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C.C.S.M. c. E30
The Elections Act
Table of Contents
| PART 1 | ||
| INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS | ||
| DEFINITIONS | ||
| 1 | Definitions | |
| HOW TO ESTABLISH IDENTITY | ||
| 2 | Establishing identity | |
| (2) | Declaration as to address | |
| (3) | Notice re authorized documents | |
| DOCUMENTS AND OATHS | ||
| 3 | Providing documents to election officials | |
| (2) | [Repealed] | |
| 4 | Who can administer an oath | |
| (2) | Signature requirements | |
| (3) | No fee | |
| PART 2 | ||
| DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS | ||
| WHO CAN VOTE | ||
| 5 | Eligible voters | |
| 6 | One vote | |
| RESIDENCY | ||
| 7 | General rules for determining residency | |
| 8 | Losing Manitoba residency | |
| 9 | Temporary residence in Manitoba | |
| (2) | Summer residences | |
| 10 | Persons with no fixed address | |
| (2) | Declaration | |
| 11 | Inmates | |
| 12 | Additional eligible voters | |
| (2) | Definition | |
| TIME OFF WORK TO VOTE | ||
| 13 | Time to vote | |
| (2) | Time off work to vote | |
| (3) | Employer may select time | |
| (4) | Prohibitions | |
| LEAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN ELECTIONS |
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| 14 | Leave without pay | |
| 15 | Written request | |
| (2) | Notice of employer's right to request exemption | |
| (3) | Timing of request | |
| (4) | Part-time leave | |
| (5) | Employer may require confirmation | |
| 16 | Number of volunteers for candidate | |
| (2) | Number of volunteers for party | |
| 17 | When leave can begin | |
| (2) | When leave ends for returning officers | |
| (3) | When leave ends for election officials and volunteers | |
| (4) | When leave ends for candidate | |
| 18 | Exemption if leave seriously detrimental | |
| (2) | Application for exemption | |
| 19 | Decision maker | |
| (2) | Procedure | |
| (3) | Decision final | |
| 20 | Contribution to benefit plans may continue | |
| (2) | Right to reinstatement | |
| (3) | Service continuous | |
| (4) | Employer's obligations | |
| 21 | Complaints | |
| PART 3 | ||
| CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER | ||
| APPOINTING A CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER |
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| 22 | Appointment process | |
| 23 | Appointing chief electoral officer | |
| 24 | Salary | |
| (2) | No reduction in salary | |
| (3) | Pension | |
| 25 | Impartiality | |
| REMOVING OR SUSPENDING A CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER |
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| 26 | Removal or suspension | |
| (2) | Suspension if Assembly not sitting | |
| (3) | Length of suspension | |
| RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER |
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| 27 | Responsibilities of CEO | |
| 28 | Power to adapt Act | |
| (2) | Limit on power to adapt | |
| 28.1 | Testing of modifications to voting process | |
| (2) | Objectives | |
| (3) | [Repealed] | |
| (4) | Proposal to modify voting process | |
| (4.0.1) | Content of proposal | |
| (4.1) | Tabling of proposal | |
| (4.2) | Referral to Standing Committee | |
| (5) | Approval of Standing Committee | |
| (6) | [Repealed] | |
| (7) | Reporting | |
| (8) | Validity of election | |
| 29 | Public information and education | |
| 30 | Forms | |
| (2) | Notices and other documents | |
| (3) | Electronic documents | |
| (4) | Public notice by CEO | |
| APPOINTING A DEPUTY CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER AND OTHER STAFF |
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| 31 | Deputy CEO and staff | |
| (2) | Deputy to act in place of CEO | |
| (3) | Impartiality of staff | |
| REPORTING TO THE ASSEMBLY | ||
| 32 | Reports to the Assembly | |
| (2) | Amendments | |
| (3) | Tabling the report | |
