C.C.S.M. c. E30
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| PART 1
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| INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
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| DEFINITIONS
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| Definitions
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| HOW TO ESTABLISH IDENTITY
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| 2
| (1)
| Establishing identity
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| (2)
| Declaration
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| DOCUMENTS AND OATHS
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| 3
| (1)
| Providing documents to election officials
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| (2)
| Copies
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| 4
| (1)
| Who can administer an oath
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| (2)
| Signature requirements
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| (3)
| No fee
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| PART 2
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| DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS
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| WHO CAN VOTE
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| 5
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| Eligible voters
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| 6
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| One vote
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| RESIDENCY
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| 7
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| General rules for determining residency
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| 8
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| Losing Manitoba residency
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| Temporary residence in Manitoba
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| (2)
| Summer residences
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| (1)
| Persons with no fixed address
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| (2)
| Declaration
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| 11
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| Inmates
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| 12
| (1)
| Additional eligible voters
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| (2)
| Definition
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| TIME OFF WORK TO VOTE
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| (1)
| Time to vote
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| (2)
| Time off work to vote
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| (3)
| Employer may select time
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| (4)
| Prohibitions
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| LEAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN ELECTIONS
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| Leave without pay
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| Written request
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| (2)
| Notice of employer's right to request exemption
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| (3)
| Timing of request
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| (4)
| Part-time leave
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| (5)
| Employer may require confirmation
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| (1)
| Number of volunteers for candidate
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| (2)
| Number of volunteers for party
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| (1)
| When leave can begin
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| (2)
| When leave ends for returning officers
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| (3)
| When leave ends for election officials, enumerators and volunteers
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| (4)
| When leave ends for candidate
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| (1)
| Exemption if leave seriously detrimental
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| (2)
| Application for exemption
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| (1)
| Decision maker
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| (2)
| Procedure
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| (3)
| Decision final
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| (1)
| Contribution to benefit plans may continue
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| (2)
| Right to reinstatement
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| (3)
| Service continuous
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| (4)
| Employer's obligations
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| Complaints
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| PART 3
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| CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER
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| APPOINTING A CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER
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| (1)
| Appointment process
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| (2)
| Recommendations of committee
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| Appointing chief electoral officer
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| (1)
| Salary
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| (2)
| No reduction in salary
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| (3)
| Pension
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| Impartiality
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| REMOVING OR SUSPENDING A CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER
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| (1)
| Removal or suspension
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| (2)
| Suspension if Assembly not sitting
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| (3)
| Length of suspension
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| RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER
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| Responsibilities of CEO
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| 28
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| Power to adapt Act
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| (2)
| Limit on power to adapt
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| Public information and education
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| 30
| (1)
| Forms
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| (2)
| Notices and other documents
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| APPOINTING A DEPUTY CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER AND OTHER STAFF
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| (1)
| Deputy CEO and staff
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| (2)
| Deputy to act in place of CEO
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| (3)
| Impartiality of staff
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| REPORTING TO THE ASSEMBLY
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| 32
| (1)
| Reports to the Assembly
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| (2)
| Amendments
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| (3)
| Tabling the report
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| (4)
| Referral to standing committee
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| (5)
| Report may be combined with Elections Finances report
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| PART 4
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| ELECTION OFFICIALS
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| WHO MAY NOT BE AN ELECTION OFFICIAL
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| 33
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| Who may not be an election official
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| RETURNING OFFICERS AND ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICERS
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| 34
| (1)
| Appointing returning officers
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| (2)
| Appointment based on merit
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| (3)
| Notice in the gazette
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| (1)
| Appointing assistant returning officers
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| (2)
| If RO absent
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| 36
| (1)
| RO and ARO must be eligible voters
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| (2)
| If RO or ARO ceases to reside in division
