion of the votes received in the last election in the electoral district by the candidates of the registered parties whose candidates or registered associations provided names under subsection (1), or that themselves provided names under that subsection, as the case may be.

Removal or replacement

(4)  Insertion start If Insertion end a returning officer Insertion start removes or replaces an election officer Insertion end , the former Insertion start election officer Insertion end shall return all Insertion start election documents and Insertion end election materials in his or her possession to the returning officer Insertion start or to an authorized person Insertion end .

Lists of election officers

(5) Each returning officer shall make available to each candidate, on completion of the list, a list of the Insertion start election officers Insertion end for the electoral district Insertion start who will be responsible for assisting the returning officer or assistant returning officer in the revision of lists of electors under Part 7 Insertion end .

Identification

(6) Each Insertion start election officer Insertion end shall, while Insertion start exercising his or her powers or Insertion end performing his or her Insertion start duties Insertion end , wear or carry the identification that is supplied by the Chief Electoral Officer and shall show it on request.

Refusal to appoint

37 (1) A returning officer may, on reasonable grounds, refuse to appoint Insertion start as an election Insertion end officer a Insertion start person Insertion end recommended by a candidate or Insertion start by Insertion end a registered association or registered party and shall immediately advise the candidate, association or party of the refusal.

Recommendation of another person

(2) If as a result of the refusal a position is not filled Insertion start and there are no more persons whose names were provided by Insertion end the candidate, registered association or registered party Insertion start under subsection 33(1) who may be appointed under subsection 33(2) or (3), the candidate, association or party Insertion end may recommend another person within 24 hours after being advised of the refusal.

Record of election officers’ powers and duties

38 A returning officer shall keep a record of the powers and duties that he or she has assigned to each election officer, and of the time at which or during which each election officer is to exercise a power or perform a duty assigned to him or her.

Election officers

39 An election officer shall exercise or perform, in accordance with the Chief Electoral Officer’s instructions, any power or duty assigned to him or her by a returning officer.

Notice

(4) When the Chief Electoral Officer has determined which candidates, registered associations or registered parties have the right to provide lists of names under subsection (1), he or she shall notify those registered parties without delay of that right.

Attribution of votes for appointments

42 For the purposes of subsection 33( Insertion start 3 Insertion end ) and section 41, in a case Insertion start in which Insertion end a registered party Insertion start that endorsed a candidate in the last election merges with one Insertion end or more parties that were registered parties at the last election,

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  (a) the merged party is deemed to have endorsed a candidate in the last election in the electoral district; and

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• Insertion start (b) Insertion end Insertion start   Insertion end Insertion start that candidate is deemed to have received Insertion end the Insertion start same Insertion end number of votes Insertion start as Insertion end the candidate Insertion start who, among the candidates of Insertion end the merging Insertion start parties, received Insertion end the largest number of votes at that election.

• (a)  Insertion start knowingly Insertion end obstruct an election officer in the Insertion start exercise of his or her powers or the Insertion end performance of his or her duties;

• (b) without authority, use identification simulating that used by Insertion start an election officer Insertion end or intended to replace that prescribed by the Chief Electoral Officer for that purpose; or

• (c) having been Insertion start removed or Insertion end replaced as an election officer, fail to Insertion start return Insertion end any election documents or election materials in his or her Insertion start possession to the returning officer Insertion end or to an authorized person.

Right of access

43.‍1 (1) No person who is in control of an apartment building, condominium building or other multiple-residence building or a gated community Insertion start shall Insertion end prevent an election officer or a member of the staff of a returning officer from obtaining access to the building or gated community, as the case may be, between 9:00 a.‍m. and 9:00 p.‍m.‍, to Insertion start exercise his or her powers or Insertion end perform his or her duties under this Act.

Register of Electors Insertion start and Register of Future Electors Insertion end

Maintenance and Communication

Maintenance of Registers

44 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer shall maintain

• Insertion start (a) Insertion end  a register of Insertion start persons Insertion end who are qualified as electors, to be known as the Register of Electors; Insertion start and Insertion end

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  (b) a register of persons who are qualified as future electors, to be known as the Register of Future Electors.

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Contents of Registers

(2) The Register of Electors Insertion start and the Register of Future Electors Insertion end shall contain, for each elector Insertion start or future elector Insertion end who is included in it, Insertion start as the case may be Insertion end , his or her surname, given names, Insertion start gender Insertion end , date of birth, civic address, mailing address and any other information that is provided under subsections 49(2), Insertion start 211.‍2(4) Insertion end , 223(2), 233(2) and 251(3).

Identifier

( Insertion start 3 Insertion end ) The Register of Electors Insertion start and the Register of Future Electors shall Insertion end also contain, for each elector Insertion start or future elector, as the case may be Insertion end , a unique, randomly generated identifier that is assigned by the Chief Electoral Officer.

Future electors becoming electors

(4) Subject to subsection (5), the Register of Future Electors may continue to contain information about a former future elector after he or she becomes an elector until he or she is included in the Register of Electors.

Inclusion optional

( Insertion start 5 Insertion end ) Inclusion in the Register of Electors Insertion start and the Register of Future Electors Insertion end is Insertion start optional Insertion end .

Parental consent not necessary

(6) A future elector’s inclusion in the Register of Future Electors does not require the consent of the future elector’s parents or guardian or tutor.

Lists to members and registered parties

45 (1) By November 15 in each year, the Chief Electoral Officer shall Insertion start make available Insertion end to the member for each electoral district and, on request, to each registered party that endorsed a candidate in the electoral district in the last election, a copy — taken from the Register of Electors — of the lists of electors for the electoral district.

Updates

Sources of information

46 (1) The Register of Electors Insertion start and the Register of Future Electors Insertion end shall be updated from

• (a) information

  • (i) that electors Insertion start or future electors, as the case may be Insertion end , have given the Chief Electoral Officer, or

  • (ii) that is held by a federal department or body and that electors Insertion start or future electors, as the case may be Insertion end , have expressly authorized to be given to the Chief Electoral Officer; and

• (b) information that the Chief Electoral Officer considers reliable and necessary for updating the surname, given names, Insertion start gender Insertion end , date of birth, civic address and mailing address of electors Insertion start and future electors Insertion end included in the Register of Electors Insertion start or Register of Future Electors, as the case may be Insertion end , and that

Source of information: Register of Future Electors

(1.‍01) The Register of Electors shall be updated from information that the Chief Electoral Officer holds in the Register of Future Electors about future electors who become electors.

Retention of certain information

(1.‍1) The Chief Electoral Officer may retain information collected under paragraph (1)‍(b), but not included in the Register of Electors Insertion start or Register of Future Electors Insertion end , for the purpose of correlating information subsequently collected with information already contained in the Insertion start relevant Insertion end register.

Information from Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

46.‍01 Despite subparagraph 46(1)‍(a)‍(ii), for the purpose of assisting the Chief Electoral Officer in updating the Register of Electors, including by deleting the name of a person who is not an elector, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration may, at the request of the Chief Electoral Officer in writing, provide the Chief Electoral Officer with any of the following information, in relation to a person, that is contained in databases maintained by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration that relate to permanent residents and foreign nationals as those terms are defined in subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and with the date when the information referred to in paragraph (d) was included or updated in those databases:

• (a) his or her surname and given names;

• (b) his or her gender;

• (c) his or her date of birth;

• (d) his or her addresses; and

• (e) any unique identifier that that Minister has assigned to him or her under that Act.

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Citizenship information

46.‍1 For the purpose of assisting the Chief Electoral Officer in updating the Register of Electors Insertion start or Register of Future Electors Insertion end , the Minister of National Revenue may, on a return of income referred to in subsection 150(1) of the Income Tax Act, request that an individual who is filing a return of income under paragraph 150(1)‍(d) of that Act indicate in the return whether he or she is a Canadian citizen.

Information in respect of deceased individuals

46.‍2 For the purpose of updating the Register of Electors Insertion start or Register of Future Electors Insertion end , the Minister of National Revenue shall, at the request of the Chief Electoral Officer, provide the name, date of birth and address of any individual to whom paragraph 150(1)‍(b) of the Income Tax Act applies if that individual has, in his or her last return of income filed under paragraph 150(1)‍(d) of that Act, authorized that Minister to provide his or her name, date of birth and address to the Chief Electoral Officer for the Insertion start relevant Insertion end register.

Other duties

47.‍1 Between election periods, a returning officer shall perform any duties related to the updating of the Register of Electors Insertion start or Register of Future Electors Insertion end that are requested by the Chief Electoral Officer.

Adding electors and future electors

48 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer shall, before including Insertion start an Insertion end elector in the Register of Electors Insertion start or a future elector in the Register of Future Electors Insertion end , send Insertion start him or her Insertion end the Chief Electoral Officer’s information relating to him or her and ask if he or she wishes to be included in the Insertion start relevant Insertion end register.

Obligation of elector or future elector

(2)  Insertion start An Insertion end elector Insertion start or future elector Insertion end who wishes to be included in the Insertion start relevant Insertion end register shall confirm, correct or complete the information, in writing, and give it to the Chief Electoral Officer along with a signed certification that he or she is qualified as an elector Insertion start or as a future elector, as the case may be Insertion end .

Exceptions

(3) This section does not apply in respect of the inclusion of Insertion start an Insertion end elector Insertion start or future elector that is Insertion end

• (a)  Insertion start done Insertion end at Insertion start his or her Insertion end request;

• (b)  Insertion start done using information from Insertion end lists of electors Insertion start or future electors Insertion end established under provincial law Insertion start that Insertion end contain information that the Chief Electoral Officer considers sufficient for the Insertion start elector’s or future elector’s Insertion end inclusion; or

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  (c) done using information to update the Register of Electors under subsection 46(1.‍01).

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Listing requests

49 (1) Any person may at any time request the Chief Electoral Officer to include him or her in the Register of Electors Insertion start or Register of Future Electors Insertion end , by providing

• (a) a signed certification that he or she is qualified as an elector Insertion start or as a future elector, as the case may be Insertion end ;

• (b) his or her surname, given names, Insertion start gender Insertion end , date of birth, civic address and mailing address; and

• (c) satisfactory proof of identity.