| (4) | Referral to standing committee | |
| (5) | Report may be combined with Election Financing report | |
| PART 4 | ||
| ELECTION OFFICIALS | ||
| WHO MAY NOT BE AN ELECTION OFFICIAL | ||
| 33 | Who may not be an election official | |
| RETURNING OFFICERS AND ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICERS |
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| 34 | Appointing returning officers | |
| (2) | Appointment based on merit | |
| (3) | Notice of appointment | |
| 35 | Appointing assistant returning officers | |
| (2) | If RO absent | |
| 36 | RO and ARO must be eligible voters | |
| (2) | If RO or ARO ceases to reside in division | |
| 37 | Term of appointment | |
| (2) | Re-appointment | |
| 38 | Duty to be impartial | |
| 39 | Replacing a returning officer or assistant returning officer | |
| 40 | [Repealed] | |
| VOTING OFFICERS | ||
| 41 | Appointing voting officers | |
| (2) | Exception | |
| (3) | Senior voting officer | |
| 42 | [Repealed] | |
| 43 | [Repealed] | |
| 44 | [Repealed] | |
| OTHER STAFF | ||
| 44.1 | Appointing interpreters and office staff | |
| GENERAL PROVISIONS | ||
| 45 | Oath of election officials | |
| (2) | Oaths sent to chief electoral officer | |
| (3) | Second oath not required | |
| 46 | Replacing person appointed by returning officer | |
| (2) | Order to deliver material | |
| 47 | [Repealed] | |
| 48 | If election official not qualified | |
| PART 5 | ||
| CALLING AN ELECTION | ||
| WRIT OF ELECTION | ||
| 49 | Order calling an election | |
| (2) | General election day | |
| (3) | General election cancels by-election | |
| (4) | When non-fixed date elections may be called | |
| 49.1 | Powers of Lieutenant Governor preserved | |
| (2) | General election on first Tuesday in October | |
| (3) | Postponing fixed date election | |
| 50 | Issuing the writ | |
| NOTICE OF ELECTION | ||
| 51 | RO to prepare notice of election | |
| (2) | Posting the notice | |
| POSTPONING AN ELECTION | ||
| 52 | Postponing an election in an electoral division | |
| PART 6 | ||
| CANDIDATES | ||
| WHO MAY BE NOMINATED | ||
| 53 | Who may be nominated | |
| (2) | Disqualified persons | |
| 54 | Person may be a candidate in only one electoral division | |
| MAKING A NOMINATION | ||
| 55 | What nomination must include | |
| (2) | Publication by CEO | |
| 56 | Closing day for nominations | |
| (2) | Deadline for receiving nominations | |
| (3) | Obligation to ensure documents received | |
| 57 | Verifying the nomination | |
| (2) | Notice to candidate of acceptance or refusal | |
| (3) | Correcting or replacing documents | |
| ENDORSEMENT BY A REGISTERED POLITICAL PARTY |
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| 58 | Party to provide names of endorsed candidates | |
| (2) | Effect of failure to comply | |
| (3) | CEO must verify endorsements | |
| (4) | Party may endorse only one candidate per division | |
| NOTICE OF CANDIDATES | ||
| 59 | Notice to CEO | |
| (2) | Publication by CEO | |
| ACCLAMATION | ||
| 60 | Acclamation | |
| WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATE | ||
| 61 | If candidate withdraws | |
| (2) | Signature must be witnessed | |
| (3) | Notice of withdrawal | |
| DEATH OF CANDIDATE | ||
| 62 | If candidate dies | |
| (2) | New writ | |
| (3) | Content of new writ | |
| (4) | Status of candidates | |
| REPLACING AN OFFICIAL AGENT | ||
| 63 | Replacing an official agent | |
| (2) | Forwarding information to CEO | |
| PART 6.1 | ||
| REGISTER OF VOTERS | ||
| ESTABLISHING THE REGISTER | ||
| 63.1 | Register of voters | |
| (2) | Contents of register | |
| (3) | Identifier | |
| (4) | Information for verifying identity | |
| (5) | Information about persons who may become voters | |
| (6) | First register | |
| KEEPING THE REGISTER UP TO DATE | ||
| 63.2 | Updating the register | |
| 63.3 | Sources of information | |
| (2) | Voters may be contacted | |
| (3) | Information from public bodies | |
