C.C.S.M. c. M257
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| PART 1
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| INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
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| Definitions
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| Application of Act
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| Other Acts prevail
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| 4(1)
| Public notice
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| (2)
| More than one newspaper
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| 5
| Public notices may be combined
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| 6(1)
| Oaths
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| (2)
| Form of oath may be prescribed
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| 7(1)
| Establishing identity
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| (2)
| Establishing identity in another way
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| PART 2
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| APPOINTMENTS AND ARRANGEMENTS
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| 8(1)
| Agreements
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| (2)
| By-laws made applicable
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| 9
| Cost
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| SENIOR ELECTION OFFICIAL
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| 10(1)
| Senior election official must be appointed
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| (2)
| Person may be appointed in more than one authority
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| (3)
| When appointment ends
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| (4)
| If office of senior election official is vacant
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| 11(1)
| General duties of senior election official
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| (2)
| S.E.O. must be independent and impartial
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| (3)
| Elected authority directions by by-law or resolution
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| ASSISTANT SENIOR ELECTION OFFICIAL
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| 12(1)
| Appointment of assistant senior election official
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| (2)
| Assistant to act in place of S.E.O.
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| OTHER ELECTION OFFICIALS
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| 13(1)
| Other election officials
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| (2)
| Term
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| (3)
| Duties of election official
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| DELEGATION
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| 14(1)
| Delegation
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| (2)
| S.E.O. retains powers and duties
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| OATH
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| 15(1)
| Oath of election officials
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| (2)
| Second oath not required
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| Power to administer oath
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| INELIGIBILITY AND REPLACEMENT OF ELECTION OFFICIALS
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| 17(1)
| Who may not be an election official
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| (2)
| Obligation if election official becomes ineligible
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| 18
| Replacing an election official
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| If election official not qualified
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| PRESERVATION OF ORDER AT ELECTIONS
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| 20(1)
| Keeping order
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| (2)
| Assistance of peace officer may be required
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| (3)
| Interpretation: "voting place"
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| PART 3
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| VOTERS
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| ELIGIBILITY
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| 21(1)
| Eligibility of person who is a resident
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| (2)
| Residency
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| (3)
| Persons with no fixed address
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| (4)
| Oath conclusive in absence of other evidence
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| (5)
| New or expanded local authority
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| 22(1)
| Municipal election and votes eligibility of non-resident
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| (2)
| Maximum of two non-resident voters per property
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| (3)
| Non-residents: new or expanded municipality
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| (4)
| Application: vote under Part 2 of Municipal Act
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| VOTERS LIST
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| 23(1)
| S.E.O. to establish and maintain voters list
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| (2)
| Voting subdivisions may be created
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| One entry only
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| 25(1)
| Residence determines division of list
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| (2)
| Non-resident qualified in more than one subdivision
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| (3)
| Senior election official to act
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| Format of list
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| Content of voters list
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| 28(1)
| Information for establishing and maintaining voters list
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| (2)
| Agreements
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| (3)
| Information from previous voters lists
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| 29
| Entitlement to information on voters list
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| 30
| Restrictions on use of information on voters list
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| 31
| Period when voters list closed to revision
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| ENUMERATION
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| 32(1)
| Enumeration
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| (2)
| Conduct of enumeration
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| (3)
| Identification
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| (4)
| Right of entry
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| (5)
| Time for entry may be set
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| ADDING NAMES TO VOTERS LIST AT THE TIME OF VOTING
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| 33(1)
| Name added to voters list at time of voting
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| (2)
| Non-resident voter
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| PERSONAL SECURITY PROTECTION
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| 34(1)
| Personal security protection
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| (2)
| How to file application
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| (3)
| Application requirements
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| (4)
| Personal security certificate
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| (5)
| Voters list requirements
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| (6)
| Placement of identification number on voters list
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| (7)
| Procedures for voting
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| (8)
| Form of personal security certificate
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| 35
| Powers of senior election official
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| PUBLIC NOTICE
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| 36
| Public notice voters list and personal security
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| VOTERS LIST GIVEN TO CANDIDATES
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| 37(1)
| Candidates entitled to copy of voters list
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| (2)
| Use of voters list by candidates
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| (3)
| Interpretation: "election period"
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| PART 4
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| NOMINATIONS
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| Who may be nominated
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| Nomination period
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| 40(1)
| Only one office at a time
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| (2)
| Current member must resign to run in by-election
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| (3)
| More than one by-election on same date
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| 41(1)
| Notice of nominations
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| (2)
| Content of notice of nominations
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| 42(1)
| What nomination must include
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| (2)
| Number of voters required
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| (3)
| Nomination of mayor City of Winnipeg
