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Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 81.1
Campaigning in public places 81.1 (1) No person who is in control of a building, land, street or any other place, any part of which is open without charge to members of the public, whether on a continuous, periodic or occasional basis — including any commercial, business, cultural, historical, educational, religious, governmental, entertainment or recreational place — may prevent a candidate or his or her representative from campaigning in or on that part when it is open without charge to members of the public. Exception (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a place if campaigning in or on it would be incompatible with the function and purpose of the place or inconsistent with public safety. 2007, c. 21, s. 12
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Ineligible candidate 89 No person shall sign a nomination paper consenting to be a candidate knowing that he or she is not eligible to be a candidate.
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Publishing false statement to affect election results 91 (1) No person or entity shall, with the intention of affecting the results of an election, make or publish, during the election period, (a) a false statement that a candidate, a prospective candidate, the leader of a political party or a public figure associated with a political party has committed an offence under an Act of Parliament or a regulation made under such an Act — or under an Act of the legislature of a province or a regulation made under such an Act — or has been charged with or is under investigation for such an offence; or (b) a false statement about the citizenship, place of birth, education, professional qualifications or membership in a group or association of a candidate, a prospective candidate, the leader of a political party or a public figure associated with a political party. Clarification (2) Subsection (1) applies regardless of the place where the election is held or the place where the false statement is made or published. 2000, c. 9, s. 91; 2001, c. 21, s. 10(E) 2018, c. 31, s. 61
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Publishing false statement of candidate’s withdrawal 92 No person or entity shall publish a false statement that indicates that a candidate has withdrawn. 2000, c. 9, s. 92 2018, c. 31, s. 61
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Preliminary lists and information to returning officer 93 (1) As soon as possible after the issue of a writ, the Chief Electoral Officer shall prepare a preliminary list of electors for each polling division in an electoral district, and shall make it available to the returning officer for the electoral district along with all the other information in the Register of Electors that relates to the electors of that electoral district. Preliminary lists to parties (1.1) The Chief Electoral Officer shall make available in electronic form or in formats that include electronic form, to each registered party or eligible party that requests them, the preliminary lists of electors for an electoral district in respect of which a writ has been issued. Form of preliminary list of electors (2) A preliminary list of electors shall contain only the name and address of each elector in the electoral district and the identifier that is assigned to the elector by the Chief Electoral Officer and shall be arranged according to the civic addresses of the electors or, if that is not appropriate, in alphabetical order by their names. Publication of preliminary lists (3) The Chief Electoral Officer shall, not later than the 31st day before polling day, determine the number of names appearing on the preliminary lists of electors for each electoral district and cause that information to be published in the Canada Gazette . 2000, c. 9, s. 93; 2007, c. 21, s. 13 2018, c. 31, s. 62
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Preliminary lists to candidates 94 Each returning officer to whom the preliminary lists of electors for his or her electoral district have been made available shall make them available to each candidate in the electoral district who requests them. 2000, c. 9, s. 94 2018, c. 31, s. 63
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 95
Notice to electors 95 (1) Each returning officer shall, as soon as possible after the issue of a writ but not later than the 24th day before polling day, send a notice of confirmation of registration to every elector whose name appears on the preliminary list of electors, except electors who (a) are incarcerated electors as defined in section 177; (b) [Repealed, 2018, c. 31, s. 64] (c) are referred to in section 222. Form of notice (2) The notice of confirmation of registration shall be in the form established by the Chief Electoral Officer and shall indicate (a) the address of the elector’s polling station, and whether or not it is in premises that are accessible to electors with a disability; (b) the voting hours on polling day; (c) a telephone number to call for more information; (d) the dates of advance polls and the voting hours and locations of advance polling stations; and (e) the fact that proof of an elector’s identity and residence will be required before the elector is allowed to vote. Particular needs (3) The notice of confirmation of registration shall invite the elector to contact the returning officer if he or she (a) requires a language or sign language interpreter; (b) requires a polling station that is in premises that are accessible to electors with a disability, which his or her polling station is not; or (c) is unable to attend at a polling station because of a disability. Change in polling station address (4) If, on or before the 5th day before polling day, there is a change in the address of the polling station of an elector to whom a notice of confirmation of registration has been sent, the returning officer shall send another notice to the elector indicating the new address. 2000, c. 9, s. 95; 2007, c. 21, s. 14; 2014, c. 12, s. 32 2018, c. 31, s. 64