Optional information

(2) In addition to the information referred to in subsection (1), the Chief Electoral Officer may invite the elector Insertion start or future elector Insertion end to give any other information that the Chief Electoral Officer considers necessary to implement any agreements entered into under section 55, but the elector Insertion start or future elector Insertion end is not required to do so.

Corrections

50 An elector Insertion start or future elector Insertion end may Insertion start inform Insertion end the Chief Electoral Officer Insertion start of Insertion end changes to the information in the Register of Electors Insertion start or Register of Future Electors, as the case may be, Insertion end relating to Insertion start him or her Insertion end , and the Chief Electoral Officer shall make the necessary corrections to the Insertion start relevant Insertion end register.

Verification

51 The Chief Electoral Officer may

• (a) contact an elector Insertion start or future elector Insertion end to verify the Chief Electoral Officer’s information relating to him or her; and

• (b) request the elector Insertion start or future elector Insertion end to confirm, correct or complete the information within 60 days after receiving the request.

Deletion of names

52 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer shall delete from the Register of Electors Insertion start or Register of Future Electors Insertion end the name of any person who

• (b) is not an elector Insertion start or future elector, as the case may be, subject to subsection 44(4) Insertion end ;

• (d) is, Insertion start by reason of mental incapacity Insertion end , under a court-ordered protective regime, including guardianship, tutorship or curatorship, and whose authorized representative under the regime requests in writing that the person’s name be deleted; or

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  (e) is a future elector with a mental incapacity whose parent requests in writing that the future elector’s name be deleted.

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Deletion of name — discretionary

(2) The Chief Electoral Officer may delete from the Register of Electors Insertion start or Register of Future Electors Insertion end the name of any person who fails to comply with a request referred to in paragraph 51(b) within the 60 days.

Restriction — Register of Future Electors

(2) If a future elector so requests the Chief Electoral Officer in writing, information in the Register of Future Electors relating to the future elector shall be used only for the purposes of

• (a) updating the Register of Electors; or

• (b) the transmission of information in the course of public education and information programs implemented under subsection 18(1).

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Access to personal information

54 At the written request of an elector Insertion start or future elector Insertion end , the Chief Electoral Officer shall send him or her all the information in the Chief Electoral Officer’s possession relating to Insertion start him or her Insertion end .

Provincial bodies

55 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer may enter into an agreement with any body responsible under provincial law for establishing a list of electors Insertion start or future electors Insertion end , governing the giving of information contained in the Register of Electors Insertion start or Register of Future Electors Insertion end , or the giving of information referred to in subsection 44(2) or ( Insertion start 3 Insertion end ) that the Chief Electoral Officer intends to include in Insertion start either Insertion end register, if that information is needed for establishing such a list.

• (a) knowingly make a false or misleading statement, orally or in writing, relating to their qualification as an elector Insertion start or as a future elector Insertion end or relating to any other information referred to in section 49;

• (b) knowingly make a false or misleading statement, orally or in writing, relating to another person’s qualification as an elector Insertion start or as a future elector Insertion end , to that Insertion start other person’s Insertion end surname, given names, Insertion start gender Insertion end , civic address or mailing address, or to the identifier assigned to that Insertion start other Insertion end person by the Chief Electoral Officer, for the purpose of having that Insertion start other Insertion end person’s name deleted from the Register of Electors Insertion start or Register of Future Electors, as the case may be Insertion end ;

• (c) request the listing in the Register of Electors Insertion start or Register of Future Electors Insertion end of the name of a person who is not qualified as an elector Insertion start or as a future elector, as the case may be Insertion end , knowing that the person is not so qualified;

• (d)  Insertion start knowingly Insertion end apply to have included in the Register of Electors Insertion start or Register of Future Electors Insertion end the name of an animal or thing;

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  (ii) for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of this Act or the Referendum Act, or

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  (e.‍1) knowingly use personal information that is obtained from the Register of Future Electors except as follows:

  • (i) for the purposes of updating the Register of Electors,

  • (ii) for the purposes of the transmission of information in the course of public education and information programs implemented under subsection 18(1),

  • (iii) for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of this Act or the Referendum Act, or

  • (iv) in accordance with the conditions included in an agreement made under section 55, in the case of information that is transmitted in accordance with the agreement; or

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• (c) fix the date for voting at the election, which date must be Insertion start no earlier than the 36th day and no later than the 50th day Insertion end after the Insertion start day on which Insertion end the writ Insertion start was issued Insertion end .

Duties of Chief Electoral Officer

(2) If the Governor in Council orders the withdrawal of a writ, the Chief Electoral Officer shall publish a notice of the withdrawal in the Canada Gazette and, Insertion start on being ordered by the Governor in Council to do so, shall Insertion end , within three months after Insertion start the date of Insertion end publication of the notice, issue a new writ ordering an election Insertion start to be held Insertion end .

Polling day

(3) The day named in the new writ for polling day Insertion start is determined by the Governor in Council, but Insertion end may be Insertion start no Insertion end later than Insertion start the 50th day Insertion end after the Insertion start day on which Insertion end the new writ Insertion start was issued Insertion end .

Postponement of election and new polling day

(4) If the Chief Electoral Officer certifies that by reason of a flood, fire or other disaster it is impracticable to carry out the provisions of this Act with regard to an electoral district, but the Governor in Council is of the opinion that the withdrawal of the writ under subsection (1) is not warranted, the Governor in Council may, by order, postpone the election by up to seven days for that electoral district and, correspondingly, extend the election period and fix the date for the new polling day.

Postponement of election — rules

(5) If the Governor in Council orders the postponement of an election for an electoral district under subsection (4), then, in respect of that electoral district, the following rules apply in respect of any time period before polling day specified under this Act:

• (a) if this Act authorizes or requires anything to be done on a day that is a certain number of days before polling day or done within a period that ends before polling day, and the day occurs or the period ends before the day on which the postponement order is made, then polling day is deemed to still be the day fixed under paragraph 57(1.‍2)‍(c) and not the day fixed under subsection (4);

• (b) if this Act authorizes or requires anything to be done within a period that ends on or before polling day and the period ends on or after the day on which the postponement order is made, then

  • (i) anything done as authorized or required on or before the day on which the postponement order is made is valid, and

  • (ii) in respect of anything not done as authorized or required on or before that day, the period during which the thing is authorized or required to be done is extended by the number of days by which the election is postponed;

• (c) if this Act authorizes or requires anything to be done on a day that is a certain number of days before polling day and that day occurs on the day on which the postponement order is made, then

  • (i) anything done as authorized or required on that day is valid, and

  • (ii) in respect of anything not done as authorized or required on that day, the day on which the thing is authorized or required to be done is postponed by the number of days by which the election is postponed;

• (d) if a period is extended under subparagraph (b)‍(ii) or a day is postponed under subparagraph (c)‍(ii), then any mention of a number of days before polling day prevails over any mention of a day of the week before polling day; and

• (e) for the purposes of this subsection, if the original polling day fixed under paragraph 57(1.‍2)‍(c) is a Tuesday because of section 56.‍2 or subsection 57(4), it is deemed to be a Monday.

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Returning officer to open and maintain office

60 (1) Every returning officer shall, without delay after receiving the writ or notice by the Chief Electoral Officer of the issue of the writ, open an office in premises Insertion start that are accessible to electors Insertion end with Insertion start a disability Insertion end in a convenient place in the electoral district and shall maintain the office throughout the election period.

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  (b) make a solemn declaration in the prescribed form; and

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Notice to election officers

(3) The returning officer shall Insertion start make Insertion end the notice of grant of a poll Insertion start available Insertion end to, Insertion start for Insertion end each Insertion start polling station, an election officer who is assigned to work in the polling station. The election officer Insertion end shall post the notice in the polling Insertion start station Insertion end .

• a) les personnes qui n’ont pas qualité d’électeur le jour où leur acte de candidature Insertion start est déposé Insertion end ;

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  (e) the Chief Electoral Officer;

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• (a) a Insertion start solemn declaration, in the prescribed form, made Insertion end by the prospective candidate of

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  (i.‍1) any other name by which he or she is commonly known — other than a name that could be confused with the name of a political party — and that he or she wishes to appear on the ballot instead of the name referred to in subparagraph (i),

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• (iv) the auditor’s name, address and occupation, Insertion start if Insertion end the prospective Insertion start candidate has Insertion end appointed Insertion start an auditor Insertion end under subsection 477.‍1(2);

• (v) le nom du parti politique qui la soutient ou, faute de soutien, son intention d’être désignée par la mention « Insertion start indépendant(e) Insertion end » ou de n’avoir aucune désignation d’appartenance politique dans les documents électoraux;

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  (vi) if the prospective candidate’s statement includes the name of a political party that has endorsed him or her but the returning officer is unable to verify, under paragraph 71(2)‍(c), that the party has done so, the prospective candidate’s choice of either one of the two options referred to in subparagraph (v) or the withdrawal of his or her nomination paper;

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• (b) a statement signed by the prospective candidate consenting to the nomination;

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  (h) if applicable, a signed statement by the prospective candidate setting out the name of the person who is authorized by the prospective candidate under subsection 67(7).

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Particulars of candidates — name

(2) For the purpose of Insertion start subparagraphs Insertion end (1)‍(a)‍(i) Insertion start and (i.‍1) Insertion end , the name shall not include any title, degree or other prefix or suffix.

Particulars of candidates — occupation

(3)  Insertion start For the purpose of Insertion end subparagraph Insertion start (1)‍(a)‍(i) Insertion end , the occupation shall be stated briefly and shall correspond to the occupation by which the prospective candidate is known.

Witness ensures signatures are local electors’

(4) A witness to a signature referred to in paragraph (1)‍(e) or (f) shall use due diligence to ensure that the signatures that are made in his or her presence are all made by electors resident in the electoral district.

Filing of nomination paper

67 (1) A prospective candidate shall file the nomination paper with the returning officer in the electoral district in which the Insertion start prospective candidate Insertion end is seeking nomination at any time between Insertion start the date of Insertion end the issue of the Notice of Election and the close of nominations.

Proof of identity — prospective candidate

(2) A prospective candidate who personally files his or her nomination paper shall provide the returning officer with the following proof of his or her identity:

• (a) one piece of identification issued by a Canadian government, whether federal, provincial or local, or an agency of such a government, that contains a photograph of the prospective candidate and his or her name referred to in subparagraph 66(1)‍(a)‍(i); or

• (b) two pieces of identification of a type authorized under subsection (3), each of which establishes that name.

