1 In this Act, “advance poll” means a poll held under section 44; (“vote par anticipation”) “ballot” means a ballot used for the conduct of an election; (“bulletin de vote”) “Board” means the Board of Internal Economy referred to in section 87 of the Legislative Assembly Act; (“Commission”) “by-election” means an election other than a general election; (“élection partielle”) “candidate at an election” and “candidate” mean a person elected to serve in the Assembly and a person who is nominated as a candidate at an election or is declared by himself or herself or by others to be a candidate on or after the date of the issue of the writ or after the dissolution or vacancy in consequence of which the writ has been issued; (“candidat à une élection”, “candidat”) “corrupt practice” means any act or omission, in connection with an election, in respect of which an offence is provided under the Criminal Code (Canada) or which is a corrupt practice under this Act; (“manoeuvre frauduleuse”) “election” means an election of a member or members to serve in the Assembly; (“élection”) “elector” means a person who is entitled under this Act to vote at an election to the Assembly; (“électeur”) “electoral district” means an electoral district as determined under the Representation Act, 2015; (“circonscription électorale”) “general election” means an election in respect of which election writs are issued for all electoral districts; (“élection générale”) “permanent register” and “permanent register of electors” means the permanent register of electors established and maintained under section 17.1; (“registre permanent”, “registre permanent des électeurs”) “polling division” means a polling division established by the returning officer in accordance with this Act; (“section de vote”) “polling list” means the list of electors furnished to a deputy returning officer by the returning officer in accordance with this Act; (“liste électorale”) “prescribed” means prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council or by the Chief Electoral Officer; (“prescrit”) “recognized party” has the same meaning as in subsection 62 (5) of the Legislative Assembly Act; (“parti reconnu”) “registered candidate” means a candidate registered with the Chief Electoral Officer under the Election Finances Act; (“candidat inscrit”) “registered party” means a political party registered with the Chief Electoral Officer under the Election Finances Act; (“parti inscrit”) “returning office” means an office of the returning officer; (“bureau électoral”) “spouse” means a person, (a)  to whom the person is married; or (b)  with whom the person is living in a conjugal relationship outside marriage, if the two persons, (i)  have cohabited for at least one year, (ii)  are together the parents of a child, or (iii)  have together entered into a cohabitation agreement under section 53 of the Family Law Act; (“conjoint”) “voter” means an elector who has appeared at a polling place and has accepted a ballot for marking which has been placed in the ballot box or has declined his or her ballot and so declared. (“votant”)  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.6, s. 1; 1996, c. 28, s. 2 (1); 1998, c. 9, s. 1; 1999, c. 6, s. 21 (1); 2005, c. 5, s. 22 (1, 2); 2005, c. 35, s. 1 (1); 2007, c. 15, s. 40 (1); 2010, c. 7, s. 1; 2015, c. 31, Sched. 3, s. 1; 2018, c. 17, Sched. 12, s. 1; 2020, c. 23, Sched. 3, s. 1. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1996, c. 28, s. 2 (1) - 05/05/1999; 1998, c. 9, s. 1 (1-4) - 01/01/1999; 1999, c. 6, s. 21 (1) - 01/03/2000 2005, c. 5, s. 22 (1, 2)
- 09/03/2005; 2005, c. 35, s. 1 (1)
- 15/12/2005 2007, c. 15, s. 40 (1)
- 04/06/2007 2010, c. 7, s. 1
- 18/05/2010 2015, c. 31, Sched. 3, s. 1 - 03/12/2015 2018, c. 17, Sched. 12, s. 1 - 06/12/2018 2020, c. 23, Sched. 3, s. 1 - 01/01/2021