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Revision of preliminary lists of electors 96 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer shall, as soon as possible after the issue of a writ, fix the commencement date for the revision of the preliminary lists of electors. The revision period shall terminate at 6:00 p.m. on the 6th day before polling day. Cancellation of by-election (2) If a writ is deemed to have been superseded and withdrawn under subsection 31(3) of the Parliament of Canada Act , any revisions that are made to the preliminary lists of electors before the deemed withdrawal are deemed to have been approved by the returning officer or the assistant returning officer on the day fixed by the Chief Electoral Officer under subsection (1) as the beginning date for the revision of the preliminary lists of electors. 2000, c. 9, s. 96; 2014, c. 12, s. 33
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Election officers who are designated to receive applications 97 (1) The returning officer, assistant returning officer and other election officers for an electoral district may receive applications for additions or corrections to, or deletions from, a preliminary list of electors or the Register of Electors for their electoral district. Applications for addition, correction or deletion (2) All applications referred to in subsection (1) that are received by election officers other than the returning officer or assistant returning officer shall, on completion, be presented to the returning officer or assistant returning officer for his or her approval. 2000, c. 9, s. 97 2018, c. 31, s. 65
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 98
Revision offices 98 The returning officer may open one or more offices for the revision of the preliminary lists of electors. The office or offices shall be in premises that are accessible to electors with a disability. 2000, c. 9, s. 98; 2014, c. 12, s. 34 2018, c. 31, s. 65
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Revision — purpose 99 The returning officer and assistant returning officer for an electoral district shall revise the preliminary lists of electors for that electoral district by (a) adding the names of electors who were omitted from the lists; (b) correcting information respecting electors whose names are on the lists; and (c) deleting the names of persons whose names were incorrectly inserted on the lists.
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 99.1
Information in Register of Electors 99.1 The Chief Electoral Officer may, for the purpose of section 99, provide to the returning officer and assistant returning officer information contained in the Register of Electors. 2007, c. 21, s. 15
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Election officers to act in pairs 100 (1) Election officers shall act in pairs when they assist the returning officer or assistant returning officer in the revision of the preliminary lists of electors. Disagreement between election officers (2) In case of disagreement between members of a pair, the two election officers shall refer the matter to the returning officer or assistant returning officer for a decision and are bound by that decision. 2000, c. 9, s. 100 2018, c. 31, s. 66
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Notice of confirmation of registration 102 Each returning officer shall, as early as possible during the revision period but not later than the 5th day before polling day, send a notice of confirmation of registration that contains the information described in subsections 95(2) and (3) to every elector whose name has been added to a preliminary list of electors during the revision period, except electors referred to in subsection 95(1).
Canada Elections Act — E-2.01 104.1
Lists to candidates 104.1 Each returning officer shall, on the 19th day before polling day, make available the most current preliminary lists of electors for his or her electoral district to each candidate in the electoral district who requests them. 2007, c. 21, s. 17 2018, c. 31, s. 69
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Lists to registered parties 104.2 The Chief Electoral Officer shall, on the 19th day before polling day, make available in electronic form or in formats that include electronic form the most current preliminary lists of electors for each electoral district to each registered party that has endorsed a candidate in that electoral district and that requests them. 2018, c. 31, s. 69
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Revised list of electors 105 (1) Each returning officer shall, on the 11th day before polling day, prepare a revised list of electors for each polling division in the electoral district for use at the advance poll. Publication of revised lists (2) The Chief Electoral Officer shall, not later than the 7th day before polling day, determine the number of names appearing on the revised lists of electors for each electoral district and cause that information to be published in the Canada Gazette .