| (4) | Fees | |
| (5) | Retention of information | |
| (6) | Definitions | |
| 63.4 | Voter may apply to be registered | |
| (2) | Voter may verify information and provide changes | |
| 63.5 | Removing names | |
| (2) | Removing name of person who does not respond | |
| PERSONAL SECURITY PROTECTION | ||
| 63.6 | Personal security protection | |
| (2) | CEO to protect voter's security | |
| (3) | Procedure for voting | |
| AGREEMENTS ON INFORMATION | ||
| 63.7 | Agreement with CEO of Canada | |
| (2) | Agreements with provincial bodies | |
| (3) | Conditions | |
| VOTER INFORMATION FROM REGISTER SENT TO PARTIES AND MLAS |
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| 63.8 | Voter information from register sent to registered parties and MLAs | |
| (2) | Content | |
| (3) | Exception | |
| 63.9 | Protection of voters list | |
| (2) | Notice to CEO if voters list is lost | |
| (3) | Authorized use of voters list | |
| (4) | Exception | |
| (5) | Tracing unauthorized use | |
| PART 7 | ||
| VOTERS LISTS | ||
| 64 | Voting areas | |
| (2) | Establishing new voting areas | |
| (3) | Size of urban voting areas | |
| (4) | Size of rural voting areas | |
| (5) | Separate voting area — multiple residence of at least 100 units | |
| (5.1) | Separate voting area — multiple residence of fewer than 100 units | |
| (6) | Considerations | |
| (7) | Map of voting areas and locations | |
| 65 | Targeted registration to update register | |
| (2) | Purpose | |
| (3) | Target areas | |
| (4) | Period of targeted registration | |
| 66 | Registration agents | |
| (2) | Personal visits and other techniques | |
| (3) | Personal visits to homes | |
| 67 | Updating the register | |
| 68 to 73 | [Repealed] | |
| 74 | CEO to provide RO with preliminary voters list | |
| (2) | Content of preliminary voters list | |
| 75 | Copies of preliminary voters lists to candidates | |
| (1.1) | Unique identifier not included | |
| (2) | Copies of preliminary list to parties | |
| (3) | Preliminary list in electronic format | |
| 76 | Preliminary list available for inspection | |
| 76.1 | Voter information card | |
| (2) | Content of voter information card | |
| (3) | How information card may be sent | |
| REVISION PERIOD | ||
| 77 | Revision period | |
| (2) | [Repealed] | |
| (3) | Place and times for revision | |
| (4) | Additional locations | |
| 78 | Public notice of revision | |
| (2) | Additional information | |
| CONTACTING VOTERS NOT ON PRELIMINARY VOTERS LIST |
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| 79 | Registration agents | |
| (2) | Identification | |
| 80 | [Repealed] | |
| CANDIDATE'S REPRESENTATIVES | ||
| 81 | Candidate's representatives | |
| (2) | Conditions | |
| APPLICATIONS FOR REVISION | ||
| 82 | Who can apply | |
| (2) | Application requirements | |
| 83 | Application for relative | |
| (2) | Application requirements | |
| 84 | Decision on application | |
| OBJECTIONS | ||
| 85 | Objections | |
| (2) | Form of objection | |
| (3) | Notice to subject of objection | |
| (4) | Investigation of death | |
| (5) | Resolving objection that person died | |
| (6) | Resolving objection re eligibility | |
| OTHER CHANGES DURING REVISION | ||
| 86 | Correcting errors | |
| (2) | Adding omitted voters | |
| RECORD OF REVISION | ||
| 87 | Record of revision | |
| 88 | Close of revision | |
| (2) | Signing the record of revision | |
| (3) | Voter information card | |
| REVISED VOTERS LIST | ||
| 89 | Preparing revised voters list | |
| (2) | Form and content | |
| (3) | Copies of revised voters list | |
| APPEALS | ||
| 90 | Appeals | |
| (2) | How to apply | |
| (3) | Respondents | |
| (4) | Appeal to be heard on urgent basis | |
| (5) | Deadline for decision | |
| (6) | Notice of names added or deleted on appeal | |
| (7) | No appeal | |
| 91 | [Repealed] | |
| CHANGE OF RESIDENCE AFTER REVISION | ||
| 92 | Change of residence after revision | |
