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Regulation Adapting the Canada Elections Act for the Purposes of a Referendum — 161
Registration in person 161 (1) An elector whose name is not on the list of electors may register in person on polling day if the elector (a) provides as proof of his or her identity and residence the piece or pieces of identification referred to in paragraph 143(2)(a) or (b), respectively, which piece or one of which pieces must contain an address that proves his or her residence; or (b) proves his or her identity and residence by taking the prescribed oath, and is accompanied by an elector whose name appears on the list of electors for the same polling division and who (i) provides the piece or pieces of identification referred to in paragraph 143(2)(a) or (b), respectively, which piece or one of which pieces must contain either an address that proves his or her residence or an address that is consistent with information related to him or her that appears on the list of electors, and (ii) vouches for him or her on oath in the prescribed form, which form must include a statement as to the residence of both electors. Place of registration (2) Where subsection (1) applies, the registration may take place before (a) a registration officer at a registration desk established under subsection 39(1); or (b) a deputy returning officer at a polling station with respect to which the Chief Electoral Officer determines that the officer be authorized to receive registrations. (3) Not applicable. Registration certificate (4) Where the elector satisfies the requirements of subsection (1), the registration officer or deputy returning officer, as the case may be, shall complete a registration certificate in the prescribed form authorizing the elector to vote and the elector shall sign it. List deemed to be modified (5) When a registration certificate is given under subsection (4), the list of electors is deemed, for the purposes of this Act, to have been modified in accordance with the certificate. Prohibition — vouching for more than one elector (6) No elector shall vouch for more than one elector at a referendum. Prohibition — vouchee acting as voucher (7) An elector who has been vouched for at a referendum may not vouch for another elector at that referendum.
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Requirement before administering oath 161.1 If a person decides to prove his or her identity and residence by taking the prescribed oath, the person who administers the oath shall, before doing so, orally advise the oath taker of the qualifications for electors.
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Duties of poll clerk 162 Each poll clerk shall (a) make, on the prescribed form, the entries that the deputy returning officer directs under this Act; (b) as soon as the elector’s ballot has been deposited in the ballot box, indicate, beside the name of the elector on the list of electors, that the elector has voted; (c) indicate, if applicable, on the prescribed form that the elector has voted under a transfer certificate issued under section 158 or 159 and give the number of the certificate; (d) indicate, if applicable, on the prescribed form that the elector has voted, under paragraph 149(b), without his or her name being on the official list of electors; (e) indicate, if applicable, on the prescribed form that the elector has voted under section 146; (f) indicate, if applicable, on the prescribed form that the elector has taken an oath and the type of oath; (g) indicate, if applicable, on the prescribed form that the elector refused to comply with a legal requirement to provide the piece or pieces of identification referred to in paragraph 143(2)(a) or (b), respectively, or to take an oath; (h) indicate, if applicable, on the prescribed form that the elector has been allowed to vote under subsection 148.1(2); (i) indicate, if applicable, on the prescribed form that an elector has voted in the circumstances described in section 147, that the prescribed oath has been taken or that any other oath that was required to be taken was taken, note any objection that was made on behalf of a registered referendum committee and indicate the committee’s name; (i.1) on request, and at intervals of no less than 30 minutes, provide to an agent of a registered referendum committee, on the prescribed form and as directed by the Chief Electoral Officer, the identity of every elector who has exercised his or her right to vote on polling day, excluding that of electors who registered on that day; (i.2) on request, after the close of the advance polling station, provide to an agent of a registered referendum committee, on the prescribed form and as directed by the Chief Electoral Officer, the identity of every elector who has exercised his or her right to vote on that day excluding that of electors who registered on that day; and (j) indicate, if applicable, on the prescribed form, that an elector has voted under a registration certificate issued under subsection 161(4).