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| 43(1)
| How to file a nomination
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| (2)
| Method of filing
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| (3)
| Candidate may be required to file in person
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| (4)
| Obligation to ensure documents received
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| 44
| Nomination papers available for inspection
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| 45(1)
| Verifying the nomination
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| (2)
| Nomination confirmed or refused
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| (3)
| Candidate upon acceptance of nomination papers
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| (4)
| Correcting or replacing nomination papers
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| OFFICIAL AGENT
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| 46(1)
| Official agent
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| (2)
| Appointment
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| WITHDRAWALS
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| 47(1)
| Withdrawing a nomination
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| (2)
| Signature must be witnessed
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| (3)
| Limitation on withdrawals
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| ACCLAMATIONS OR ELECTIONS
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| 48(1)
| Acclamation
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| (2)
| Public notice of election
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| DEATH OF A CANDIDATE
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| 49
| Death of candidate
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| ACCESS FOR CAMPAIGNING
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| 50(1)
| Right of access
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| (2)
| Exception when voting station in building
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| (3)
| Exception for shelters
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| (4)
| Access to health care and correctional facilities
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| (5)
| Access to communities for campaigning
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| PART 5
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| PREPARING FOR AN ELECTION
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| 51(1)
| Establishing voting stations
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| (2)
| Central voting place
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| (3)
| Location of voting places
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| (4)
| Voting place must be accessible
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| (5)
| Restrictions: voting place
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| 52(1)
| New voting place
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| (2)
| Notice of change
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| 53
| Equipping voting stations
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| BALLOTS
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| 54(1)
| Printing of ballots
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| (2)
| S.E.O. determines if separate or composite ballot
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| 55(1)
| Rules for ballots
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| (2)
| Ordering of names
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| (3)
| Random lot
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| (4)
| Rotating order
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| (5)
| Variation does not invalidate election
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| (6)
| Candidates with same name
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| (7)
| Form of composite ballot
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| 56(1)
| New ballots if candidate dies
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| (2)
| Exception
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| 57
| Record of ballots provided
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| OTHER EQUIPMENT AT VOTING STATIONS
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| Ballot boxes
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| Voting compartment
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| Voting directions
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| 61
| Voting record
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| VOTE-COUNTING MACHINES
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| 62(1)
| Use of counting machines
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| (2)
| Content of by-law procedures, forms and testing
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| (3)
| By-law may be inconsistent with the Act
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| (4)
| By-law must follow Act
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| (5)
| Use of vote-counting machines
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| 63
| Application of by-law
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| 64
| Regulation re vote-counting machines
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| PART 6
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| VOTING
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| DIVISION 1
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| GENERAL
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| Rights of a voter
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| 66(1)
| May only vote once
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| (2)
| Voting for a candidate
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| (3)
| One vote on a question
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| DIVISION 2
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| REGULAR VOTING
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| NOTICE OF WHERE TO VOTE
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| 67(1)
| Notice in Winnipeg and other prescribed authorities
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| (2)
| School divisions partially in Winnipeg
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| OPERATION OF VOTING PLACES AND STATIONS
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| 68
| Who may be present at voting station
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| 69(1)
| Preparation of ballot box
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| (2)
| Location of ballot box
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| 70(1)
| Voting record
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| (2)
| Voting record record of scrutineers
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| (3)
| When person deemed to have voted
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| SCRUTINEERS
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| 71(1)
| Scrutineers
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| (2)
| Scrutineers vote on a question
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| (3)
| S.E.O. may designate a representative scrutineer
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| (4)
| Scrutineer must show appointment
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| (5)
| What a scrutineer can do
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| POLITICAL ACTIVITIES AT VOTING PLACES
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| 72(1)
| No display of election material in voting place
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| (2)
| Voting place in mall
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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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| VOTING AT VOTING STATIONS ON ELECTION DAY
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| Voting hours
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| Voting at a voting station
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| 75(1)
| Eligible voter whose name is on voters list
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| (2)
| Voting official may require identification
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| 76(1)
| Eligible voter whose name is not on voters list
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| (2)
| Eligible voter must be added to voters list
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| 77(1)
| When records show voter already voted
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| (2)
| When records show sealed envelope ballot package provided
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| 78
| Indication of voting made on voters list
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| CHALLENGING A VOTER
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| 79(1)
| Who may challenge
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| (2)
| Reason for challenge
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| (3)
| Failure to give reason
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| (4)
| Deadline for challenges
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| (5)
| What challenged person must do to vote
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| (6)
| Other inquires prohibited
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| (7)
| Refusing or failing to comply before ballot received
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| VOTING
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| Voting
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| Voter to leave after voting
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| SPECIAL VOTING SITUATIONS