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| 37
| (1)
| Term of appointment
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| (2)
| Re-appointment
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| 38
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| Duty to be impartial
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| 39
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| Replacing a returning officer or assistant returning officer
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| 40
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| Repealed
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| VOTING OFFICERS AND ASSISTANT VOTING OFFICERS
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| (1)
| Appointing voting officers
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| (2)
| Exception
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| (3)
| Senior voting officer
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| 42
| (1)
| Appointing assistant voting officers
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| (2)
| Replacement for voting officer
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| REGISTRATION OFFICERS AND INFORMATION OFFICERS
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| 43
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| Appointing registration officers
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| 44
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| Appointing information officers
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| GENERAL PROVISIONS
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| 45
| (1)
| Oath of election officials
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| (2)
| Oaths sent to chief electoral officer
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| (3)
| Second oath not required
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| 46
| (1)
| Replacing an enumerator or election official
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| (2)
| Order to deliver material
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| 47
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| Election officials from outside the electoral division
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| 48
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| If election official not qualified
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| PART 5
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| CALLING AN ELECTION
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| WRIT OF ELECTION
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| 49
| (1)
| Order calling an election
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| (2)
| General election day
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| (3)
| General election cancels by-election
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| 49.1
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| Powers of Lieutenant Governor preserved
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| (2)
| General election on first Tuesday in October
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| 50
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| Issuing the writ
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| NOTICE OF ELECTION
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| 51
| (1)
| RO to prepare notice of election
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| (2)
| Posting the notice
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| POSTPONING AN ELECTION
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| 52
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| Postponing an election in an electoral division
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| PART 6
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| CANDIDATES
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| WHO MAY BE NOMINATED
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| 53
| (1)
| Who may be nominated
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| (2)
| Disqualified persons
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| 54
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| Person may be a candidate in only one electoral division
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| MAKING A NOMINATION
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| 55
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| What nomination must include
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| 56
| (1)
| Closing day for nominations
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| (2)
| Deadline for receiving nominations
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| (3)
| Obligation to ensure documents received
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| 57
| (1)
| Verifying the nomination
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| (2)
| Notice to candidate of acceptance or refusal
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| (3)
| Correcting or replacing documents
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| ENDORSEMENT BY A REGISTERED POLITICAL PARTY
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| (1)
| Party to provide names of endorsed candidates
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| (2)
| Effect of failure to comply
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| (3)
| CEO must verify endorsements
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| (4)
| Party may endorse only one candidate per division
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| NOTICE OF CANDIDATES
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| (1)
| Notice to CEO
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| (2)
| Publication by CEO
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| ACCLAMATION
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| Acclamation
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| WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATE
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| (1)
| If candidate withdraws
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| (2)
| Signature must be witnessed
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| (3)
| Notice of withdrawal
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| DEATH OF CANDIDATE
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| (1)
| If candidate dies
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| (2)
| New writ
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| (3)
| Content of new writ
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| (4)
| Status of candidates
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| REPLACING AN OFFICIAL AGENT
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| (1)
| Replacing an official agent
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| (2)
| Forwarding information to CEO
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| PART 7
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| VOTERS LISTS
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| DIVISION 1
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| VOTING AREAS
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| 64
| (1)
| Voting areas
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| (2)
| Establishing new voting areas
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| (3)
| Size of urban voting areas
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| (4)
| Size of rural voting areas
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| (5)
| Separate voting area for apartments
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| (6)
| Considerations
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| (7)
| Description
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| DIVISION 2
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| ENUMERATION
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| LIST OF ADDRESSES
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| 64.1
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| List of addresses for every electoral division
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| (2)
| Updating list of addresses
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| (3)
| Sources of information
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| (4)
| Obligation to provide information
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| (5)
| Agreement
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| ENUMERATORS
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| (1)
| Enumeration of voters
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| (2)
| Appointment of enumerators
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| 66
| (1)
| Required information
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| (2)
| Presumption of residence