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Authorized types of identification

(3) The Chief Electoral Officer may authorize types of identification for the purposes of subsections (2) and (8). For greater certainty, any document may be authorized, regardless of who issued it.

Name prospective candidate commonly known by — documents

(4) If a prospective candidate wishes a name referred to in subparagraph 66(1)‍(a)‍(i.‍1) to appear on the ballot instead of the name referred to in subparagraph 66(1)‍(a)‍(i), he or she shall file with the returning officer documents of a type authorized under subsection (5) as proof that he or she is commonly known by that name.

Authorized types of documents

(5) The Chief Electoral Officer may authorize types of documents for the purposes of subsection (4).

Auditor’s consent

Insertion start (6) Insertion end Insertion start   Insertion end Insertion start If a Insertion end prospective candidate Insertion start has appointed Insertion end an Insertion start auditor, the prospective candidate shall file Insertion end with the returning officer Insertion start by the close of nominations Insertion end a statement signed by the auditor consenting to act in that capacity.

Authorized person

(7) A prospective candidate may authorize another person to carry out, on the prospective candidate’s behalf, any of the prospective candidate’s obligations under subsections (1), (4) and (6).

Proof of identity — authorized person

(8) A person authorized under subsection (7) who files a nomination paper on behalf of a prospective candidate shall file on the prospective candidate’s behalf with the returning officer, together with the nomination paper, the following proof of the prospective candidate’s identity:

• (a) a copy, signed by the prospective candidate, of one piece of identification issued by a Canadian government, whether federal, provincial or local, or an agency of such a government, that contains a photograph of the prospective candidate and his or her name referred to in subparagraph 66(1)‍(a)‍(i); or

• (b) a copy, signed by the prospective candidate, of each of two pieces of identification of a type authorized under subsection (3), each of which establishes that name.

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Names of endorsed candidates

(3) The chief agent of a political party shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer, no later than 24 hours before the close of nominations, with

• (a) the name of every prospective candidate who has been endorsed by the party;

• (b) the electoral district in which the prospective candidate intends to be a candidate; and

• (c) the name of the person or persons who endorsed the prospective candidate on the party’s behalf.

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Information to returning officers

(4) As soon as feasible after receiving the information set out in paragraphs (3)‍(a) to (c), but no later than the close of nominations, the Chief Electoral Officer shall provide the information to the returning officer of the electoral district referred to in paragraph (3)‍(b).

Clôture des candidatures

(2)  Insertion start Un Insertion end acte de candidature ne peut être reçu Insertion start de quiconque entre Insertion end au bureau du directeur du scrutin après 14 h le jour de clôture.

Designated filing place

(3) The returning officer may authorize a person to receive Insertion start — or examine, in the case of paragraph (b) — the following Insertion end in any place designated by the returning officer:

• Insertion start (a) Insertion end  the nomination paper;

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  (b) the piece or pieces of identification referred to in paragraphs 67(2)‍(a) and (b);

• (c) the documents referred to in subsection 67(4);

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• Insertion start (d) Insertion end  the statement Insertion start referred to in subsection 67(6) Insertion end ; and

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  (e) the copy or copies of the piece or pieces of identification referred to in paragraphs 67(8)‍(a) and (b).

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  (a) that the prospective candidate’s identity has been proven by the piece or pieces of identification provided under subsection 67(2) or the copy or copies filed under subsection 67(8), as the case may be;

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• Insertion start (a.‍1) Insertion end  that the nomination paper is complete, including having at least the number of signatures referred to in paragraph 66(1)‍(e) or (f), as the case may be;

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  (c) that the political party named in the nomination paper as having endorsed the prospective candidate has done so, as evidenced by the information provided under paragraph 68(3)‍(a) in respect of that prospective candidate.

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Name prospective candidate commonly known by — determination

71.‍1 (1) If a nomination paper includes a name referred to in subparagraph 66(1)‍(a)‍(i.‍1) and documents have been filed under subsection 67(4) in respect of the prospective candidate, then the returning officer shall determine, in accordance with the Chief Electoral Officer’s instructions, whether the documents prove that the prospective candidate is commonly known by that name.

Confusion with name of political party — determination

(2) If the returning officer determines that the documents prove that the prospective candidate is commonly known by that name, but in the returning officer’s opinion the name could be confused with the name of a political party, he or she shall notify the Chief Electoral Officer, who shall determine whether the name could be confused with one and shall inform the returning officer of the determination.

Name to appear on ballot

(3) The name referred to in subparagraph 66(1)‍(a)‍(i.‍1) shall be the name that appears on the ballot in respect of the prospective candidate unless

• (a) the returning officer determines under subsection (1) that the documents filed under subsection 67(4) do not prove that the prospective candidate is commonly known by that name; or

• (b) the Chief Electoral Officer determines under subsection (2) that the name could be confused with the name of a political party.

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Clarification

(4) For greater certainty, if the name referred to in subparagraph 66(1)‍(a)‍(i.‍1) is not, under subsection (3), the name that is to appear on the ballot in respect of the prospective candidate, then the name that is to appear on the ballot in respect of the prospective candidate shall be the name referred to in subparagraph 66(1)‍(a)‍(i).

Notice of name to appear on ballot

(5) The returning officer shall, not later than 48 hours after the nomination paper is filed, give the prospective candidate notice, in the prescribed form, of whether the name referred to in subparagraph 66(1)‍(a)‍(i.‍1) is the name that is to appear on the ballot in respect of the prospective candidate.

Electronic filing

73 (1) A Insertion start person who files a Insertion end nomination paper Insertion start or any other document under section 67 Insertion end may Insertion start do so Insertion end by electronic means. In order for the nomination to be valid, the returning officer must receive the Insertion start document Insertion end in electronic form by the close of nominations.

Proof of identity

(1.‍1) If a prospective candidate files the nomination paper under section 67 by electronic means, he or she may, to prove his or her identity, file by electronic means the copy or copies referred to in paragraph 67(8)‍(a) or (b). If the prospective candidate does so, he or she need not provide proof of his or her identity under subsection 67(2).

Publishing false statement to affect election results

91 (1) No person Insertion start or entity Insertion end shall, with the intention of affecting the results of an election, make or publish, Insertion start during the election period Insertion end ,

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  (a) a false statement that a candidate, a prospective candidate, the leader of a political party or a public figure associated with a political party has committed an offence under an Act of Parliament or a regulation made under such an Act — or under an Act of the legislature of a province or a regulation made under such an Act — or has been charged with or is under investigation for such an offence; or

• (b) a false statement about the citizenship, place of birth, education, professional qualifications or membership in a group or association of a candidate, a prospective candidate, the leader of a political party or a public figure associated with a political party.

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Clarification

(2) Subsection (1) applies regardless of the place where the election is held or the place where the false statement is made or published.

Publishing false statement of candidate’s withdrawal

92 No person Insertion start or entity Insertion end shall publish a false statement Insertion start that indicates that Insertion end a candidate Insertion start has withdrawn Insertion end .

Preliminary lists and information to returning officer

93 (1) As soon as possible after the issue of a writ, the Chief Electoral Officer shall prepare a preliminary list of electors for each polling division in an electoral district, and shall Insertion start make Insertion end it Insertion start available Insertion end to the returning officer for the electoral district along with all the other information in the Register of Electors that relates to the electors of that electoral district.

Preliminary lists to parties

(1.‍1) The Chief Electoral Officer shall Insertion start make available Insertion end , to each registered party or eligible party that requests Insertion start them Insertion end , the preliminary lists of electors for an electoral district in respect of which a writ has been issued.

Preliminary lists to candidates

94 Each returning officer Insertion start to whom Insertion end the preliminary lists of electors for his or her electoral district Insertion start have been made available Insertion end shall Insertion start make them available Insertion end to each candidate in the electoral district who requests them.

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  (a) are incarcerated electors as defined in section 177;

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• (a) the address of the elector’s polling station, and whether or not it Insertion start is in premises that are accessible to electors with a disability Insertion end ;

• (b) requires Insertion start a polling station that is in premises that are accessible to electors with a disability, which Insertion end his or her polling station Insertion start is Insertion end not; or

• (c) is unable to attend at a polling station because of a disability.

Election officers who are designated to receive applications

97 (1) The returning officer, assistant returning officer and Insertion start other election officers Insertion end for an electoral district may receive applications for additions or corrections to, or deletions from, a preliminary list of electors or the Register of Electors for their electoral district.

Applications for addition, correction or deletion

(2) All applications referred to in subsection (1) that are received by Insertion start election officers other than the returning officer or assistant returning officer Insertion end shall, on completion, be presented to the returning officer or assistant returning officer for his or her approval.

Revision offices

98 The returning officer may open one or more offices for the revision of the preliminary lists of electors. The office or offices shall Insertion start be in premises that are accessible to electors with a disability Insertion end .

Election officers to act in pairs

100 (1)  Insertion start Election officers Insertion end shall act Insertion start in pairs when they Insertion end assist Insertion start the returning officer or assistant returning officer Insertion end in the revision of the preliminary lists of electors.

Disagreement between election officers

(2) In case of disagreement Insertion start between members of a pair Insertion end , the Insertion start two election officers Insertion end shall refer the matter to the returning officer or assistant returning officer for a decision and are bound by that decision.

• (d) the elector, or another elector who lives at the same residence as the elector, completes the prescribed registration form, and Insertion start makes Insertion end the Insertion start solemn declaration in the Insertion end prescribed Insertion start form Insertion end , at their residence and in the presence of Insertion start a pair of election officers assisting the returning officer or assistant returning officer in Insertion end the Insertion start revision of the preliminary lists of electors Insertion end .

Lists to candidates

104.‍1 Each returning officer shall, on the 19th day before polling day, Insertion start make available Insertion end the most current preliminary lists of electors for Insertion start his or her Insertion end electoral district to each candidate in the electoral district who requests Insertion start them Insertion end .

Lists to registered parties

104.‍2 The Chief Electoral Officer shall, on the 19th day before polling day, make available the most current preliminary lists of electors for each electoral district to each registered party that has endorsed a candidate in that electoral district and that requests them.

Official list of electors

106 Each returning officer shall, without delay after the 7th day before polling day but no later than the 3rd day before polling day, prepare the official list of electors for each polling Insertion start station Insertion end for use on polling day.