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| 82(1)
| Voting with template
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| (2)
| Assistance with template
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| 83(1)
| Voter requiring assistance of another person
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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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| 84(1)
| Interpreter
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| (2)
| Election official may act as interpreter
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| (3)
| Oath
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| 85(1)
| Moving ballot box
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| (2)
| Privacy
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| (3)
| Securing materials
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| (4)
| Scrutineers may be present
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| 86(1)
| Spoiled ballot
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| (2)
| Treatment of spoiled ballot
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| SECRECY
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| 87(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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| 88
| No requirement to disclose vote
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| DIVISION 3
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| ALTERNATIVE VOTING OPPORTUNITIES
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| ADVANCE VOTING
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| Required advance voting opportunity
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| 90(1)
| Additional advance voting opportunities
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| (2)
| Notice of additional advance voting opportunities
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| 91(1)
| When advance voting may occur
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| (2)
| Voting record may contain voters list
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| (3)
| Record returned to senior election official
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| (4)
| Voters list to indicate who voted in advance
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| 92(1)
| Securing ballot box between uses
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| (2)
| Securing ballot box and voting materials
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| 93
| Conduct of advance voting generally
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| MOBILE VOTING STATIONS
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| 94(1)
| Mobile voting stations health care facilities
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| (2)
| Other mobile voting stations
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| (3)
| Mobile voting station may move
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| (4)
| Duty of administrator
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| (5)
| Voters list not required at mobile voting station
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| (6)
| Hours of operation
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| (7)
| Notice
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| (8)
| Securing ballot box and election materials
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| (9)
| Voting at mobile voting stations
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| VOTING BY SEALED ENVELOPE
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| 95(1)
| Eligibility to vote by sealed envelope ballot
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| (2)
| How to file application
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| (3)
| When application may be made
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| 96(1)
| When application made in person
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| (2)
| Declaration of eligibility, identity and oath
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| 97(1)
| When application made in writing
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| (2)
| Name of eligible voter added if not already on list
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| (3)
| Sealed envelope ballot package mailed or delivered
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| (4)
| Family member may be designated to deliver
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| (5)
| Actions by election official
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| 98
| Contents of sealed envelope ballot package
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| 99
| Record of voting by sealed envelope ballot
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| 100
| Procedure for voting by sealed envelope ballot
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| 101(1)
| Treatment of sealed envelope ballots
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| (2)
| Certificate envelopes to be placed into ballot box
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| (3)
| Rejected sealed envelope ballot
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| DIVISION 4
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| INTERRUPTED VOTING
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| 102(1)
| S.E.O. may declare voting to be interrupted
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| (2)
| Voting station reopened for equivalent period
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| (3)
| Notice of reopening to candidates and voters
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| (4)
| No review or setting aside
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| PART 7
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| COUNTS AND RECOUNTS
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| DIVISION 1
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| THE COUNT
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| CLOSING THE VOTING PLACE
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| 103
| Voting stations close at 8:00 p.m.
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| COUNTING BALLOTS ON ELECTION DAY
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| 104(1)
| Election official to count the vote
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| (2)
| What is to be done in doing the count
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| 105(1)
| Ballot account
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| (2)
| Ballot account to be attached in voting record
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| 106(1)
| Rules for counting ballots
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| (2)
| Organizing the ballots
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| 107(1)
| Completing a statement of the vote
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| (2)
| Statement to be signed
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| 108
| Securing and delivering election materials
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| 109
| If composite ballots used
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| COUNTING ADVANCE, MOBILE AND SEALED ENVELOPE BALLOTS
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| 110
| Counting the advance vote
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| 111
| Counting the mobile vote
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| 112(1)
| Counting the sealed envelope vote
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| (2)
| Power to adapt certain provisions
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| 113
| Notice of where count will be conducted
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| 114(1)
| Certain ballots may be combined before counting
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| (2)
| S.E.O. must designate voting official to count
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| (3)
| Responsibilities of designated voting official
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| DIVISION 2
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| DETERMINING AND DECLARING RESULTS
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| 115
| Preliminary results may be announced
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| 116(1)
| Votes must be officially tallied
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| (2)
| Persons who may attend official tally
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| (3)
| Examination of documents and materials
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| (4)
| Statement of vote to be corrected
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| (5)
| Statement of official results
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| (6)
| Return election material to ballot box
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| 117(1)
| S.E.O. to declare results
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| (2)
| Official results to be available to the public
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| 118
| If tie for an office
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| 119(1)
| Postponing the declaration
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| (2)
| Period of postponement
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| (3)
| New election or vote if voting remains interrupted
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| (4)
| If reason for delay not resolved
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| (5)
| Missing ballots may not be considered
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| DIVISION 3
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| JUDICIAL RECOUNT
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| 120(1)
| Application by S.E.O.