| (2) | Decision | |
| (3) | Notice to returning officer | |
| (4) | Revision of voters list | |
| 93 | Official voters list | |
| (2) | Copies | |
| 94 to 97 | [Repealed] | |
| PART 8 | ||
| PREPARING FOR AN ELECTION | ||
| BALLOTS AND BALLOT BOXES | ||
| 98 | Regular ballots | |
| (2) | Form of ballots | |
| (2.1) | Use of ballot printers | |
| (3) | [Repealed] | |
| (4) | Information on ballot | |
| (5) | Names in alphabetical order | |
| 99 | Write-in ballots | |
| (2) | Form of write-in ballots | |
| 100 | Ballots to voting officers | |
| (2) | New ballots if candidate withdraws | |
| (3) | Exception | |
| 101 | Ballot boxes | |
| VOTE COUNTING MACHINES | ||
| 101.1 | CEO may direct use of vote counting machines | |
| (2) | Requirements | |
| (3) | Procedures established by the CEO | |
| (4) | When vote counting machines are used | |
| ELECTION MATERIALS GENERALLY | ||
| 102 | Delivery of election materials | |
| (2) | Property in election materials | |
| 103 | Establishing voting places | |
| (2) | Location of voting places | |
| (3) | Voting place must be accessible | |
| (4) | Voting places in population centres | |
| 104 | Voting stations | |
| 105 | Use of schools | |
| (2) | Restriction on school activities | |
| 106 | New voting place if needed | |
| (2) | Notice of change | |
| 107 | [Repealed] | |
| 108 | Voting compartment requirements | |
| 109 | Voting directions and notice of secrecy | |
| PART 9 | ||
| REGULAR VOTING ON ELECTION DAY | ||
| 110 | Voting hours | |
| 111 | Inspection of election materials | |
| (2) | Treatment of ballot box | |
| (2.1) | If vote counting machine used | |
| (3) | Location of ballot box | |
| 112 | Voting book | |
| (2) | Record of voting | |
| (3) | Other entries in voting book | |
| 113 | Who may be present at voting station | |
| 114 | Scrutineers | |
| (2) | Powers of scrutineer | |
| (3) | If vote counting machine used | |
| 114.1 | Information for candidates and parties as to who has voted | |
| APPLYING FOR A BALLOT | ||
| 115 | Applying for ballot | |
| (2) | Eligibility to vote if name on voters list and identity established | |
| (2.1) | Vouching for person on voters list whose identity not established | |
| (2.2) | Vouching limit | |
| (2.3) | Prohibition — person vouched for not to vouch for another | |
| (3) | Applying to add name to voters list | |
| (3.1) | Additional information | |
| (4) | Addition to voters list | |
| (5) | Exception | |
| (6) | When person listed as already voting | |
| (7) | Striking name from voters list | |
| (8) | Ability to vote subject to voter challenge | |
| 116 | Who may challenge | |
| (2) | Deadline for challenge | |
| (3) | Reason for challenge | |
| (4) | Recording challenge | |
| (5) | Oath required | |
| (6) | Refusal to take oath before ballot received | |
| (7) | Refusal to take oath after ballot received | |
| VOTING PROCEDURE | ||
| 117 | Voting by regular ballot | |
| (2) | Voting procedure | |
| (3) | Voter must leave voting place | |
| VOTERS REQUIRING ASSISTANCE | ||
| 118 | [Repealed] | |
| 119 | Voter requiring assistance | |
| (1.1) | If voter uses CEO's assistive device | |
| (2) | Who may assist voter | |
| (3) | Limit on assistance | |
| (4) | Assistant's obligations | |
| 120 | No voting if interpreter not available | |
| (2) | Interpreters | |
| (3) | Election official may interpret | |
| (4) | Oath | |
| 121 | Allowing voter to vote outside | |
| (2) | Privacy | |
| (3) | Candidates and scrutineers may be present | |
| (4) | Procedure on return to voting place | |
| SPOILED BALLOTS | ||
| 122 | Spoiled ballot | |
| (2) | Treatment of spoiled ballot | |
| SECRECY OF VOTING | ||
| 123 | Secrecy of voting | |
| (2) | Voter not to show ballot | |
| (3) | No one allowed in voting compartment | |
| (4) | No requirement to disclose vote | |
| 124 | Prohibition on political activities | |
| (2) | Voting station in multiple-unit building | |