Form of lists

107 (1) The revised list of electors for each polling division and official list of electors Insertion start for each polling station Insertion end shall be in the form established by the Chief Electoral Officer.

Lists to election officers

(2) Each returning officer shall Insertion start make available Insertion end to Insertion start election officers Insertion end the revised list of electors or official list of electors, as the case may be, that the Insertion start election officers need Insertion end to conduct the vote in Insertion start the Insertion end advance polling station or polling station Insertion start to which they are assigned Insertion end . The list shall indicate each elector’s year of birth.

Lists to candidates

(3) Each returning officer shall Insertion start make available Insertion end to each candidate a version of the revised lists of electors and the official lists of electors that does not indicate an elector’s year of birth.

Lists to registered parties

(4) The Chief Electoral Officer shall make available, for each electoral district, a version of the revised lists of electors and the official lists of electors that does not indicate an elector’s year of birth to each registered party that has endorsed a candidate in that electoral district.

Lists to member and parties

(2) The Chief Electoral Officer shall Insertion start make available Insertion end the final lists of electors for each electoral district to each registered party that Insertion start has endorsed Insertion end a candidate in the electoral district and to the member who was elected for the electoral district Insertion start in the last election Insertion end .

Registered parties

110 (1) A registered party Insertion start to which Insertion end lists of electors Insertion start are made available Insertion end under section 45, subsection 93(1.‍1), section Insertion start 104.‍2, subsection 107(4) or section Insertion end 109 may use the lists for communicating with electors, including using them for soliciting contributions and recruiting party members.

Eligible parties

(1.‍1) An eligible party Insertion start to which Insertion end preliminary lists of electors Insertion start are made available Insertion end under subsection 93(1.‍1) may use the lists for communicating with electors, including using them for soliciting contributions and recruiting party members.

Members

(2) A member Insertion start to whom Insertion end lists of electors or final lists of electors Insertion start are made available Insertion end under section 45 or 109, respectively, may use the lists for

• (a) communicating with his or her electors; and

• (b)  Insertion start if Insertion end the Insertion start member is Insertion end a member of a registered party, soliciting contributions for the registered party and recruiting party members.

Candidates

(3) A candidate Insertion start to whom Insertion end the preliminary lists of electors Insertion start are made available Insertion end under section 94 or 104.‍1, or Insertion start to whom Insertion end the revised lists of electors or the official lists of electors Insertion start are made available Insertion end under subsection 107(3), may use the lists for communicating with his or her electors during Insertion start the Insertion end election period, including using them for soliciting contributions and campaigning.

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  (ii) for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of this Act or the Referendum Act.

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List of Insertion start Election Insertion end Officers

List of election officers to candidates

112 (1) A returning officer shall, at least three days before polling day, post in his or her office, and Insertion start make available Insertion end to each candidate or candidate’s representative, a list of the names of all the Insertion start election Insertion end officers appointed to act in the electoral district Insertion start who are assigned to a polling station, along Insertion end with the polling station Insertion start to which Insertion end each Insertion start officer Insertion end is Insertion start assigned Insertion end .

Delivery to returning officers

113 The Chief Electoral Officer, at any time before the issue of the writ or immediately after the issue of it, shall deliver to the returning officer sufficient quantities of election materials and the necessary instructions for the election officers to Insertion start exercise their powers and Insertion end perform their duties.

Material of ballot box

(2) Each ballot box shall be of the size and shape and made of the material determined by the Chief Electoral Officer and be constructed to allow seals for the use of the returning officers and Insertion start other election Insertion end officers to be affixed.

Nom de l’imprimeur et affidavit

(6) Les bulletins de vote doivent porter le nom de l’imprimeur qui doit, lorsqu’il les livre au directeur du scrutin, lui remettre Insertion start un affidavit Insertion end , selon le formulaire prescrit, précisant leur description, le nombre qu’il lui livre et le fait qu’il s’est conformé au paragraphe (5).

Information on the ballot

117 (1) Ballots shall contain the names of candidates Insertion start referred to in subparagraph 66(1)‍(a)‍(i) or (i.‍1), as the case may be, and Insertion end taken from their nomination papers, arranged alphabetically.

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  (b) the information referred to in subsection 68(3) was provided in respect of the candidate in accordance with that subsection; and

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Mention « indépendant(e) »

(3) Le bulletin de vote porte la mention « Insertion start indépendant(e) Insertion end » sous le nom du candidat qui l’a demandé conformément au sous-alinéa 66(1)a)‍(v), et seulement dans ce cas.

Mention de l’adresse ou de la profession

(5) Dans les cas où au moins deux candidats ont le même nom et ont indiqué leur intention d’être désignés par la mention « Insertion start indépendant(e) Insertion end » ou de n’avoir aucune désignation de parti dans le cadre du sous-alinéa 66(1)a)‍(v), les bulletins de vote mentionnent l’adresse ou la profession de ces candidats s’ils en font la demande par écrit au directeur du scrutin Insertion start avant Insertion end 17 h le jour de clôture.

Insertion start Provision Insertion end of Election Materials to Insertion start Election Officers Insertion end

Materials to be provided to election officers

119 (1) Before voting begins, each returning officer shall provide, in Insertion start accordance with the Chief Electoral Officer’s instructions, the election officers who are assigned to a polling station in the returning officer’s Insertion end electoral district with

• (a) enough ballots for at least the number of electors on the official list of electors for the polling station;

• (b) a statement showing the number of ballots that are Insertion start provided Insertion end , with their serial numbers;

• f) la liste électorale officielle à utiliser Insertion start au Insertion end bureau de scrutin, qu’il place si possible dans l’urne avec les bulletins de vote et autres accessoires;

Safekeeping of election materials

(2) Until the opening of the poll, Insertion start the election officers are Insertion end responsible for all election materials in Insertion start their Insertion end possession and shall take every precaution Insertion start to ensure Insertion end the safekeeping of those materials and to prevent any person from having unlawful access to them.

Polling Stations

Establishment of polling stations

120 Each returning officer shall, for polling day, establish Insertion start polling stations and assign Insertion end each polling division Insertion start to a Insertion end polling station.

Accessibility

121 (1) A polling station shall be Insertion start in premises that are accessible to electors Insertion end with Insertion start a disability Insertion end .

Exception

(2) If a returning officer is unable to secure suitable premises for a polling station Insertion start that are accessible to electors Insertion end with Insertion start a disability Insertion end , the returning officer may, with the prior approval of the Chief Electoral Officer, Insertion start establish Insertion end the polling station in premises Insertion start that are not accessible to such electors Insertion end .

Polling station in school or other public building

(2) Whenever possible, a returning officer shall Insertion start establish Insertion end a polling station in a school or other suitable public building.

Information — location of polling stations

125.‍1 (1) The returning officer for an electoral district Insertion start and the Chief Electoral Officer Insertion end shall Insertion start make Insertion end the addresses of all of the polling stations in the electoral district Insertion start available to, respectively Insertion end , each candidate in the electoral district and each political party that has endorsed a candidate in the electoral district. That information shall be Insertion start made available Insertion end on the later of the 24th day before polling day and the day on which the candidate’s nomination is confirmed, Insertion start along with maps of the electoral district indicating the boundaries of each polling division and the location of each polling station Insertion end .

Notification of change — on or before 5th day before polling day

(2) If, on or before the 5th day before polling day, there is a change in the Insertion start address Insertion end of any polling Insertion start station Insertion end in the electoral district, the returning officer Insertion start and the Chief Electoral Officer Insertion end shall without delay Insertion start make that information available to Insertion end the candidates and the political parties Insertion start respectively, along with maps of the electoral district indicating the new location of the polling station Insertion end .

Notification of change — after 5th day before polling day

(3) If, after the 5th day before polling day, there is a change in the Insertion start address Insertion end of any polling Insertion start station Insertion end in the electoral district, the returning officer Insertion start and the Chief Electoral Officer Insertion end shall without delay Insertion start make that information available to Insertion end the candidates and the political parties Insertion start respectively Insertion end .

• (a)  Insertion start any field liaison Insertion end officer;

• (b) the returning officer, his or her representatives and Insertion start any member of his or her staff whom he or she authorizes to be present Insertion end ;

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  (b.‍1) any election officer whom the returning officer authorizes to be present;

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• (h) if a polling division of an electoral district in which a registered Insertion start party’s Insertion end leader is a candidate is Insertion start assigned to Insertion end the polling station, any media representative who — subject to any conditions that the Chief Electoral Officer considers necessary to protect the integ­rity of the vote and the privacy of any person present at the polling station — is authorized in writing by the Chief Electoral Officer to be present and take any photograph or make any Insertion start audio or Insertion end video recording of the candidates as they cast their votes; and

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  (i) the auditor referred to in section 164.‍1.

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Delivery of representative’s authorization

(2) When a representative of a candidate is admitted to a polling station, the representative shall deliver his or her written authorization from the candidate or the candidate’s official agent in the prescribed form, Insertion start or a copy of it Insertion end , to Insertion start an election officer who is assigned to the polling station Insertion end .

Representative authorized in writing

(3) A representative bearing a written authorization referred to in subsection (2), Insertion start or a copy of one Insertion end , is a representative of the candidate Insertion start for the purposes Insertion end of this Act and is entitled to represent the candidate to the exclusion of any elector who might otherwise claim the right to represent the candidate.

Solemn declaration

(4) Each representative of a candidate or each elector described in paragraph (1)‍(d), on being admitted to the polling station, shall Insertion start make a solemn declaration Insertion end in the prescribed form.

Solemn declaration

(5) A candidate’s representative who is appointed to more than one polling station shall, before being admitted to the first polling station, Insertion start make a solemn declaration in the Insertion end prescribed Insertion start form Insertion end before Insertion start an election officer who is assigned to Insertion end that polling station. The representative is not required to Insertion start make Insertion end another Insertion start solemn declaration Insertion end on being admitted to any other polling station in the same electoral district if he or she presents a document, in the prescribed form, proving that he or she has already Insertion start made Insertion end the Insertion start solemn declaration Insertion end .

Representatives may absent themselves from poll

(2) A representative of a candidate, or an elector described in paragraph 135(1)‍(d), may leave a polling station at any time and return at any time before the counting of the votes begins and is not required to produce a new written authorization from the candidate or official agent, Insertion start or a copy of one Insertion end , or to Insertion start make Insertion end another Insertion start solemn declaration Insertion end .