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| (3)
| Information to returning officer
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| Identification
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| Access to multiple residences
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| CONDUCTING THE ENUMERATION
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| (1)
| House-to-house canvass in urban areas
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| (2)
| Supplementary sources
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| (1)
| Canvass in rural areas
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| (2)
| Other means of obtaining information
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| Calling cards
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| Enumeration record
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| WHEN ENUMERATION NOT REQUIRED
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| (1)
| Use of old voters list
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| (2)
| Requirements when order made
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| (3)
| Copies
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| DIVISION 3
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| PRELIMINARY VOTERS LIST
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| (1)
| Preparing preliminary voters list
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| (2)
| Information on preliminary voters list
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| (3)
| Format of preliminary voters list
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| (4)
| Deadline for completing preliminary voters list
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| (1)
| Providing copies of preliminary voters list
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| (2)
| Copies of preliminary list to parties
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| (3)
| Preliminary list in electronic format
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| (1)
| Preliminary list available for inspection
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| (2)
| Repealed
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| DIVISION 4
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| REVISION
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| REVISION PERIOD
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| (1)
| Revision period
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| (2)
| Longer period if old list is used
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| (3)
| Place and times for revision
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| (4)
| Additional locations
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| (1)
| Public notice of revision
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| (2)
| Additional information
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| ENUMERATION DURING REVISION
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| (1)
| Revising agents
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| (2)
| Identification
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| REVISING OFFICERS
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| 80
| (1)
| Returning officer as revising officer
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| (2)
| Appointing revising officers
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| CANDIDATE'S REPRESENTATIVES
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| 81
| (1)
| Candidate's representatives
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| (2)
| Conditions
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| APPLICATIONS FOR REVISION
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| 82
| (1)
| Who can apply
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| (2)
| Application requirements
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| 83
| (1)
| Application for relative
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| (2)
| Application requirements
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| 84
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| Decision on application
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| OBJECTIONS
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| 85
| (1)
| Objections
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| (2)
| Form of objection
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| (3)
| Notice to subject of objection
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| (4)
| Investigation of death
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| (5)
| Resolving objection that person died
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| (6)
| Resolving objection re eligibility
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| OTHER CHANGES DURING REVISION
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| (1)
| Correcting errors
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| (2)
| Adding omitted voters
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| RECORD OF REVISION
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| Record of revision
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| 88
| (1)
| Close of revision
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| (2)
| Delivering record of revision
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| REVISED VOTERS LIST
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| 89
| (1)
| Preparing revised voters list
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| (2)
| Form
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| (3)
| Copies of revised voters list
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| APPEALS
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| (1)
| Appeals
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| (2)
| How to apply
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| (3)
| Respondents
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| (4)
| Appeal to be heard on urgent basis
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| (5)
| Deadline for decision
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| (6)
| Notice of names added or deleted on appeal
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| (7)
| No appeal
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| ADDITIONAL CHANGES AFTER REVISION
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| 91
| (1)
| Adding names after revision
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| (2)
| Notice
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| 92
| (1)
| Change of residence after revision
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| (2)
| Decision
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| (3)
| Notice to returning officer
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| (4)
| Revision of voters list
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| DIVISION 5
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| OFFICIAL VOTERS LIST
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| 93
| (1)
| Official voters list
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| (2)
| Copies
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| DIVISION 6
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| MISCELLANEOUS
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| PERSONAL SECURITY PROTECTION
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| (1)
| Personal security protection
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| (2)
| Application requirements
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| (3)
| Personal security number
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| (4)
| Voters list requirements
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| (5)
| Placing security number on voters list
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| (6)
| Procedures for voting
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| (7)
| Powers of chief electoral officer
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| AUTHORIZED USE OF VOTERS LISTS
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| 95
| (1)
| Authorized use of voters list
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| (2)
| Exception
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| 96
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| Tracing unauthorized use of voters list
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| AGREEMENTS RE USE OF VOTERS LIST
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| 97
| (1)
| Agreements re use of voters list
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| (2)
| Conditions
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| PART 8
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| PREPARING FOR AN ELECTION
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| DIVISION 1