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Secrecy during and after poll 164 (1) Every referendum officer, agent of a registered referendum committee, witness or other person present at a polling station or at the counting of the votes shall maintain the secrecy of the vote. Secrecy at the poll (2) Except as provided by this Act, no elector shall (a) on entering the polling station and before receiving a ballot, openly declare for which answer to a referendum question the elector intends to vote; (b) show his or her ballot, when marked, so as to allow the answer to a referendum question for which the elector has voted to be known; or (c) before leaving the polling station, openly declare for which answer to a referendum question the elector has voted. Procedure in case of contravention of secrecy (3) It is the duty of each deputy returning officer to draw the attention of any elector to an offence that the elector commits in contravening subsection (2) and to the punishment to which the elector is liable, but the elector shall be allowed to vote in the usual way if he or she has not already done so.
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Prohibition — use of loudspeakers on polling day 165 No person shall use a loudspeaking device within hearing distance of a polling station on polling day for the purpose of promoting or opposing an answer to a referendum question.
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Prohibitions — emblems, etc., in polling station 166 (1) No person shall (a) post or display in, or on the exterior surface of, a polling place any referendum literature or other material that could be taken as an indication of support for or opposition to an answer to a referendum question; (b) while in a polling station, wear any emblem, flag, banner or other thing that indicates that the person supports or opposes an answer to a referendum question; and (c) in a polling station or in any place where voting at a referendum is taking place, influence electors to vote or refrain from voting or vote or refrain from voting for a particular answer to a referendum question. (2) Not applicable.
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Prohibitions re ballots, etc. 167 (1) No person shall (a) apply for a ballot in a name that is not his or her own; (b) use a forged ballot; (c) knowing that he or she is without authority under this Act to do so, provide a ballot to any person; or (d) knowing that he or she is without authority under this Act to do so, have a ballot in his or her possession. Other prohibitions (2) No person shall wilfully (a) alter, deface or destroy a ballot or the initials of the deputy returning officer signed on a ballot; (b) put or cause to be put into a ballot box a ballot or other paper otherwise than as provided by this Act; (c) take a ballot out of the polling station; or (d) destroy, take, open or otherwise interfere with a ballot box or book or packet of ballots. Prohibitions — deputy returning officers (3) No deputy returning officer shall (a) with the intent of causing the reception of a vote that should not have been cast or the non-reception of a vote that should have been cast, put his or her initials on the back of any paper purporting to be or capable of being used as a ballot at a referendum; or (b) place on any ballot any writing, number or mark, with intent that the elector to whom the ballot is to be, or has been, given may be identified.
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Establishment of advance polling districts 168 (1) Each returning officer shall, as directed by the Chief Electoral Officer, establish in his or her electoral district advance polling districts that consist of one or more polling divisions. Description of districts (2) The returning officer shall give the Chief Electoral Officer a description of each advance polling district that is established. Establishment of advance polling station (3) An advance polling station shall be established in each advance polling district. Combining advance polling districts (4) When a request is made to a returning officer not later than four days after the issue of the writ, the returning officer may, with the permission of the Chief Electoral Officer, combine two advance polling districts into one district. Request to move an advance polling station (5) When a request is made to a returning officer not later than four days after the issue of the writ to change the location of an advance polling station, the returning officer, with the prior approval of the Chief Electoral Officer, may do so. Level access (6) An advance polling station shall be in premises with level access. Exception (7) If a returning officer is unable to secure suitable premises with level access for use as an advance polling station, the returning officer may, with the prior approval of the Chief Electoral Officer, locate the advance polling station in premises without level access.