Initialling ballots

138 (1) Before a polling station opens on polling day, and in full view of the candidates or their representatives who are present at the polling station, Insertion start an election officer who is assigned to the polling station Insertion end shall initial the back of every ballot in the space indicated in Form 3 of Schedule 1, entirely in ink or entirely in black pencil so that when the ballot is folded the initials can be seen. The initials shall be as similar as possible on each ballot.

Interdiction de défaire le carnet

(2) Le Insertion start fonctionnaire électoral Insertion end appose son paraphe sans détacher le bulletin de vote du carnet.

Cas de manque de temps

(3) L’apposition du paraphe ne peut avoir pour effet de retarder l’ouverture du scrutin; s’il n’a pas paraphé tous les bulletins de vote à l’heure d’ouverture, le Insertion start fonctionnaire électoral Insertion end le fait Insertion start dans les meilleurs délais Insertion end , avant de remettre les bulletins aux électeurs.

Examining and sealing ballot box

140 When the polling station opens, Insertion start an election officer who is assigned to the polling station Insertion end shall, in full view of the candidates or their representatives who are present, open the ballot box and ascertain that it is empty, and shall

Calling electors

141 Immediately after the ballot box is sealed, Insertion start an election officer who is assigned to the polling station Insertion end shall call on the electors to vote.

Electors not to be impeded

142  Insertion start An election officer who is assigned to the polling station Insertion end shall ensure that every elector is admitted into the polling station and that the electors are not disturbed when they are in or near the polling station.

Elector to give name and address

143 (1) Each elector, Insertion start in order to receive a ballot Insertion end , shall give his or her name and address to Insertion start an election officer who is assigned to Insertion end the polling station, and, on request, to a candidate or Insertion start a candidate’s Insertion end representative.

Proof of identity and residence

(2) If the Insertion start election officer Insertion end determines that the elector’s name and address appear on the list of electors or that the elector is allowed to vote under section 146, 147, 148 or 149, then, subject to subsection (3), the elector shall provide the Insertion start election Insertion end officer with the following proof of his or her identity and residence:

• (a) one piece of identification issued by a Canadian government, whether federal, provincial or local, or an agency of Insertion start such a Insertion end government, that contains a photograph of the elector and his or her name and address; or

Authorized types of identification

(2.‍1) The Chief Electoral Officer may authorize types of identification for the purposes of paragraph (2)‍(b). For greater certainty, any document may be authorized, regardless of who issued Insertion start it Insertion end .

Solemn declaration

(3) An elector may instead prove his or her identity and residence by Insertion start making Insertion end the Insertion start solemn declaration referred to Insertion end in subsection Insertion start 549.‍1 Insertion end (1) in writing if he or she is accompanied by another elector whose name appears on the list of electors for the same polling division Insertion start and Insertion end who

• (a)  Insertion start provides Insertion end the Insertion start election officer referred to in subsection (1) with Insertion end the piece or pieces of identification referred to in paragraph (2)‍(a) or (b), respectively; and

• (b)  Insertion start vouches for Insertion end the elector Insertion start by making Insertion end the Insertion start solemn declaration referred to Insertion end in subsection Insertion start 549.‍1 Insertion end (2) in writing.

Request to make solemn declaration

(3.‍2) Despite subsection (3.‍1), Insertion start if the election officer referred to in subsection (1) Insertion end , a candidate or Insertion start a Insertion end candidate’s representative has reasonable doubts concerning the residence of an elector referred to in subsection Insertion start (3.‍1) Insertion end , Insertion start the officer, candidate or representative Insertion end may request that the elector Insertion start make Insertion end the Insertion start solemn declaration referred to Insertion end in Insertion start subsection 549.‍1(1) in writing Insertion end , in which case Insertion start the elector’s Insertion end residence is deemed to have been proven only if he or she Insertion start makes Insertion end that Insertion start solemn declaration Insertion end .

Voting

(4) If the Insertion start election Insertion end officer is satisfied that an elector’s identity and residence have been proven in accordance with subsection (2), (3), Insertion start (3.‍1) Insertion end or Insertion start (3.‍2) Insertion end , the elector’s name shall be crossed off the list and, subject to section 144, the elector shall be immediately allowed to vote.

Requirement before making solemn declaration — elector

143.‍1 (1) If a person decides to prove his or her Insertion start identity and Insertion end residence by Insertion start making the solemn declaration referred to in subsection 549.‍1(1) Insertion end in writing, Insertion start an election officer Insertion end shall, before the person Insertion start makes the solemn declaration Insertion end , advise Insertion start him or her in writing Insertion end of the qualifications for electors and the penalty that may be imposed under this Act on a person who is found guilty of voting or attempting to vote at an election knowing that he or she is not qualified as an elector or who contravenes subsection 549(3).

Requirement before making solemn declaration — vouching for elector

(2) If a person decides to Insertion start vouch for Insertion end an elector by Insertion start making the solemn declaration referred to in subsection 549.‍1(2) Insertion end in writing, Insertion start an election officer Insertion end shall, before the person Insertion start makes the solemn declaration Insertion end , advise Insertion start him or her in writing Insertion end of the penalty that may be imposed under this Act on a person who contravenes Insertion start any of subsections 282.‍1(1) to (3) Insertion end or 549(3).

Proof of qualification as elector

144  Insertion start If the election officer referred to in subsection 143(1), a Insertion end candidate or a candidate’s representative has reasonable doubts concerning whether a person intending to vote is qualified as an elector, Insertion start the officer, candidate or representative Insertion end may request that the person Insertion start make Insertion end the Insertion start solemn declaration referred to in subsection 549.‍1(1) in writing, in which case Insertion end the person shall not be allowed to vote unless he or she Insertion start makes Insertion end that Insertion start solemn declaration Insertion end .

Name and address corresponding closely to another

146 If the name and address of a person who Insertion start asks for Insertion end a ballot Insertion start do not appear Insertion end in the list of electors Insertion start but a different Insertion end name and address Insertion start in that list Insertion end correspond so closely as to suggest that Insertion start they are Insertion end intended to refer to that person, the person shall not be allowed to vote unless he or she Insertion start makes a solemn declaration Insertion end in the prescribed Insertion start form Insertion end .

Person in whose name another has voted

147  Insertion start (1) Insertion end  If a person asks for a ballot at a polling station after someone else has voted under that person’s name, the person shall not be allowed to vote unless he or she Insertion start makes the solemn declaration referred to Insertion end in Insertion start subsection 549.‍1 Insertion end (1) in writing.

Requirement before making solemn declaration

Insertion start (2) Insertion end Insertion start   Insertion end Insertion start An election officer shall, before Insertion end the Insertion start person makes the solemn declaration, advise the person in writing of Insertion end the penalty that may be imposed under this Act on a person who is found guilty of Insertion start voting or attempting to vote more than once Insertion end contrary to section Insertion start 281.‍5 Insertion end or of Insertion start requesting or Insertion end applying for a ballot Insertion start or special ballot Insertion end in a name that is not his or her own contrary to paragraph Insertion start 281.‍7(1)‍(a) Insertion end .

Name crossed off list in error

148 If an elector claims that his or her name has been crossed off in error from an official list of electors under subsection 176(2) or (3), the elector shall not be allowed to vote unless the returning officer verifies that the elector’s name was crossed off in error or the elector Insertion start makes Insertion end the Insertion start solemn declaration Insertion end referred to in Insertion start subsection 549.‍1 Insertion end (1) in writing.

Failure to prove identity or residence

148.‍1 (1) An elector who fails to prove his or her identity and residence in accordance with section 143 or to Insertion start make a solemn declaration Insertion end otherwise required by this Act shall not receive a ballot or be allowed to vote.

When elector refuses to make solemn declaration

(2) If an elector refuses to Insertion start make a solemn declaration on the ground that Insertion end he or she is not required to do so under this Act, the elector may appeal to the returning officer. If, after consultation with the Insertion start election Insertion end officer Insertion start in whose opinion Insertion end the Insertion start elector is required to make Insertion end the Insertion start solemn declaration Insertion end , the returning officer decides that the elector is not required to Insertion start make it Insertion end , and if the elector is entitled to vote in the polling division, the returning officer shall direct that he or she be allowed to do so.

• (a) the elector gives Insertion start the election Insertion end officer Insertion start referred to in subsection 143(1) Insertion end a transfer certificate described in section 158 or 159 and, for a certificate described in subsection 158(2), fulfils the conditions described in subsection 158(3); or

• Insertion start (b) Insertion end  the elector gives the Insertion start election Insertion end officer a registration certificate described in subsection 161(4).

Delivery of ballot to elector

150 (1) Every elector who is admitted to vote shall be given a ballot by the Insertion start election Insertion end officer Insertion start referred to in subsection 143(1) Insertion end .

Instructions to elector on receiving ballot

(2) The Insertion start election Insertion end officer shall explain to each elector how to indicate his or her choice and fold the ballot so that its serial number and the initials of the Insertion start election Insertion end officer Insertion start who initialed the ballot Insertion end are visible and shall direct the elector to return the marked and folded ballot.

• (c) fold the ballot as instructed by the Insertion start election Insertion end officer; and

• (d) return the ballot to the Insertion start election Insertion end officer.

Return of ballot

(2) The Insertion start election Insertion end officer shall, on receiving the ballot from the elector,

Spoiled ballot

152 (1) If Insertion start the Insertion end ballot Insertion start is incapable of being Insertion end used, the elector shall return it to the Insertion start election officer referred to in subsection 143(1) Insertion end , who shall mark it as a spoiled ballot, place it in the envelope supplied for the purpose and give the elector another ballot.

Assistance by election officer

154 (1) On request by an elector who is Insertion start unable to Insertion end read or because of a disability Insertion start is Insertion end unable to vote in the manner Insertion start described Insertion end by this Act, Insertion start an election Insertion end officer Insertion start who is assigned to Insertion end the Insertion start polling station Insertion end shall assist the elector in the presence of Insertion start another election officer who is assigned to the polling station Insertion end .

Template

(2)  Insertion start An election Insertion end officer Insertion start who is assigned to Insertion end the Insertion start polling station Insertion end shall, on request, provide a template to an elector who has a visual impairment to assist him or her in marking his or her ballot.