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| BALLOTS AND BALLOT BOXES
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| 98
| (1)
| Regular ballots
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| (2)
| Form of ballots
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| (3)
| Printer's duties
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| (4)
| Information on ballot
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| (5)
| Names in alphabetical order
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| 99
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| Write-in ballots
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| (2)
| Form of write-in ballots
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| 100
| (1)
| Ballots to voting officers
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| (2)
| New ballots if candidate withdraws
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| (3)
| Exception
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| 101
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| Ballot boxes
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| 102
| (1)
| Delivery of election materials
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| (2)
| Property in election materials
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| DIVISION 2
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| VOTING STATIONS AND PLACES
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| 103
| (1)
| Establishing voting stations
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| (2)
| Location of voting places
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| (3)
| Voting place must be accessible
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| (4)
| Voting stations in population centres
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| 104
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| Central voting place
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| 105
| (1)
| Use of schools
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| (2)
| Restriction on school activities
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| 106
| (1)
| New voting place if needed
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| (2)
| Notice of change
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| 107
| (1)
| Second voting station
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| (2)
| Division of voters list
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| 108
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| Voting compartment requirements
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| 109
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| Voting directions and notice of secrecy
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| PART 9
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| REGULAR VOTING ON ELECTION DAY
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| DIVISION 1
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| OPERATION OF REGULAR VOTING STATIONS ON ELECTION DAY
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| 110
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| Voting hours
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| 111
| (1)
| Inspection of election materials
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| (2)
| Treatment of ballot box
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| (3)
| Location of ballot box
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| 112
| (1)
| Voting book
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| (2)
| Record of voting
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| (3)
| Other entries in voting book
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| 113
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| Who may be present at voting station
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| 114
| (1)
| Scrutineers
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| (2)
| Powers of scrutineer
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| DIVISION 2
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| VOTING AT REGULAR VOTING STATIONS ON ELECTION DAY
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| APPLYING FOR A BALLOT
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| 115
| (1)
| Applying for ballot
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| (2)
| Determining if name on voters list
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| (3)
| Applying to add name to voters list
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| (4)
| Addition to voters list
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| (5)
| Exception
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| (6)
| When person listed as already voting
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| 116
| (1)
| Who may challenge
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| (2)
| Deadline for challenge
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| (3)
| Reason for challenge
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| (4)
| Recording challenge
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| (5)
| Oath required
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| (6)
| Refusal to take oath before ballot received
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| (7)
| Refusal to take oath after ballot received
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| VOTING PROCEDURE
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| 117
| (1)
| Voting by regular ballot
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| (2)
| Voting procedure
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| (3)
| Voter must leave voting place
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| VOTERS REQUIRING ASSISTANCE
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| 118
| (1)
| Voting with template
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| (2)
| Assistance with template
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| 119
| (1)
| Voter requiring assistance
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| (2)
| Who may assist voter
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| (3)
| Limit on assistance
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| (4)
| Assistant's obligations
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| 120
| (1)
| No voting if interpreter not available
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| (2)
| Interpreters
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| (3)
| Election official may interpret
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| (4)
| Oath
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| 121
| (1)
| Moving ballot box
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| (2)
| Privacy
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| (3)
| Materials must accompany ballot box
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| (4)
| Scrutineers may be present
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| SPOILED BALLOTS
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| 122
| (1)
| Spoiled ballot
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| (2)
| Treatment of spoiled ballot
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| SECRECY OF VOTING
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| 123
| (1)
| Secrecy of voting
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| (2)
| Voter not to show ballot
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| (3)
| No one allowed in voting compartment
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| (4)
| No requirement to disclose vote
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| DIVISION 3
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| POLITICAL ACTIVITIES AT VOTING PLACES
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| 124
| (1)
| Prohibition on political activities
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| (2)
| Voting station in multiple-unit building
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| (3)
| Order to remove sign
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| (4)
| Duty to remove
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| (5)
| Exception for notices under Act
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| (6)
| Exception for scrutineers
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| PART 10
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| SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITIES
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| DIVISION 1
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| ADVANCE VOTING
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| GENERAL MATTERS
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| 125
| (1)
| Advance voting
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| (2)
| Conduct of advance voting