| (3) | Order to remove sign | |
| (4) | Duty to remove | |
| (5) | Exception for notices under Act | |
| (6) | Exception for scrutineers | |
| PART 10 | ||
| SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITIES | ||
| GENERAL MATTERS | ||
| 125 | Advance voting | |
| (2) | Conduct of advance voting | |
| (2.1) | No vouching during advance voting | |
| (3) | Public notice | |
| (4) | Advance voting at returning office | |
| (5) | Additional advance voting stations | |
| (5.1) | Maximum distance for advance voting | |
| (6) | Accessibility | |
| (7) | Hours | |
| 126 | Mobile advance voting station | |
| (2) | Hours of operation | |
| 127 | [Repealed] | |
| 128 | List of advance voters | |
| VOTING | ||
| 129 | Advance voting | |
| (2) | Identification requirements | |
| (3) | Type of ballot | |
| 130 | Notice to returning officer | |
| (2) | Notation on official voters list | |
| 130.1 | Transfer of ballots to returning officer | |
| 131 | Counting the advance vote | |
| 132 to 133 | [Repealed] | |
| 134 | [Repealed] | |
| 135 | [Repealed] | |
| 136 | Treatment of late advance ballots | |
| 137 | Institutional voting stations | |
| (1.1) | Co-located facility or residence | |
| (2) | Duty of administrator | |
| (3) | Conduct of institutional voting | |
| (3.1) | Establishing identity at institutional voting stations | |
| (4) | Voting station may move | |
| (5) | Station may serve more than one facility | |
| (6) | Hours of operation | |
| 138 | Ballots — institutional vote | |
| 139 | Write-in ballot voting procedure | |
| 140 | Counting institutional vote | |
| (2) | If returning officer counts ballots | |
| (3) | Counting the write-in ballots | |
| 141 | Mobile voting stations | |
| (2) | Voting at mobile voting stations | |
| (3) | Hours of operation | |
| (4) | Notice | |
| 142 | Counting the mobile vote | |
| APPLICATIONS | ||
| 143 | Eligible absentee voters | |
| (2) | How to apply | |
| (2.1) | Additional information | |
| (3) | Application before returning office opens | |
| (4) | Application after returning office opens | |
| (5) | Notice of changes | |
| 144 | Absentee voter registry | |
| (2) | Removing name from registry | |
| (3) | Notice | |
| (4) | Applications to returning officer | |
| 145 | Decision | |
| 146 | Absentee voting package | |
| (2) | Absentee voter to get voting package | |
| (3) | Record of absentee voters | |
| (4) | Person deemed to have voted | |
| 147 | Absentee voting procedure | |
| 148 | Late absentee ballots | |
| 149 | Treatment of absentee ballots | |
| (2) | Placement into ballot box | |
| (3) | Ballots not to be counted | |
| 150 | Counting the absentee vote | |
| 151 | Eligible homebound voters | |
| (2) | How to apply | |
| (2.1) | Additional information | |
| (3) | Decision | |
| 152 | Homebound voting package | |
| (2) | Delivery and return of homebound ballots | |
| (3) | Exception | |
| (4) | Record of homebound voters | |
| (5) | Person deemed to have voted | |
| 153 | Homebound voting procedure | |
| 154 | Late homebound ballots | |
| 155 | Treatment of homebound ballots | |
| (2) | Placement into ballot box | |
| (3) | Ballots not to be counted | |
| 156 | Counting the homebound vote | |
| PART 11 | ||
| COUNTING THE VOTE | ||
| CLOSING THE VOTING STATION | ||
| 157 | Voting station closes at 8:00 p.m. | |
| COUNTING THE VOTE | ||
| 158 | Counting the vote | |
| 159 | Steps to follow — with vote counting machine | |
| (2) | If technical problems | |
| 159.1 | Steps to follow — without vote counting machine | |
| FINAL TALLY OF VOTES BY RETURNING OFFICER | ||
| 160 | RO to do final tally of votes | |
| (2) | Candidates and scrutineers present | |
| (3) | RO may not alter a decision of the voting officer | |
| 161 | Steps to follow | |
| DECLARING A CANDIDATE ELECTED | ||
| 162 | RO to declare candidate elected | |
| (2) | When declaration is made | |
| (3) | Official results to be given to candidates | |