Assistance by friend or related person

155 (1) If an elector requires assistance to vote, Insertion start one of the following persons Insertion end may accompany the elector into the voting compartment and assist the elector to mark his or her ballot:

• Insertion start (a) Insertion end  a friend of the elector;

• Insertion start (b) Insertion end  the elector’s spouse or common-law partner; or

• Insertion start (c) Insertion end  a relative Insertion start of Insertion end the Insertion start elector or Insertion end of the Insertion start elector’s Insertion end spouse or common-law partner.

Solemn declaration

(3) A person described in subsection (1) who wishes to assist an elector in marking a ballot shall first Insertion start make a solemn declaration, in the prescribed form Insertion end , that he or she

• a)  Insertion start marquera le bulletin de vote conformément Insertion end aux instructions de l’électeur;

• b) ne Insertion start divulguera Insertion end pas le vote de l’électeur;

• c) ne Insertion start tentera Insertion end pas Insertion start d’exercer une influence sur Insertion end celui-ci dans son choix;

• d) n’a pas déjà aidé, lors de l’élection en cours, une autre personne, à titre d’ami, à voter.

Use of interpreter

156  Insertion start An election Insertion end officer Insertion start who is assigned to a polling station Insertion end may appoint a language or sign language interpreter to assist Insertion start election officers at Insertion end the Insertion start polling station Insertion end in communicating to an elector any information that is necessary to enable him or her to vote.

Elector who is confined to bed

157 (1) At a polling station that has been established in a home for the aged or in a chronic care facility, when Insertion start an election officer who is assigned to Insertion end the Insertion start polling station considers Insertion end it necessary, the Insertion start election officer Insertion end shall

Procedure for taking the votes

(2) When the vote of an elector who is confined to bed is taken, Insertion start an election officer assigned to Insertion end the Insertion start polling station Insertion end shall give the elector the assistance necessary to enable the elector to vote, and not more than one representative of each candidate may be present.

Transfer certificate for election officer

(2) An Insertion start election Insertion end officer Insertion start who is assigned to a polling station Insertion end shall issue a transfer certificate to any person —  Insertion start other than himself or herself Insertion end  — whose name appears on the official list of electors for Insertion start the Insertion end polling station and who has been appointed to act as an election officer for another polling station.

Condition

(3) A transfer certificate issued under subsection (2) authorizes the person to vote at the polling station named in it only if, on polling day, the person Insertion start exercises the power or Insertion end performs the duty specified in the certificate at the place mentioned in the certificate.

Transfer certificate for elector with disability

159 (1) An elector who has a disability and is Insertion start therefore Insertion end unable to vote without difficulty in his or her polling station may apply for a transfer certificate to vote at another polling station in the same electoral district.

Application

(2) The application shall be Insertion start made in accordance with the Chief Electoral Officer’s instructions Insertion end .

Issue of transfer certificate to elector with disability

(3)  Insertion start An election Insertion end officer shall issue a transfer certificate in the prescribed form, and Insertion start provide Insertion end the certificate to the person who Insertion start submitted Insertion end the application to the officer, if the officer is satisfied that the elector’s name appears on a list of electors for the electoral district.

Signing, numbering and recording transfer certificate

160 The Insertion start election Insertion end officer Insertion start who issues Insertion end a transfer certificate shall

• (e) if possible, send a copy of the certificate to Insertion start an election Insertion end officer Insertion start who is assigned to Insertion end the polling station on whose list of electors appears the name of the person to whom the certificate has been issued.

Registration in person

161 (1) An elector whose name is not on the list of electors may register in person on polling day Insertion start before an election officer Insertion end if the elector

• a) soit en présentant la pièce visée à l’alinéa 143(2)a) sur laquelle figure une adresse qui établit sa résidence ou les pièces visées à l’alinéa 143(2)b) dont au moins une porte une telle adresse;

• (b) proves his or her identity Insertion start and Insertion end residence by Insertion start making Insertion end the Insertion start solemn declaration referred to Insertion end in subsection Insertion start 549.‍1 Insertion end (1) in writing and is accompanied by another elector whose name appears on the list of electors for the same polling division Insertion start and Insertion end who

  • (i)  Insertion start provides Insertion end the piece or pieces of identification referred to in paragraph 143(2)‍(a) or (b), respectively, the piece or one of those pieces containing either an address that proves that other elector’s residence or an address that is consistent with information related to that other elector that appears on the list of electors, and

  • (ii)  Insertion start vouches for Insertion end the elector Insertion start by making Insertion end the Insertion start solemn declaration referred to Insertion end in subsection Insertion start 549.‍1 Insertion end (2) in writing.

Representative of each candidate

(3)  Insertion start The election Insertion end officer shall permit each candidate, Insertion start or Insertion end one representative of Insertion start each candidate Insertion end , in the electoral district to be present Insertion start when an elector is being registered Insertion end .

Registration certificate

(4) If the elector satisfies the requirements of subsection (1), the Insertion start election Insertion end officer shall complete a registration certificate in the prescribed form authorizing the elector to vote and the elector shall sign it. The registration certificate shall include a Insertion start solemn declaration made Insertion end by the elector that he or she is qualified as an elector under section 3.

Requirement before making solemn declaration — elector

161.‍1 (1) If a person decides to prove his or her Insertion start identity and Insertion end residence by Insertion start making Insertion end the Insertion start solemn declaration referred to in subsection 549.‍1(1) Insertion end in writing, Insertion start an election officer Insertion end shall, before the person Insertion start makes the solemn declaration Insertion end , advise Insertion start him or her in writing Insertion end of the qualifications for electors and the penalty that may be imposed under this Act on a person who contravenes subsection 161(5.‍1) or 549(3).

Requirement before making solemn declaration — vouching for elector

(2) If a person decides to Insertion start vouch for Insertion end an elector by Insertion start making the solemn declaration referred to in subsection 549.‍1(2) Insertion end in writing, Insertion start an election officer Insertion end shall, before the person Insertion start makes the solemn declaration Insertion end , advise Insertion start him or her in writing Insertion end of the penalty that may be imposed under this Act on a person who contravenes Insertion start any of subsections 282.‍1(1) to (3) Insertion end or 549(3).

Duties of Insertion start Election Officers Assigned to Polling Station Insertion end

Duties

162 An election officer assigned to a polling station — and not necessarily the same election officer for all of the following — shall

• (a) make, on the prescribed form, the entries Insertion start required Insertion end under this Act;

• (f) indicate, if applicable, on the prescribed form that the elector has Insertion start made a solemn declaration Insertion end and the type of Insertion start solemn declaration Insertion end ;

• (g) indicate, if applicable, on the prescribed form that the elector refused to comply with a legal requirement to provide the piece or pieces of identification referred to in paragraph 143(2)‍(a) or (b), respectively, or to Insertion start make a solemn declaration Insertion end ;

• (i) indicate, if applicable, on the prescribed form that an elector has voted in the circumstances described in section 147, that the Insertion start solemn declaration referred to in subsection 549.‍1(1) Insertion end has been Insertion start made Insertion end or that any other Insertion start solemn declaration Insertion end that was required to be Insertion start made Insertion end was Insertion start made Insertion end , note any objection that was made on behalf of any of the candidates and indicate the candidate’s name;

Procedure in case of contravention of secrecy

164 (1) It is the duty of Insertion start the election officers who are present at the polling station Insertion end to draw the attention of any elector to an offence that the elector commits in contravening Insertion start any of paragraphs 281.‍6(3)‍(a) to (c) Insertion end and to the punishment to which the elector is liable, but the elector shall be allowed to vote in the usual way if he or she has not already done so.

Clarification

(2) For greater certainty, if one election officer performs his or her duty under subsection (1) with regard to an elector, no other election officer need do so with regard to that elector.

Engagement of auditor

164.‍1 For each general election and by-election, the Chief Electoral Officer shall engage an auditor that he or she considers to have technical or specialized knowledge — other than a member of his or her staff or an election officer — to perform an audit and report on whether Insertion start election Insertion end officers have properly exercised Insertion start any of Insertion end the powers conferred on them under Insertion start this Act, or Insertion end properly performed Insertion start any of Insertion end the duties imposed on them Insertion start under this Act, that are specified by the Chief Electoral Officer Insertion end .

Combining advance polling districts

(4) When a request is made to a returning officer not later than four days after the issue of the writ, the returning officer may, with the Insertion start prior approval Insertion end of the Chief Electoral Officer, combine two advance polling districts into one district.

Demande de modification de l’emplacement d’un bureau de vote par anticipation

(5) Si une demande de modification de l’emplacement d’un bureau de vote par anticipation est présentée au directeur du scrutin au plus tard quatre jours après la délivrance du bref, Insertion start celui-ci Insertion end peut, avec l’agrément Insertion start préalable Insertion end du directeur général des élections, prendre des dispositions en vue de changer le bureau de place.

Accessibility

(6) An advance polling station shall be in premises Insertion start that are accessible to electors Insertion end with Insertion start a disability Insertion end .

Exception

(7) If a returning officer is unable to secure suitable premises for an advance polling station Insertion start that are accessible to electors Insertion end with Insertion start a disability Insertion end , the returning officer may, with the prior approval of the Chief Electoral Officer, Insertion start establish Insertion end the advance polling station in premises Insertion start that are not accessible to such electors Insertion end .

Advance polling station in more than one premises

(8) If the returning officer is of the opinion that an advance polling district consists of or includes remote, isolated or low-density communities, the returning officer may, with the prior approval of the Chief Electoral Officer and in accordance with the Chief Electoral Officer’s instructions, establish the advance polling station for that district in premises in more than one such community, and have the election officers who are assigned to the advance polling station — along with the ballot box, ballots and other necessary election documents — be at given ones of those premises on different days of advance polling to take electors’ votes. For greater certainty, subsections (5) to (7) apply to the advance polling station.

Transfer Certificates

Transfer certificate for candidate

168.‍1 (1) A candidate whose name appears on the revised list of electors for an advance polling station is entitled on request to receive a transfer certificate to vote at another advance polling station in the same electoral district.

Transfer certificate for election officer

(2) An election officer who is assigned to an advance polling station shall issue a transfer certificate to any person — other than himself or herself — whose name appears on the revised list of electors for the advance polling station and who has been appointed to act as an election officer for another advance polling station.