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| (3)
| Public notice
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| (4)
| Advance voting at returning office
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| (5)
| Additional advance voting stations
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| (5.1)
| Maximum distance for advance voting
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| (6)
| Accessibility
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| (7)
| Hours
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| 126
| (1)
| Mobile advance voting station
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| (2)
| Hours of operation
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| 127
| (1)
| Separate ballot boxes
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| (2)
| Seals
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| (3)
| Security precautions
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| 128
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| List of advance voters
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| VOTING BY RESIDENTS
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| 129
| (1)
| Advance voting by residents
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| (2)
| Identification requirements
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| (3)
| Voting by regular ballot
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| 130
| (1)
| Notice to returning officer
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| (2)
| Notation on official voters list
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| 131
| (1)
| Counting the advance vote
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| (2)
| Where advance vote of residents to be counted
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| VOTING BY NON-RESIDENTS
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| 132
| (1)
| Voting by non-residents
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| (2)
| Identification requirements
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| (3)
| Voting by write-in ballot
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| 133
| (1)
| Notice to non-resident's returning officer
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| (2)
| Notation on official voters list
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| 134
| (1)
| Transfer of non-resident advance ballots
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| (2)
| CEO to send certificate envelopes to ROs
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| 135
| (1)
| Counting non-resident advance vote
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| (2)
| Counting procedure
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| 136
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| Treatment of late non-resident advance ballots
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| DIVISION 2
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| INSTITUTIONAL VOTING
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| 137
| (1)
| Institutional voting stations
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| (2)
| Duty of administrator
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| (3)
| Conduct of institutional voting
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| (4)
| Voting station may move
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| (5)
| Station may serve more than one facility
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| (6)
| Hours of operation
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| 138
| (1)
| Ballots at health care facility
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| (2)
| Ballots at correctional facility
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| 139
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| Write-in ballot voting procedure
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| 140
| (1)
| Counting institutional vote
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| (2)
| CEO to send certificate envelopes to ROs
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| (3)
| Notice
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| (4)
| Counting the write-in ballots
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| DIVISION 3
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| REMOTE MOBILE VOTING STATIONS
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| 141
| (1)
| Remote mobile voting stations
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| (2)
| Voting at remote mobile voting stations
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| (3)
| Hours of operation
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| (4)
| Notice
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| 142
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| Counting the remote mobile vote
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| DIVISION 4
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| ABSENTEE VOTING
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| APPLICATIONS
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| 143
| (1)
| Eligible absentee voters
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| (2)
| How to apply
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| (3)
| Application before election is called
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| (4)
| Application after election called
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| (5)
| Notice of changes
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| 144
| (1)
| Absentee voter registry
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| (2)
| Removing name from registry
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| (3)
| Notice
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| (4)
| Applications to returning officer
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| 145
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| Decision
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| 146
| (1)
| Absentee voting package
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| (2)
| Absentee voter to get voting package
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| (3)
| Record of absentee voters
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| (4)
| Person deemed to have voted
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| 147
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| Absentee voting procedure
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| 148
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| Late absentee ballots
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| 149
| (1)
| Treatment of absentee ballots
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| (2)
| Placement into ballot box
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| (3)
| Ballots not to be counted
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| 150
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| Counting the absentee vote
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| DIVISION 5
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| HOMEBOUND VOTING
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| 151
| (1)
| Eligible homebound voters
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| (2)
| How to apply
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| (3)
| Decision
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| 152
| (1)
| Homebound voting package
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| (2)
| Delivery and return of homebound ballots
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| (3)
| Exception
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| (4)
| Record of homebound voters
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| (5)
| Person deemed to have voted
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| 153
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| Homebound voting procedure
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| 154
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| Late homebound ballots
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| 155
| (1)
| Treatment of homebound ballots
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| (2)
| Placement into ballot box
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| (3)
| Ballots not to be counted
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| 156
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| Counting the homebound vote
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| PART 11
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| COUNTING THE VOTE
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| CLOSING THE VOTING STATION
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| 157
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| Voting station closes at 8:00 p.m.