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Registration at advance polling station 169 (1) Every elector whose name is not on the revised list of electors may register in person before the deputy returning officer in the advance polling station where the elector is entitled to vote. Conditions (2) An elector shall not be registered unless he or she (a) provides as proof of his or her identity and residence the piece or pieces of identification referred to in paragraph 143(2)(a) or (b), respectively, which piece or one of which pieces must contain an address that proves his or her residence; or (b) proves his or her identity and residence by taking the prescribed oath, and is accompanied by an elector whose name appears on the list of electors for the same polling division and who (i) provides the piece or pieces of identification referred to in paragraph 143(2)(a) or (b), respectively, which piece or one of which pieces must contain either an address that proves his or her residence or an address that is consistent with information related to him or her that appears on the list of electors, and (ii) vouches for him or her on oath in the prescribed form, which form must include a statement as to the residence of both electors. Registration certificate (3) If the elector satisfies the requirements of subsection (2), the deputy returning officer shall complete a registration certificate in the prescribed form and the elector shall sign it. Entry (4) The poll clerk shall indicate on the prescribed form the names of the electors who are permitted to vote under this section. Prohibition — vouching for more than one elector (5) No elector shall vouch for more than one elector at a referendum. Prohibition — vouchee acting as voucher (6) An elector who has been vouched for at a referendum may not vouch for another elector at that referendum.
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Requirement before administering oath 169.1 If a person chooses to prove his or her identity and residence by taking the prescribed oath, the person who administers the oath shall, before doing so, orally advise the oath taker of the qualifications for electors.
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List deemed to be modified 170 When a registration certificate is completed and signed in accordance with subsection 169(3), the list of electors is deemed to have been modified in accordance with the certificate.
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Conduct of advance polls 171 (1) Except as provided in this Part, an advance poll shall be conducted in the same manner as the manner in which the vote at a polling station on polling day is conducted and shall be regarded as such for all purposes of this Act. When advance polls to be open (2) An advance poll shall only be open between the hours of noon and 8:00 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Monday, the 10th, 9th and 7th days, respectively, before polling day.
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Notice of advance poll 172 Each returning officer shall, not later than Saturday, the 16th day before polling day, (a) give a notice, in the prescribed form, in the electoral district of the advance poll, that sets out the following information: (i) the numbers of the polling divisions in every advance polling district established by the returning officer, (ii) the location of each advance polling station, (iii) the place where the deputy returning officer of each advance polling station shall count the number of votes cast at the advance polling station, and (iv) that the counting of the votes cast shall take place on polling day as soon after the close of the polling stations as possible; and (b) send two copies of the notice to the Chief Electoral Officer.
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Who may vote at advance polls 173 (1) An elector whose name is on the revised list of electors for a polling division in an advance polling district may vote at the advance polling station established for the advance polling district. Elector not on the revised list (2) An elector whose name is not on the revised list of electors may not vote at an advance polling station unless (a) the deputy returning officer has ascertained with the returning officer that the elector is listed on the preliminary list of electors or was registered during the revision period; or (b) the elector has obtained a registration certificate in accordance with subsection 169(3). Procedure by poll clerk (3) If an elector whose name does not appear on the revised list of electors has voted, the poll clerk shall indicate on the prescribed form that the elector has voted in accordance with subsection (2).
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Duties of deputy returning officer 174 (1) If an elector whose name is on the list of electors makes a request to vote at an advance polling station that is established for his or her polling division, the deputy returning officer shall permit the elector to vote unless (a) the elector fails to prove his or her identity and residence in accordance with subsection 143(2) or (3) or to take an oath otherwise required by this Act; or (b) the person refuses to sign the record of votes cast at an advance polling station referred to in subsection (2), as directed by the poll clerk under that subsection. Record of votes cast (2) The poll clerk at the advance polling station shall, under the direction of the deputy returning officer, keep a record in duplicate, in the prescribed form, of the names of all persons who vote at the advance polling station, in the order in which they vote, and shall (a) mark on the record the notations that the poll clerk is required by this Act to make opposite an elector’s name at a polling station on polling day; and (b) direct the elector to sign the record opposite his or her name.
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Collecting the record of votes cast at an advance polling station 176 (1) As soon as possible after the close of advance polling stations on Monday, the seventh day before polling day, the returning officer shall have the original copy of the record of votes cast collected from the advance polling stations. Crossing off names of voters at advance polls from lists (2) Without delay after the returning officer collects the records of votes cast at advance polling stations, he or she shall cross off the lists of electors the names of all electors who voted at the advance polling stations. When lists already distributed (3) If an official list of electors is sent to a polling station containing the names of electors that appear in the record of votes cast at an advance polling station as having already voted, the returning officer shall instruct the deputy returning officer to cross their names off the list, and the deputy returning officer shall do so without delay.