Condition

(3) A transfer certificate issued under subsection (2) authorizes the person to vote at the advance polling station named in it only if, on one of the days of advance polling, the person performs the duty specified in the certificate at the place mentioned in the certificate.

Transfer certificate for elector whose advance polling station has moved

(4) If an elector’s advance polling station moves to another location after the notice of confirmation of registration has been sent, an elector who attends at the advance polling station set out in the notice is entitled on request to receive a transfer certificate to vote at that advance polling station.

Transfer certificate for elector with disability

168.‍2 (1) An elector who has a disability and is therefore unable to vote without difficulty in his or her advance polling station may apply for a transfer certificate to vote at another advance polling station in the same electoral district.

Application requirements

(2) The application shall be made in accordance with the Chief Electoral Officer’s instructions.

Issue of transfer certificate to elector with disability

(3) An election officer shall issue a transfer certificate in the prescribed form, and provide the certificate to the person who submitted the application to the officer, if the officer is satisfied that the elector’s name appears on the revised list of electors for the electoral district.

Signing, numbering and recording transfer certificate

168.‍3 The election officer who issues a transfer certificate shall

• (a) fill in and sign the certificate and mention on it the date of its issue;

• (b) consecutively number the certificate in the order of its issue;

• (c) keep a record of the certificate in the order of its issue on the prescribed form;

• (d) not issue the certificate in blank; and

• (e) if possible, send a copy of the certificate to an election officer who is assigned to the advance polling station on whose list of electors appears the name of the person to whom the certificate has been issued.

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Registration at advance polling station

169 (1) Every elector whose name is not on the revised list of electors may register in person, Insertion start at Insertion end the advance polling station where the elector is entitled to vote, before Insertion start an election Insertion end officer Insertion start who is assigned to that advance polling station Insertion end .

Conditions

(2) Il ne peut toutefois être inscrit que Insertion start s’il établit son identité et sa résidence Insertion end :

• a) soit en présentant la pièce visée à l’alinéa 143(2)a) sur laquelle figure une adresse qui établit sa résidence ou les pièces visées à l’alinéa 143(2)b) dont au moins une porte une telle adresse;

• (b) proves his or her identity Insertion start and Insertion end residence by Insertion start making Insertion end the Insertion start solemn declaration referred to Insertion end in subsection Insertion start 549.‍1 Insertion end (1) in writing and is accompanied by another elector whose name appears on the list of electors for the same polling division Insertion start and Insertion end who

  • (i)  Insertion start provides Insertion end the piece or pieces of identification referred to in paragraph 143(2)‍(a) or (b), respectively, the piece or one of those pieces containing either an address that proves that other elector’s residence or an address that is consistent with information related to that other elector that appears on the list of electors, and

  • (ii)  Insertion start vouches for Insertion end the elector Insertion start by making Insertion end the Insertion start solemn declaration referred to Insertion end in subsection Insertion start 549.‍1 Insertion end (2) in writing.

Registration certificate

(3) If the elector satisfies the requirements of subsection (2), Insertion start an election Insertion end officer Insertion start who is assigned to the advance polling station Insertion end shall complete a registration certificate in the prescribed form authorizing the elector to vote and the elector shall sign it. The registration certificate shall include a Insertion start solemn declaration made Insertion end by the elector that he or she is qualified as an elector under section 3.

Entry

(4)  Insertion start An election officer who is assigned to the advance polling station Insertion end shall indicate on the prescribed form the names of the electors who are permitted to vote under this section.

Requirement before making solemn declaration — elector

169.‍1 (1) If a person decides to prove his or her Insertion start identity and Insertion end residence by Insertion start making the solemn declaration referred to in subsection 549.‍1(1) Insertion end in writing, Insertion start an election officer Insertion end shall, before the person Insertion start makes the solemn declaration Insertion end , advise Insertion start him or her in writing Insertion end of the qualifications for electors and the penalty that may be imposed under this Act on a person who contravenes subsection 169(4.‍1) or 549(3).

Requirement before making solemn declaration — vouching for elector

(2) If a person decides to Insertion start vouch for Insertion end an elector by Insertion start making the solemn declaration referred to in subsection 549.‍1(2) Insertion end in writing, Insertion start an election officer Insertion end shall, before the person Insertion start makes the solemn declaration Insertion end , advise Insertion start him or her in writing Insertion end of the penalty that may be imposed under this Act on a person who contravenes Insertion start any of subsections 282.‍1(1) to (3) Insertion end or 549(3).

When advance polling stations to be open

(2) An advance polling station shall be open Insertion start from 9:00 a.‍m. to 9:00 Insertion end p.‍m. on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, the 10th, 9th, 8th and 7th days, respectively, before polling day, Insertion start and shall not be open at any other time Insertion end .

• (iii) the place where, Insertion start for Insertion end each advance polling station, Insertion start an election Insertion end officer Insertion start who is assigned to Insertion end the Insertion start advance polling station Insertion end shall count the number of votes cast at the advance polling station, and

• (iv) that the counting of the votes cast shall Insertion start begin Insertion end on polling day as soon after the close of the polling stations as possible Insertion start or, with the Chief Electoral Officer’s prior approval, one hour before the close of the polling stations Insertion end ; and

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  (c) make available to each candidate in the electoral district a map of the electoral district indicating the boundaries of each advance polling district and the location of each advance polling station.

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Maps made available to registered parties

(2) The Chief Electoral Officer shall, not later than Saturday, the 16th day before polling day, make available to each registered party maps of each electoral district indicating the boundaries of each advance polling district within the electoral district and the location of each advance polling station.

Elector not on the revised list

(2) An elector whose name is not on the revised list of electors may not vote at an advance polling station unless the elector has obtained Insertion start a transfer certificate under section 168.‍1 or 168.‍2 or Insertion end a registration certificate Insertion start under Insertion end subsection 169(3).

Procedure by election officer

(3) If an elector whose name does not appear on the revised list of electors has voted, Insertion start an election officer who is assigned to Insertion end the Insertion start advance polling station Insertion end shall indicate on the prescribed form that the elector has voted in accordance with subsection (2).

Duties of election officer

174 (1) If an elector whose name is on the list of electors makes a request to vote at an advance polling station that is established for his or her polling division, Insertion start an election Insertion end officer Insertion start who is assigned to Insertion end the Insertion start advance polling station Insertion end shall permit the elector to vote unless the elector fails to prove his or her identity and residence in accordance with section 143 or to Insertion start make a solemn declaration Insertion end otherwise required by this Act.

Record of votes cast

(2)  Insertion start An election officer who is assigned to the advance polling station Insertion end shall keep a record in duplicate at the advance polling station, in the prescribed form, of the names of all persons who vote at the advance polling station, in the order in which they vote, and shall mark on the record the notations that Insertion start an election officer who is assigned to a polling station is Insertion end required by this Act to make opposite an elector’s name at the polling station on polling day.

Opening of advance polling station

175 (1) At the opening of an advance polling station at Insertion start 9:00 a.‍m. Insertion end , Insertion start an election Insertion end officer Insertion start who is assigned to Insertion end the advance polling Insertion start station Insertion end shall, in full view of the candidates or their representatives who are present,

• (a)  Insertion start on the 1st Insertion end day Insertion start of advance polling Insertion end ,

  • Insertion start (i) Insertion end  open the ballot box and ascertain that it is empty,

  • Insertion start (ii) Insertion end  seal the ballot box with the seals provided by the Chief Electoral Officer, and

  • Insertion start (iii) Insertion end  place the ballot box on a table in full view of all present and keep it there until the close of the advance polling station on that day; and

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  (b) on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th days of advance polling, place the ballot box on a table in full view of all present and keep it there until the close of the advance polling station on that day.

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Close of advance polling station

(2) At the close of an advance polling station at Insertion start 9:00 Insertion end p.‍m. on each of the Insertion start four Insertion end days of advance polling, Insertion start an election Insertion end officer Insertion start who is assigned to Insertion end the Insertion start advance polling station Insertion end shall, in full view of the candidates or their representatives who are present, Insertion start and in accordance with instructions that the Chief Electoral Officer considers necessary to ensure the integrity of the vote, take the measures set out in those instructions Insertion end .

Other ballot boxes

(3)  Insertion start If an election officer who is assigned to the advance polling station determines, in accordance with the Chief Electoral Officer’s instructions, that another ballot box is needed at Insertion end the advance polling Insertion start station, then Insertion end an Insertion start election Insertion end officer Insertion start who is assigned to Insertion end the advance polling station shall, in full view of the candidates or their representatives who are present Insertion start and in accordance with those instructions Insertion end ,

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  (a) take the steps set out in subparagraphs (1)‍(a)‍(i) to (iii) with regard to that other ballot box; and

• (b) take the steps set out in paragraph (1)‍(b) and in subsection (2) with regard to the ballot boxes in the circumstances set out in those instructions.

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Candidates may check seals

Insertion start (4) Insertion end  The candidates or their representatives may take note of the serial numbers of the seals on Insertion start the following Insertion end ballot boxes Insertion start at the times indicated Insertion end :

• Insertion start (a) Insertion end Insertion start   Insertion end Insertion start for any ballot box that was used on a day of advance polling, note may be taken Insertion end when an advance polling station closes on each of the four days of advance polling;

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  (b) for a ballot box that is placed on the table in accordance with subsection (1) or (3), note may be taken when it is placed there; and

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• Insertion start (c) Insertion end Insertion start   Insertion end Insertion start for Insertion end each of the ballot boxes Insertion start that were Insertion end used for advance polling, Insertion start note may be taken Insertion end when the votes are counted on polling day.

Custody of ballot boxes

Insertion start (5) Insertion end  Until the counting of the ballots on polling day, Insertion start an election Insertion end officer shall keep the sealed ballot Insertion start box or Insertion end boxes in his or her custody in Insertion start accordance with Insertion end the Insertion start Chief Electoral Officer’s instructions Insertion end .

Recovery of ballot box

Insertion start (6) Insertion end  Despite subsection Insertion start (5) Insertion end , the returning officer may recover any ballot box that Insertion start another election officer Insertion end is Insertion start required under that subsection to have Insertion end in Insertion start his or her Insertion end custody if the returning officer Insertion start considers Insertion end that such action is necessary to ensure the integrity of the vote. Insertion start The returning officer shall inform Insertion end the Chief Electoral Officer Insertion start of the matter as soon as possible Insertion end .