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Official list of electors 106 Each returning officer shall, without delay after the 7th day before polling day but no later than the 3rd day before polling day, prepare the official list of electors for each polling station for use on polling day. 2000, c. 9, s. 106; 2014, c. 12, s. 36 2018, c. 31, s. 70
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Form of lists 107 (1) The revised list of electors for each polling division and official list of electors for each polling station shall be in the form established by the Chief Electoral Officer. The official list of electors shall indicate each elector’s polling division number. Lists to election officers (2) Each returning officer shall make available to election officers the revised list of electors or official list of electors, as the case may be, that the election officers need to conduct the vote in the advance polling station or polling station to which they are assigned. The list shall indicate each elector’s year of birth. Lists to candidates (3) Each returning officer shall make available to each candidate a version of the revised lists of electors and the official lists of electors that does not indicate an elector’s year of birth. Lists to registered parties (4) The Chief Electoral Officer shall make available in electronic form or in formats that include electronic form, for each electoral district, a version of the revised lists of electors and the official lists of electors that does not indicate an elector’s year of birth to each registered party that has endorsed a candidate in that electoral district. 2000, c. 9, s. 107; 2007, c. 21, s. 18; 2014, c. 12, s. 37 2018, c. 31, s. 70
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Merger of polling divisions 108 (1) After the end of the revision period, the returning officer may, with the prior approval of the Chief Electoral Officer, merge a polling division with an adjacent polling division in the same electoral district. (2) [Repealed, 2018, c. 31, s. 71] 2000, c. 9, s. 108 2018, c. 31, s. 71
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Final list of electors 109 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer shall, without delay after polling day, prepare final lists of electors for each electoral district. Lists to member and parties (2) The Chief Electoral Officer shall make available in electronic form, or in formats that include electronic form, the final lists of electors for each electoral district to each registered party that has endorsed a candidate in the electoral district and to the member who was elected for the electoral district in the last election. (3) [Repealed, 2018, c. 31, s. 72] 2000, c. 9, s. 109; 2001, c. 21, s. 11 2018, c. 31, s. 72
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Registered parties 110 (1) A registered party to which lists of electors are made available under section 45, subsection 93(1.1), section 104.2, subsection 107(4) or section 109 may use the lists for communicating with electors, including using them for soliciting contributions and recruiting party members. Eligible parties (1.1) An eligible party to which preliminary lists of electors are made available under subsection 93(1.1) may use the lists for communicating with electors, including using them for soliciting contributions and recruiting party members. Members (2) A member to whom lists of electors or final lists of electors are made available under section 45 or 109, respectively, may use the lists for (a) communicating with his or her electors; and (b) if the member is a member of a registered party, soliciting contributions for the registered party and recruiting party members. Candidates (3) A candidate to whom the preliminary lists of electors are made available under section 94 or 104.1, or to whom the revised lists of electors or the official lists of electors are made available under subsection 107(3), may use the lists for communicating with his or her electors during the election period, including using them for soliciting contributions and campaigning. 2000, c. 9, s. 110; 2007, c. 21, s. 19; 2014, c. 12, s. 38 2018, c. 31, s. 73
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Prohibitions in relation to lists of electors 111 No person shall (a) wilfully apply to be included in a list of electors in a name that is not his or her own; (b) wilfully apply, except as authorized by this Act, to be included in a list of electors for a polling division if he or she is already included in a list of electors for another polling division, which list was prepared for use at the same election; (c) wilfully apply, except as authorized by this Act, to be included in a list of electors for a polling division in which the person is not ordinarily resident; (d) apply to have included in a list of electors for an electoral district the name of a person, knowing that the person is not qualified as an elector or entitled to vote in the electoral district; (d.1) compel, induce or attempt to compel or induce any other person to make a false or misleading statement relating to that other person’s qualification as an elector for the purposes of the inclusion of that other person’s name in a list of electors; (e) wilfully apply to have included in a list of electors the name of an animal or thing; or (f) knowingly use personal information that is recorded in a list of electors for a purpose other than (i) to enable registered parties, eligible parties, members or candidates to communicate with electors in accordance with section 110, or (ii) for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of this Act or the Referendum Act . 2000, c. 9, s. 111; 2014, c. 12, s. 39 2018, c. 31, s. 74
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List of election officers to candidates 112 (1) A returning officer shall, at least three days before polling day, post in his or her office, and make available to each candidate or candidate’s representative, a list of the names of all the election officers appointed to act in the electoral district who are assigned to a polling station, along with the polling station to which each officer is assigned. Access to list (2) The returning officer shall permit access to, and give full opportunity for the inspection of, the list referred to in subsection (1) by interested persons at any reasonable time. 2000, c. 9, s. 112 2018, c. 31, s. 76
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Delivery to returning officers 113 The Chief Electoral Officer, at any time before the issue of the writ or immediately after the issue of it, shall deliver to the returning officer sufficient quantities of election materials and the necessary instructions for the election officers to exercise their powers and perform their duties. 2000, c. 9, s. 113 2018, c. 31, s. 77
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Ballot boxes 114 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer shall provide the returning officer with the necessary ballot boxes. Material of ballot box (2) Each ballot box shall be of the size and shape and made of the material determined by the Chief Electoral Officer and be constructed to allow seals for the use of the returning officers and other election officers to be affixed. 2000, c. 9, s. 114 2018, c. 31, s. 78
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Ballot paper 115 (1) As soon as possible after the issue of the writ, the Chief Electoral Officer shall provide the returning officer with the paper on which the ballots are to be printed. The weight and opacity of the paper shall be determined by the Chief Electoral Officer. Printing material (2) Before the closing day for nominations, the Chief Electoral Officer shall deliver to every returning officer the printing material prepared for that election for the purpose of printing the year and the name of the electoral district on the back of the ballot.