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| (2)
| Application for judicial recount by voter
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| (3)
| Application for judicial recount candidate
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| (4)
| Deadline for application
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| 121(1)
| Date for recount
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| (2)
| Parties
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| (3)
| Role of the 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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| (7)
| Parties may agree to restrict the scope of recount
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| 122(1)
| Recount process
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| (2)
| Powers of judge
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| (3)
| Judge may vary manner
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| (4)
| Witnesses
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| (5)
| Recount must be continuous
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| 123
| Security of documents
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| 124(1)
| Procedure when recount completed
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| (2)
| No costs if S.E.O. applies for recount
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| (3)
| Costs if candidate or voter applies for recount
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| 125(1)
| Declaration of results after recount
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| (2)
| If tie for an office after recount
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| 126
| Composite ballot
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| PART 8
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| OFFENCES
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| BRIBERY AND INTIMIDATION OFFENCES
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| 127(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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| 128
| Force and intimidation
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| VOTING OFFENCES
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| 129
| Corrupt voting
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| 130
| Interfering with voting places
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| 131
| Other voting related offences
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| OFFENCES RELATING TO ELECTION OFFICIALS AND OTHERS
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| 132(1)
| Offences relating to election and other officials
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| (2)
| Bribery, etc. of official
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| (3)
| Obstructing an official
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| OFFENCES RELATING TO FALSE INFORMATION AND STATEMENTS
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| 133
| Offence re use of information
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| 134
| Offence re false or misleading information
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| 135
| False statements respecting voters lists
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| 136(1)
| Use of false pretenses
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| (2)
| Secrecy of the vote
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| 137(1)
| False statement of candidate's withdrawal
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| (2)
| False statement of candidate's character
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| GENERAL
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| 138
| Other offences
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| PENALTIES
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| 139(1)
| Penalty for serious offences
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| (2)
| Penalty for other offences
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| (3)
| Prohibition against election or appointment
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| PART 9
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| CHALLENGING RESULTS OF ELECTION OR VOTE
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| 140(1)
| Application
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| (2)
| Grounds for application
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| (3)
| Exception
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| (4)
| Deadline for application
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| 141(1)
| Who can apply
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| (2)
| Respondent
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| (3)
| Service
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| (4)
| Addition of parties
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| 142(1)
| Court procedure
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| (2)
| Frivolous applications
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| 143(1)
| Decision of the court
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| (2)
| Where election or vote valid despite contravention
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| 144(1)
| Appeal to Court of Appeal
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| (2)
| Appeal to be heard on an urgent basis
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| (3)
| No stay
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| (4)
| Reinstatement
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| (5)
| No reinstatement if term has expired
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| COMPENSATION AND COSTS
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| 145(1)
| Costs of application
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| (2)
| Recovery of costs
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| 146
| Compensation
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| DISCLAIMER
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| 147(1)
| Disclaimer after application
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| (2)
| Manner of making disclaimer
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| (3)
| S.E.O. to inform C.A.O. or secretary-treasurer
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| (4)
| Resignation
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| (5)
| Effect on liability for costs
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| CHANGE IN APPLICANT
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| 148(1)
| Applicant's death
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| (2)
| Costs if application deemed dismissed
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| PART 10
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| GENERAL
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| DISPOSITION OF MATERIALS
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| 149(1)
| Records six-month retention period
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| (2)
| Destruction of records
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| 150
| No destruction if court proceedings continuing
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| 151(1)
| Public records
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| (2)
| Ballots and security certificates not public
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| REGULATIONS
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| 152(1)
| Regulations
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| (2)
| Elections in new local authority
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| (3)
| Elections in authority with altered boundaries
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| (4)
| Timing election may occur before new authority established
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| PART 11
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| TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
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| DIVISION 1
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| TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
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| 153(1)
| Enumerator and revising officers cease to hold office
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| (2)
| Returning officer continues as S.E.O.
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| 154(1)
| Winnipeg's vote-counting machine by-law continued
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| (2)
| Amendments to by-law take effect immediately
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| DIVISION 2
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| CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
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| 155 to 165
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| PART 12
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| REPEAL AND COMING INTO FORCE
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| 166
| Repeal
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| 167
| C.C.S.M. reference
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| 168(1)
| Coming into force
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| (2)
| Provisions that come into force on October 25, 2006
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