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| HOW TO COUNT THE VOTE
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| 158
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| Voting officer to count the vote
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| 159
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| Steps to follow
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| FINAL TALLY OF VOTES BY RETURNING OFFICER
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| 160
| (1)
| RO to do final tally of votes
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| (2)
| Candidates and scrutineers present
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| (3)
| RO may not alter a decision of the voting officer
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| 161
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| Steps to follow
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| DECLARING A CANDIDATE ELECTED
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| 162
| (1)
| RO to declare candidate elected
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| (2)
| When declaration is made
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| (3)
| Official results to be given to candidates
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| POSTPONING DECLARATION IF BALLOTS DELAYED
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| 163
| (1)
| Postponing the declaration of election
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| (2)
| Additional postponements
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| (3)
| If reason for delay not resolved
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| (4)
| Missing ballots may not be considered
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| 164
| (1)
| Opening ballot box to retrieve information
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| (2)
| Candidates or scrutineers present
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| PART 12
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| JUDICIAL RECOUNT
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| RECOUNT BY THE COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH
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| 165
| (1)
| Application by RO
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| (2)
| Application by candidate or voter
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| (3)
| No recount re reimbursement
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| (4)
| Deadline for application
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| 166
| (1)
| Recount within two weeks
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| (2)
| Judge must not reside in electoral division
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| (3)
| Parties
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| (4)
| Notice
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| (5)
| Election officials to attend
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| (6)
| Officials may assist
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| 167
| (1)
| Recount process
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| (2)
| Powers of judge
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| (3)
| Witnesses
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| (4)
| Recount must be continuous
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| (5)
| Security of documents
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| 168
| (1)
| Procedure when recount completed
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| (2)
| Certificate
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| (3)
| Declaration of election
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| (4)
| Return of documents to RO
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| (5)
| No costs if RO applies for recount
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| (6)
| Costs if candidate or voter applies for recount
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| APPEAL FROM DECISION ON RECOUNT
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| 169
| (1)
| Appeal from judge's decision
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| (2)
| Appeal may be limited
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| (3)
| Duty of judge
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| (4)
| Hearing date
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| (5)
| Officials may assist
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| (6)
| Appeal process
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| (7)
| Decision on appeal
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| (8)
| Costs
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| NEW ELECTION IF TIE VOTE
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| 170
| (1)
| New election if tie vote
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| (2)
| RO to inform CEO
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| (3)
| New writ
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| PART 13
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| RETURN OF THE WRIT AND REPORT OF ELECTION RESULTS
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| RETURN OF THE WRIT
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| 171
| (1)
| Return of the writ
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| (2)
| Return of writ if recount
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| (3)
| Statement of official results to accompany return
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| 172
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| Election material returned to CEO
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| 173
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| Report to CEO on the conduct of the election
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| REPORT OF ELECTION RESULTS BY CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER
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| 174
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| Report to Clerk of the Assembly
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| 175
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| Publication of detailed election information
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| 176
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| Final voters lists given to parties
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| KEEPING AND ARCHIVING ELECTION DOCUMENTS
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| 177
| (1)
| Keeping and archiving election documents
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| (2)
| Public inspection
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| PART 14
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| OFFENCES
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| BRIBERY AND INTIMIDATION OFFENCES
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| 178
| (1)
| Offering a bribe
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| (2)
| Accepting a bribe
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| (3)
| Soliciting a bribe
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| (4)
| Additional penalty
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| 179
| (1)
| Force and intimidation
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| (2)
| Use of false pretenses
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| (3)
| Secrecy of the vote
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| VOTING OFFENCES
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| 180
| (1)
| Corrupt voting
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| (2)
| Other voting related offences
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| OFFENCES RELATING TO CANDIDATES
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| 181
| (1)
| False statement of candidate's withdrawal
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| (2)
| False statement of candidate's character
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| OFFENCES RELATING TO ELECTION OFFICIALS AND OTHERS
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| 182
| (1)
| Offences relating to election and other officials
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| (2)
| Bribery, etc. of an official
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| (3)
| Obstructing an official
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| (4)
| Preventing access by official
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| MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCES
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| 183
| (1)
| False statement respecting voters lists
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| (2)
| False statement re dead or fictitious person
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|
| (3)
| Destroying election notices
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|
| (4)
| Failure to grant leave from employment
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|
| (5)
| Offence relating to false or misleading information
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|
| (6)
| Misuse of voters list
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| (7)
| Obstruction of commissioner
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| 184
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| Offence for other contraventions
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| PENALTIES
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| 185
| (1)
| Penalty for serious offences
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| (2)
| Penalty for other offences
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| INVESTIGATING AND PROSECUTING OFFENCES
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| 186
| (1)
| CEO to appoint commissioner
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| (2)
| Term
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| (3)
| Investigations by commissioner
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| (4)
| Commissioner may appoint representative
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|
| (5)
| Records
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| (6)
| Warrant
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|
| (7)
| Repealed
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| 186.1
| (1)
| Notice of investigation
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| (2)
| Notice of results of investigation
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|
| (3)
| Outcome of investigation may be made public
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| 187
| (1)
| Commissioner may prosecute offences
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|
| (2)
| Inadvertent or technical contravention
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|
| (3)
| Only commissioner may prosecute
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|
| (4)
| Time limit for prosecution
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|
| (5)
| Powers of commissioner re prosecution
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|
| (6)
| Proof of election, etc.