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Ballot printed in Form 3 116 (1) The returning officer shall, as soon as possible after 2:00 p.m. on the 19th day before polling day, authorize the printing of a sufficient number of ballots in Form 3 of Schedule 1. Form of ballot (2) Ballots shall have a counterfoil and a stub, with a line of perforations between the ballot and the counterfoil and between the counterfoil and the stub. Numbering of ballots (3) The ballots shall be numbered on the back of the stub and the counterfoil, and the same number shall be printed on the stub as on the counterfoil. Books of ballots (4) Ballots shall be in books containing an appropriate number of ballots. Obligation re: ballots, ballot paper (5) Each printer shall return all of the ballots and all of the unused paper on which the ballots were to have been printed, to the returning officer. Printer’s name and affidavit (6) Ballots shall bear the name of the printer who, on delivering them to the returning officer, shall include an affidavit in the prescribed form that sets out a description of the ballots, the number of ballots delivered to the returning officer and the fact that all ballots were provided, and all paper returned, as required by subsection (5). 2000, c. 9, s. 116 2018, c. 31, s. 79(F)
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Information on the ballot 117 (1) Ballots shall contain the names of candidates referred to in subparagraph 66(1)(a)(i) or (i.1), as the case may be, and taken from their nomination papers, arranged alphabetically. Name of party (2) The name, in the form referred to in paragraph 385(2)(b), of the political party that has endorsed the candidate shall be listed on the ballot under the name of the candidate if (a) the candidate’s nomination paper includes it; (b) the information referred to in subsection 68(3) was provided in respect of the candidate in accordance with that subsection; and (c) no later than 48 hours after the close of nominations, the party is a registered party. (d) [Repealed, 2004, c. 24, s. 2] Designation of candidate as independent (3) The word “independent” shall be listed on the ballot under the name of the candidate who has requested it in accordance with subparagraph 66(1)(a)(v) and may not be so listed in any other case. (4) [Repealed, 2001, c. 21, s. 12] Address or occupation on ballot (5) The ballot shall list under the candidate’s name the address or occupation of a candidate who makes a written request to that effect to the returning officer before 5:00 p.m. on the closing day for nominations, if the candidate and another candidate on the ballot have the same name and both candidates have chosen under subparagraph 66(1)(a)(v) to either have the word “independent” or no designation of political affiliation under their names in election documents. 2000, c. 9, s. 117; 2001, c. 21, s. 12; 2004, c. 24, s. 2; 2007, c. 21, s. 20; 2014, c. 12, s. 40 2018, c. 31, s. 80
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Property of Her Majesty 118 Ballot boxes, ballots, envelopes and marking instruments procured for an election are the property of Her Majesty.
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Materials to be provided to election officers 119 (1) Before voting begins, each returning officer shall provide, in accordance with the Chief Electoral Officer’s instructions, the election officers who are assigned to a polling station in the returning officer’s electoral district with (a) enough ballots for at least the number of electors on the official list of electors for the polling station; (b) a statement showing the number of ballots that are provided, with their serial numbers; (c) the necessary materials for electors to mark their ballots; (d) an adequate number of templates, provided by the Chief Electoral Officer, to enable electors who are visually impaired to mark their ballots without assistance; (e) a copy of the instructions of the Chief Electoral Officer referred to in section 113; (f) the official list of electors for use at the polling station, enclosing it when possible in the ballot box with the ballots and other supplies; (g) a ballot box for polling day and a separate ballot box for each day of advance polling; (h) the text of the oaths to be administered to electors; and (i) the necessary envelopes, forms and other supplies that may be authorized or provided by the Chief Electoral Officer. Safekeeping of election materials (2) Until the opening of the poll, the election officers are responsible for all election materials in their possession and shall take every precaution to ensure the safekeeping of those materials and to prevent any person from having unlawful access to them. 2000, c. 9, s. 119; 2014, c. 12, s. 41 2018, c. 31, s. 82
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Establishment of polling stations 120 Each returning officer shall, for polling day, establish polling stations and assign each polling division to a polling station. 2000, c. 9, s. 120 2018, c. 31, s. 83