14 (1) Where an institution for the reception, treatment or vocational training of persons who have served or are serving in the Canadian Forces or who are disabled, a hospital, a psychiatric facility, a long-term care home or other institution of twenty beds or more, in which chronically ill or infirm persons reside or where a retirement home of fifty beds or more is situate in an electoral district, a polling place shall be provided in such institution or upon the premises.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.6, s. 14 (1); 2007, c. 8, s. 203. Voting (2) Electors resident at an institution referred to in subsection (1) and who are entered in the list of electors may vote at such polling place and the returning officer shall arrange for the deputy returning officer and the poll clerk to attend upon the electors at their bedsides or otherwise for the purpose of receiving their ballots.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.6, s. 14 (2). Continuation of poll (3) On the completion of their canvass of the residents, the poll officials may continue the poll in one location until full opportunity has been given for all resident electors to vote.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.6, s. 14 (3); 1993, c. 27, Sched. Presence of candidate and scrutineer (4) Each candidate and one of his or her scrutineers may be present at such a polling place except when a ballot is marked under section 55.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.6, s. 14 (4). C.E.O.’s direction re mobile poll (5) At an election, the Chief Electoral Officer may direct that opportunities for voting on polling day in institutions referred to in subsection (1) that are located within the same electoral district be provided by means of a mobile poll rather than by means of a separate polling place in each institution.  2010, c. 7, s. 9. Same (6) The following rules apply to the Chief Electoral Officer’s direction: 1.  It may apply to one or more electoral districts. 2.  It may impose conditions on the use of mobile polls.  For example, i.  it may specify a maximum number of institutions that may be served by one mobile poll, ii.  it may specify a minimum time period during which a mobile poll must be available at each institution on polling day. 3.  It may impose different conditions with respect to different electoral districts. 4.  The Chief Electoral Officer may, but is not required to, publish the direction on a website on the Internet.  2010, c. 7, s. 9. Duty of returning officer (7) In implementing the Chief Electoral Officer’s direction, the returning officer of an electoral district to which the direction applies shall, no later than 14 days before polling day, (a)  prepare a notice that, (i)  refers to the direction, (ii)  identifies the institutions that will be served by a mobile poll, and (iii)  specifies the time period during which the mobile poll will be available at each institution; (b)  provide copies of the notice to, (i)  each candidate, and (ii)  the person in charge of each institution; and (c)  post the notice in each returning office for the information of the public.  2010, c. 7, s. 9. Same (8) The returning officer shall also take other reasonable steps that are likely to bring the notice to the attention of the electors resident in each institution.  2010, c. 7, s. 9. Application of subss. (2), (3) and (4) (9) Subsections (2), (3) and (4) apply to the mobile poll, with necessary modifications.  2010, c. 7, s. 9. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1993, c. 27, Sched. - 31/12/1991 2007, c. 8, s. 203
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