| POSTPONING DECLARATION IF BALLOTS DELAYED |
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| 163 | Postponing the declaration of election | |
| (2) | Additional postponements | |
| (3) | If reason for delay not resolved | |
| (4) | Missing ballots may not be considered | |
| 164 | Opening ballot box or transfer box to retrieve information | |
| (2) | Candidates or scrutineers present | |
| PART 12 | ||
| JUDICIAL RECOUNT | ||
| RECOUNT BY THE COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH |
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| 165 | Application by RO | |
| (2) | Application by candidate or voter | |
| (3) | No recount re reimbursement | |
| (4) | Deadline for application | |
| 166 | Recount within two weeks | |
| (2) | Judge must not reside in electoral division | |
| (3) | Parties | |
| (4) | Notice | |
| (5) | Election officials to attend | |
| (6) | Officials may assist | |
| 167 | Recount process | |
| (2) | Powers of judge | |
| (3) | Witnesses | |
| (4) | Recount must be continuous | |
| (5) | Security of documents | |
| 168 | Procedure when recount completed | |
| (2) | Certificate | |
| (3) | Declaration of election | |
| (4) | Return of documents to RO | |
| (5) | No costs if RO applies for recount | |
| (6) | Costs if candidate or voter applies for recount | |
| APPEAL FROM DECISION ON RECOUNT | ||
| 169 | Appeal from judge's decision | |
| (2) | Appeal may be limited | |
| (3) | Duty of judge | |
| (4) | Hearing date | |
| (5) | Officials may assist | |
| (6) | Appeal process | |
| (7) | Decision on appeal | |
| (8) | Costs | |
| NEW ELECTION IF TIE VOTE | ||
| 170 | New election if tie vote | |
| (2) | RO to inform CEO | |
| (3) | New writ | |
| PART 13 | ||
| RETURN OF THE WRIT AND REPORT OF ELECTION RESULTS |
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| RETURN OF THE WRIT | ||
| 171 | Return of the writ | |
| (2) | Return of writ if recount | |
| (3) | Statement of official results to accompany return | |
| 172 | Election material returned to CEO | |
| 173 | Report to CEO on the conduct of the election | |
| REPORT OF ELECTION RESULTS BY | ||
| 174 | Report to Clerk of the Assembly | |
| 175 | Publication of detailed election information | |
| 176 | Final voters lists given to parties | |
| KEEPING AND ARCHIVING ELECTION DOCUMENTS |
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| 177 | Keeping and archiving election documents | |
| (2) | Public inspection | |
| (3) | Register not publicly available | |
| PART 14 | ||
| OFFENCES | ||
| BRIBERY AND INTIMIDATION OFFENCES | ||
| 178 | Offering a bribe | |
| (2) | Accepting a bribe | |
| (3) | Soliciting a bribe | |
| (4) | Additional penalty | |
| 179 | Force and intimidation | |
| (2) | Use of false pretenses | |
| (3) | Secrecy of the vote | |
| VOTING OFFENCES | ||
| 180 | Corrupt voting | |
| (2) | Other voting related offences | |
| OFFENCES RELATING TO CANDIDATES | ||
| 181 | False statement of candidate's withdrawal | |
| (2) | False statement of candidate's character | |
| (3) | Impersonating a candidate or a candidate's representative | |
| OFFENCES RELATING TO ELECTION OFFICIALS AND OTHERS |
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| 182 | Offences relating to election and other officials | |
| (1.1) | Impersonating an election official | |
| (2) | Bribery, etc. of an official | |
| (3) | Obstructing an official | |
| (4) | Preventing access by official | |
| MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCES | ||
| 183 | False statement respecting voters lists | |
| (2) | False statement re dead or fictitious person | |
| (3) | Destroying election notices | |
| (4) | Failure to grant leave from employment | |
| (5) | Offence relating to false or misleading information | |
| (6) | Misuse of voters list | |
| (7) | Obstruction of commissioner | |
| 184 | Offence for other contraventions | |
| PENALTIES | ||