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Definitions 177 The definitions in this section apply in this Part. administrative centre means an area established under section 180 for the distribution of materials and the provision of information. ( centre administratif ) application for registration and special ballot means an application completed by an elector, other than a Canadian Forces elector, in order to vote under this Part. ( demande d’inscription et de bulletin de vote spécial ) Canadian Forces elector means an elector who is entitled to vote under Division 2. ( électeur des Forces canadiennes ) commanding officer means the commanding officer of a unit. ( commandant ) coordinating officer means the person so designated by the Minister of National Defence under subsection 199(1) or a person so designated by the minister responsible for corrections in a province under section 246. ( agent coordonnateur ) deputy returning officer means an elector so designated in accordance with this Part by a commanding officer or returning officer. ( scrutateur ) incarcerated elector means an elector who is incarcerated in a correctional institution. ( électeur incarcéré ) inner envelope means an envelope that is supplied by the Chief Electoral Officer in which a ballot is to be enclosed after it has been marked. ( enveloppe intérieure ) liaison officer means a Canadian Forces elector designated under section 201 or a person appointed under subsection 248(1). ( agent de liaison ) outer envelope means an envelope that is supplied by the Chief Electoral Officer for the transmission of a ballot after it has been marked and enclosed in an inner envelope. ( enveloppe extérieure ) special ballot means a ballot that is supplied to an elector who is entitled to vote under this Part. ( bulletin de vote spécial ) special ballot officer means a person who is appointed by the Chief Electoral Officer under section 183 or 184. ( agent des bulletins de vote spéciaux ) special voting rules administrator means a person who is appointed under section 181 of the Canada Elections Act . ( administrateur des règles électorales spéciales ) statement of ordinary residence means a statement completed under section 194 or 195. ( déclaration de résidence habituelle ) unit has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the National Defence Act and includes a base or other element. ( unité ) voting territory means an area that is established by or under section 180. ( territoire de vote )
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administrative centre means an area established under section 180 for the distribution of materials and the provision of information. ( centre administratif )
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application for registration and special ballot means an application completed by an elector, other than a Canadian Forces elector, in order to vote under this Part. ( demande d’inscription et de bulletin de vote spécial )
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Canadian Forces elector means an elector who is entitled to vote under Division 2. ( électeur des Forces canadiennes )
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commanding officer means the commanding officer of a unit. ( commandant )
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coordinating officer means the person so designated by the Minister of National Defence under subsection 199(1) or a person so designated by the minister responsible for corrections in a province under section 246. ( agent coordonnateur )
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deputy returning officer means an elector so designated in accordance with this Part by a commanding officer or returning officer. ( scrutateur )
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incarcerated elector means an elector who is incarcerated in a correctional institution. ( électeur incarcéré )
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inner envelope means an envelope that is supplied by the Chief Electoral Officer in which a ballot is to be enclosed after it has been marked. ( enveloppe intérieure )
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liaison officer means a Canadian Forces elector designated under section 201 or a person appointed under subsection 248(1). ( agent de liaison )
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outer envelope means an envelope that is supplied by the Chief Electoral Officer for the transmission of a ballot after it has been marked and enclosed in an inner envelope. ( enveloppe extérieure )
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special ballot means a ballot that is supplied to an elector who is entitled to vote under this Part. ( bulletin de vote spécial )
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special ballot officer means a person who is appointed by the Chief Electoral Officer under section 183 or 184. ( agent des bulletins de vote spéciaux )
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special voting rules administrator means a person who is appointed under section 181 of the Canada Elections Act . ( administrateur des règles électorales spéciales )
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statement of ordinary residence means a statement completed under section 194 or 195. ( déclaration de résidence habituelle )