Recovery of ballot box — dwelling place or vehicle

(7) If a ballot box to be recovered is in a dwelling place or a vehicle, the returning officer may enter the dwelling place or vehicle without the occupant’s or owner’s consent only if the returning officer is accompanying a peace officer who enters the dwelling place or vehicle under the authority of a warrant issued under subsection (8).

Authority to issue warrant

(8) On ex parte application by the returning officer, a justice of the peace may issue a warrant authorizing a peace officer to enter a dwelling place or a vehicle, accompanied by the returning officer, if the justice is satisfied by information on oath that

• (a) a ballot box is in the dwelling place or vehicle;

• (b) entry to the dwelling place or vehicle is necessary to recover the ballot-box; and

• (c) entry was refused by the occupant or owner or there are reasonable grounds to believe that entry will be refused by, or that consent to entry cannot be obtained from, the occupant or owner.

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Telewarrant

(9) If a returning officer believes that it would not be practical to appear personally to make an application for a warrant under subsection (8), a warrant may be issued by telephone or other means of telecommunication on application submitted by telephone or other means of telecommunication, and section 487.‍1 of the Criminal Code applies for that purpose with any necessary modifications.

When lists already distributed

(3) If an official list of electors is sent to a polling station containing the names of electors that appear in the record of votes cast at an advance polling station as having already voted, the returning officer shall instruct Insertion start an election Insertion end officer Insertion start who is assigned to Insertion end the Insertion start polling station Insertion end to cross their names off the list, and the Insertion start election Insertion end officer shall do so without delay.

Definitions

177 The definitions in this section apply in this Part, Insertion start and Parts 11.‍1 and 19 Insertion end .

application for registration and special ballot means an application completed by an elector in order to vote under this Part.‍ (demande d’inscription et de bulletin de vote spécial)

inner envelope means an envelope, Insertion start including one Insertion end that is supplied by the Chief Electoral Officer, in which a ballot Insertion start or special ballot Insertion end is to be enclosed after it has been marked.‍ (enveloppe intérieure)

liaison officer means Insertion start an Insertion end elector designated Insertion start as a liaison officer Insertion end under Insertion start subsection 199.‍2(1) Insertion end or a person appointed Insertion start as a liaison officer Insertion end under subsection 248(1).‍ (agent de liaison)

outer envelope means an envelope, Insertion start including one Insertion end that is supplied by the Chief Electoral Officer, Insertion start in which Insertion end a ballot Insertion start or special ballot Insertion end is Insertion start to be transmitted Insertion end after it has been marked and enclosed in an inner envelope.‍ (enveloppe extérieure)

special ballot means a ballot, other than a ballot referred to in section 241, that is Insertion start provided Insertion end to an elector who is entitled to vote under this Part.‍ (bulletin de vote spécial)

unit election officer means an elector designated as a unit election officer under paragraph 205(1)‍(b).‍ (fonctionnaire électoral d’unité)

• (b) retain the Insertion start solemn declaration Insertion end of each special ballot officer Insertion start that is made under subsection 23(1) Insertion end ;

• (d) obtain from the liaison officers the lists of the names of Insertion start unit election Insertion end officers that the commanding officers are required to provide;

Distribution of election materials

186.‍1 Without delay after the writs are issued, 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 the election materials necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Part, including materials for the purpose of determining in which electoral district an elector is entitled to vote.

Delivery of list of candidates

188 Without delay after a list of candidates is established, the Insertion start special voting rules administrator Insertion end shall Insertion start provide Insertion end the Insertion start list Insertion end to Insertion start the coordinating officer, to every Insertion end liaison Insertion start officer and commanding officer and, as the special voting rules administrator considers appropriate, to any other person Insertion end .

Interpretation

elector means a person Insertion start referred to in Insertion end section 191.‍ (électeur)

alternative address means the address of the office of the returning officer for the electoral district of the elector’s place of ordinary residence.‍ (adresse de substitution)

service number means a unique identifier assigned by the Canadian Forces under the National Defence Act to each member of the Canadian Forces.‍ (numéro matricule)

Election officers

190.‍1 For the purpose of section 9, subsections 23(1) and (2) and section 23.‍1, the coordinating officer, liaison officers designated under subsection 199.‍2(1), commanding officers and unit election officers are deemed to be election officers and paragraph 43(c), subsection 484(1) and paragraph 484(3)‍(f) also apply to them if they are relieved of duty.

Voting Entitlement

Qualification and right to vote

191 Any of the following persons is Insertion start entitled to vote under this Division Insertion end if he or she is qualified as an elector under section 3:

• (b) a member of the reserve force of the Canadian Forces; Insertion start and Insertion end

Registration

Right to register

192 (1) When a person becomes entitled to vote under this Division, the person’s commanding officer shall inform him or her of the right to ask the Chief Electoral Officer to include him or her in the Register of Electors or, if already included in it, to ask for his or her registration to be updated.

Right to register — future elector

(2) When a future elector is enrolled in the Canadian Forces, or when a member of the Canadian Forces becomes qualified as a future elector, the future elector’s commanding officer shall inform him or her of the right to ask the Chief Electoral Officer to include him or her in the Register of Future Electors or, if already included in it, to ask for his or her registration to be updated.

Service number

(3) An elector, or a future elector who is a member of the Canadian Forces, who asks the Chief Electoral Officer to include him or her in the Register of Electors or Register of Future Electors, or asks for his or her registration to be updated, must provide his or her service number to the Chief Electoral Officer.

Duty

(2) The coordinating officer shall, on request, provide to the Chief Electoral Officer the following information relating to each elector Insertion start or future elector Insertion end :

• (a)  Insertion start his or her Insertion end surname, given names, Insertion start gender Insertion end , rank and Insertion start service number Insertion end ;

• (b)  Insertion start his or her Insertion end date of birth;

• (c) the civic address Insertion start and mailing address Insertion end of Insertion start his or her Insertion end place of ordinary residence; and

• (d)  Insertion start his or her Insertion end current mailing address.

Updating Register of Electors

(3) The Chief Electoral Officer may use the information provided under subsection (2) to update the Register of Electors or Register of Future Electors.

Retention of certain information

(4) The Chief Electoral Officer may retain the information provided under subsection (2), but not included in the Register of Electors or Register of Future Electors, for the purpose of correlating information subsequently collected with information already contained in the relevant register.

Information provided to coordinating officer

(5) The Chief Electoral Officer may provide the coordinating officer with the information referred to in paragraphs (2)‍(a) to (d) relating to each elector or future elector who has provided a service number under this Part.

Cooperation

199.‍1 The coordinating officer shall cooperate with the special voting rules administrator to facilitate the voting, under Divisions 3 and 4 of this Part, of

• (a) a person employed by or in support of the Canadian Forces outside Canada;

• (b) a person who accompanies a unit or other element of the Canadian Forces that is on service or active service outside Canada, within the meaning of subsection 61(1) of the National Defence Act; or

• (c) a person who resides outside Canada with a member of the Canadian Forces or with a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).

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Liaison Officers

Designation

199.‍2 (1) The Minister of National Defence shall designate one or more electors as liaison officers to work, during and between election periods, with the Chief Electoral Officer and the coordinating officer in carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Division.

Duty of coordinating officer

(2) The coordinating officer shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer with the name and address of each liaison officer as each one is designated.

Duty of Chief Electoral Officer

200 Without delay after the issue of the writs, the Chief Electoral Officer shall inform the Minister of National Defence and the coordinating officer of their issue.

Duty of coordinating officer

202 On being informed of the issue of the writs, the coordinating officer shall inform each Insertion start liaison officer and Insertion end commanding officer of their issue.

Duty of liaison officers — information

203 On being Insertion start informed of the issue of the writs Insertion end , a liaison officer shall Insertion start give Insertion end each commanding officer in respect of whose unit the liaison officer has liaison duties Insertion start all necessary information for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Division. Insertion end

• (b) the commanding officer will designate one or more Insertion start unit election Insertion end officers to collect their votes and fix the voting times during the voting period.

Contents of list

(3) The list shall be arranged alphabetically and shall indicate each elector’s surname, given names Insertion start and service number Insertion end , the Insertion start address Insertion end of Insertion start his or her place Insertion end of ordinary residence and Insertion start his or her Insertion end electoral district.

Alternative address — commanding officer

204.‍1 (1) For the purpose of maintaining operational security, a commanding officer may indicate on the list of electors, with respect to some or all of the electors in the commanding officer’s unit, their alternative address rather than the address that would otherwise be indicated under subsection 204(3).

Alternative address — elector

(2) For the purpose of maintaining operational security or out of a reasonable apprehension of bodily harm if the address of his or her place of ordinary residence were to appear on the list of electors, an elector may ask his or her commanding officer not to indicate that address on the list of electors. The commanding officer, unless he or she considers that it would not be in the public interest to do so, shall grant the request and indicate the elector’s alternative address on the list.

Special voting rules administrator informed

(3) The commanding officer shall inform the special voting rules administrator, through a liaison officer, that an alternative address has been indicated under this section.

Clarification

(4) For greater certainty, the indication of an alternative address on the list of electors under this section does not change the elector’s place of ordinary residence for the purposes of this Act.

Duties of commanding officer

205 (1) After being informed of the issue of the writs, Insertion start but no later than the 28th day before polling day Insertion end , each commanding officer shall

• (b) designate Insertion start a sufficient number of electors as unit election officers to allow for voting to take place at Insertion end each polling station;

• (c) through a liaison officer, provide the Insertion start special voting rules administrator Insertion end with a list of the Insertion start unit election Insertion end officers and their ranks, and the list of electors for the unit; and

• (d) provide the Insertion start unit election Insertion end officers with the list of electors for the unit.

Joint polling stations

207 The commanding officers of units may establish Insertion start a joint Insertion end polling station for electors in their units, if the commanding officers consider that it would be Insertion start useful to do so Insertion end for Insertion start carrying out Insertion end the purposes Insertion start and provisions Insertion end of this Division.

• (a) distribute the materials to the Insertion start unit election Insertion end officers; and

• (b)  Insertion start display Insertion end the list in Insertion start one or more Insertion end conspicuous places Insertion start or make it otherwise accessible to electors in their unit Insertion end .