| 185 | Penalty for serious offences | |
| (2) | Penalty for other offences | |
| INVESTIGATING AND PROSECUTING OFFENCES |
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| 186 | CEO to appoint commissioner | |
| (2) | Term | |
| (3) | Investigations by commissioner | |
| (4) | Commissioner may appoint representative | |
| (5) | Records | |
| (6) | Warrant | |
| (7) | [Repealed] | |
| 186.1 | Notice of investigation | |
| (2) | Notice of results of investigation | |
| (3) | Outcome of investigation may be made public | |
| 187 | Commissioner may prosecute offences | |
| (2) | Inadvertent or technical contravention | |
| (3) | Only commissioner may prosecute | |
| (4) | Time limit for prosecution | |
| (5) | Powers of commissioner re prosecution | |
| (6) | Proof of election, etc. | |
| INJUNCTIONS | ||
| 187.1 | Application for injunction | |
| (2) | Injunction | |
| (3) | Notice | |
| COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTS | ||
| 187.2 | Compliance agreements | |
| (2) | Terms and conditions | |
| (3) | Obligations of commissioner | |
| (4) | Admission of responsibility | |
| (5) | Inadmissible in evidence | |
| (6) | Effect of compliance agreement | |
| (7) | Renegotiation | |
| 187.3 | If agreement complied with | |
| (2) | Effect of notice | |
| 187.4 | When prosecution may be commenced or continued | |
| (2) | Time limit for beginning prosecution | |
| 187.5 | Dismissal of proceedings | |
| 187.6 | Publication | |
| PART 15 | ||
| CHALLENGING AN ELECTION | ||
| 188 | Application to court | |
| (2) | Grounds for application | |
| (3) | Exception | |
| (4) | Deadline for application | |
| 189 | Who can apply | |
| (2) | Respondent | |
| (3) | Service | |
| (4) | Parties | |
| 190 | Court procedure | |
| (2) | Frivolous applications | |
| (3) | Security for costs | |
| 191 | Decision of the court | |
| (2) | Where election valid despite contravention | |
| (3) | Exception if candidate involved in contravention | |
| 192 | Appeal | |
| (2) | Appeal heard on urgent basis | |
| 193 | Report to Speaker | |
| PART 16 | ||
| MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS | ||
| PRESERVING ORDER AT ELECTIONS | ||
| 194 | Election officials to keep order | |
| (2) | Peace officer status | |
| (3) | Powers | |
| (4) | Person ordered to leave | |
| (5) | Person not to be prevented from voting | |
| ACCESS FOR CAMPAIGNING | ||
| 195 | Right of access | |
| (2) | Exception if station in multiple-unit building | |
| (3) | Exception for shelters | |
| (4) | Access to health care and correctional facilities | |
| (5) | Access to communities | |
| ELECTION SIGNS | ||
| 196 | Election signs | |
| (2) | Permitted restrictions | |
| PREPARATIONS FOR NEW ELECTORAL DIVISIONS |
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| 196.1 | Actions in anticipation of new electoral divisions | |
| LIABILITY PROTECTION | ||
| 197 | Protection from liability | |
| CONFIDENTIALITY | ||
| 198 | Confidentiality | |
| RECORDS OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER |
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| 199 | Records of CEO | |
| (2) | Definition of "record" | |
| ADVISORY COMMITTEE | ||
| 200 | Advisory committee | |
| (2) | Leader to advise | |
| (3) | Consultation with committee | |
| (4) | Advisory status only | |
| PAYMENT OF ELECTION EXPENSES | ||
| 201 | Election expenses paid out of Consolidated Fund | |
| AMENDMENTS TO THIS ACT | ||
| 202 | Amendments do not apply for 90 days | |
| REGULATIONS | ||
| 203 | Regulations | |
| PART 17 | ||
| CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS | ||
| 204 to 207 | [amendments to other Acts] | |
| PART 18 | ||
| REPEAL, C.C.S.M. REFERENCE AND COMING INTO FORCE |
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| 208 | Repeal: Elections Act | |
| (2) | Repeal: Controverted Elections Act | |
| 209 | C.C.S.M. reference | |
| 210 | Coming into force | |