45.13 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer shall establish and maintain a register of electors who are temporarily resident outside Ontario but entitled to vote in an electoral district in accordance with subsection 15 (1.1) or (1.2).  2010, c. 7, s. 28. Effect of being named in register of absentee electors (2) When the writ for an election is issued, the Chief Electoral Officer shall mail a special ballot kit to every elector who, (a)  is entitled to vote in the election; and (b)  is named in the register of absentee electors.  2010, c. 7, s. 28. Application (3) An application to be named in the register of absentee electors shall be in the form and contain the information prescribed by the Chief Electoral Officer.  2010, c. 7, s. 28. Required information (4) The application shall, (a)  include proof of the elector’s identity in accordance with section 4.2; (b)  set out, (i)  the elector’s name, sex and date of birth, (ii)  the date the elector left Ontario, (iii)  the address of the elector’s last place of residence before leaving Ontario, (iv)  the date, if known, on which the elector intends to resume residence in Ontario, (v)  the elector’s mailing address outside Ontario, and (vi)  any other information that the Chief Electoral Officer considers necessary to determine the elector’s entitlement to vote or the electoral district in which he or she may vote; and (c)  if an exception described in subsection 15 (1.2) applies to the elector, include proof of the fact.  2010, c. 7, s. 28. Additional information for permanent register (5) The Chief Electoral Officer may require the elector to provide, in addition to the information listed in subsection (4), any other information that the Chief Electoral Officer considers necessary for maintaining and updating the permanent register of electors.  2010, c. 7, s. 28. Updating register of absentee electors (6) The Chief Electoral Officer may require an elector who is named in the register of absentee electors to provide, within the time specified by the Chief Electoral Officer, any information that he or she considers necessary to update the register.  2010, c. 7, s. 28. Restriction re change of address (7) The mailing address outside Ontario that is shown for an elector in the register of absentee electors shall not be changed during the period that begins on the day a writ is issued for an election in the relevant electoral district and ends on polling day in that election.  2010, c. 7, s. 28. Removal of name from register (8) The Chief Electoral Officer shall remove an elector’s name from the register of absentee electors if, (a)  the elector does not provide the required information within the time specified under subsection (6); (b)  the elector sends the Chief Electoral Officer a signed request to remove the elector’s name; (c)  the elector dies and the Chief Electoral Officer receives a request to remove the elector’s name, accompanied by a death certificate or other documentary evidence of the death; (d)  the elector returns to reside in Ontario again; or (e)  the elector has resided outside Ontario for at least two consecutive years and subsection 15 (1.2) does not apply.  2010, c. 7, s. 28. Copy to parties (9) The Chief Electoral Officer shall provide a copy of the register of absentee electors to each registered party, but first shall redact all mailing addresses. 2016, c. 33, s. 27. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2010, c. 7, s. 28
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