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| INJUNCTIONS
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| 187.1
| (1)
| Application for injunction
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| (2)
| Injunction
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| (3)
| Notice
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| COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTS
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| 187.2
| (1)
| Compliance agreements
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| (2)
| Terms and conditions
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|
| (3)
| Obligations of commissioner
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|
| (4)
| Admission of responsibility
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|
| (5)
| Inadmissible in evidence
|
|
| (6)
| Effect of compliance agreement
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|
| (7)
| Renegotiation
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| 187.3
| (1)
| If agreement complied with
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| (2)
| Effect of notice
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| 187.4
| (1)
| When prosecution may be commenced or continued
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| (2)
| Time limit for beginning prosecution
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| 187.5
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| Dismissal of proceedings
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| 187.6
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| Publication
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| PART 15
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| CHALLENGING AN ELECTION
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| 188
| (1)
| Application to court
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|
| (2)
| Grounds for application
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|
| (3)
| Exception
|
|
| (4)
| Deadline for application
|
| 189
| (1)
| Who can apply
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|
| (2)
| Respondent
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|
| (3)
| Service
|
|
| (4)
| Parties
|
| 190
| (1)
| Court procedure
|
|
| (2)
| Frivolous applications
|
|
| (3)
| Security for costs
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| 191
| (1)
| Decision of the court
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|
| (2)
| Where election valid despite contravention
|
|
| (3)
| Exception if candidate involved in contravention
|
| 192
| (1)
| Appeal
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|
| (2)
| Appeal heard on urgent basis
|
| 193
|
| Report to Speaker
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| PART 16
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| MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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| PRESERVING ORDER AT ELECTIONS
|
| 194
| (1)
| Election officials to keep order
|
|
| (2)
| Peace officer status
|
|
| (3)
| Powers
|
|
| (4)
| Person ordered to leave
|
|
| (5)
| Person not to be prevented from voting
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| ACCESS FOR CAMPAIGNING
|
| 195
| (1)
| Right of access
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|
| (2)
| Exception if station in multiple-unit building
|
|
| (3)
| Exception for shelters
|
|
| (4)
| Access to health care and correctional facilities
|
|
| (5)
| Access to communities
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| ELECTION SIGNS
|
| 196
| (1)
| Election signs
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|
| (2)
| Permitted restrictions
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| PREPARATIONS FOR NEW ELECTORAL DIVISIONS
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| 196.1
|
| Actions in anticipation of new electoral divisions
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| LIABILITY PROTECTION
|
| 197
|
| Protection from liability
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| CONFIDENTIALITY
|
| 198
|
| Confidentiality
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| RECORDS OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER
|
| 199
| (1)
| Records of CEO
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|
| (2)
| Definition of "record"
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| ADVISORY COMMITTEE
|
| 200
| (1)
| Advisory committee
|
|
| (2)
| Leader to advise
|
|
| (3)
| Consultation with committee
|
|
| (4)
| Advisory status only
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| PAYMENT OF ELECTION EXPENSES
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| 201
|
| Election expenses paid out of Consolidated Fund
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| AMENDMENTS TO THIS ACT
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| 202
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| Amendments do not apply for 90 days
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| REGULATIONS
|
| 203
|
| Regulations
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| PART 17
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| CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
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| 204 to 207
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|
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| PART 18
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| REPEAL, C.C.S.M. REFERENCE AND COMING INTO FORCE
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| 208
| (1)
| Repeal: Elections Act
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|
| (2)
| Repeal: Controverted Elections Act
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| 209
|
| C.C.S.M. reference
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| 210
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| Coming into force
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