Regulation Adapting the Canada Elections Act for the Purposes of a Referendum
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
REGULATION ADAPTING THE CANADA ELECTIONS ACT FOR THE PURPOSES OF A REFERENDUM
CANADA ELECTIONS ACT AS ADAPTED FOR THE PURPOSES OF A REFERENDUM
- 3. Persons qualified as electors
- 4. Disentitlement from voting
- 5. Prohibition
- 6. Persons entitled to vote
- 7. Only one vote
- 8. Place of ordinary residence
- 9. Interpretation of ordinary residence
- 10. Not applicable
- 11. Part 11
- 12. Not applicable
CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER AND STAFF
- General
- Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers
- Referendum Officers Appointed by Returning Officer
- General
- Revising Agents
- Deputy Returning Officers and Poll Clerks
- Registration Officers
- Equality of Votes
- New Electoral Districts
- Merger of Registered Parties
- Prohibitions
- Maintenance and Communication of Register
- Updating the Register
- Agreements on Giving Information
- Prohibitions
- Date of General Election
- Writs of Referendum
- Notice of Referendum by Returning Officer
- Return by Acclamation
- Holding of an Election
- Qualifications
- Nomination of Candidates
- Rights of Candidates
- Obligations of Candidates
- Prohibition
- Gifts and Other Advantages
- Preliminary Lists of Electors
- Notice of Confirmation of Registration
- Revision Process
- 96. Revision of preliminary lists of electors
- 97. Referendum officers who are designated to receive applications
- 98. Rental of offices
- 99. Revision – purpose
- 99.1 Information in Register of Electors
- 100. Revising agents to act jointly
- 101. Relevant elector information
- 102. Notice of confirmation of registration
- Objection Procedure
- Updated Preliminary Lists of Electors
- Revised Lists of Electors and Official Lists of Electors
- Merger of Polling Divisions
- Final Lists of Electors
- Use of Lists of Electors
- Prohibitions
- List of Deputy Returning Officers
- Referendum Materials
- Supply of Referendum Materials to Deputy Returning Officer
- Polling Stations and Central Polling Places
- Prohibitions
- Voting Opportunities
- Polling Day
- Hours
- Time to Employees for Voting
- Proceedings at the Poll
- Admitting Voters
- 141. Calling electors
- 142. Electors not to be impeded
- 143. Elector to declare name, etc.
- 143.1 Requirement before administering oath
- 144. Proof of qualification as elector
- 144.1 Proof of identity, etc., or oath not required
- 145. [Repealed]
- 146. Name and address corresponding closely to another
- 147. Person in whose name another has voted
- 148. Name inadvertently crossed off list
- 148.1 Failure to prove identity or residence
- 149. Elector not allowed to vote
- Voting Procedure
- Special Voting Procedures
- Transfer Certificates
- Polling Day Registration
- Duties of Poll Clerk
- Secrecy
- Prohibitions
- Interpretation and Application
- Division 1
- Administration and General Procedures
- 180. Establishment of voting territories
- 181. Not applicable
- 182. Duties of special voting rules administrator
- 183. Special ballot officers
- 184. Appointment of additional special ballot officers
- 185. Merger of parties
- 186. Not applicable
- 187. Not applicable
- 188. Not applicable
- 189. Distribution of referendum materials, etc.
- Division 2
- Canadian Forces Electors
- Definitions
- Voting Entitlement and Electoral Districts
- Statement of Ordinary Residence
- Coordinating Officer
- Steps to Prepare for Vote
- Duties of Commanding Officers
- Voting
- 210. Duties of deputy returning officer
- 211. Not applicable
- 212. Completion of certain documents
- 213. Provision of special ballot, etc.
- 214. Return of vote – information
- 215. Voting by deputy returning officer
- 216. Assistance
- 217. Hospitalized or convalescing elector
- 218. Duty, leave or furlough
- 219. End of voting period – delivery of documents
- Division 3
- Electors Temporarily Resident outside Canada
- 220. Definitions
- 221. Inclusion in register of electors temporarily resident outside Canada
- 222. Register of electors
- 223. Inclusion in register
- 224. Prohibition – change of address
- 225. Information to be provided
- 226. Deletion of names from register
- 227. Sending of special ballot and envelopes
- 228. Sending of outer envelope
- 229. Deadline for return of vote
- 230. Responsibilities of elector
- Division 4
- Electors Residing in Canada
- 231. Definition of "elector"
- 232. Conditions for voting by special ballot
- 233. Information required for application
- 234. Name of elector previously included on list of electors
- 235. Vote by special ballot only
- 236. Note on the list of electors
- 237. Provision of special ballot
- 238. Voting by special ballot
- 239. Sending to Chief Electoral Officer
- 240. Responsibilities of elector
- 241. Not applicable
- 242. Spoiled ballot
- 243. Assistance
- 243.1 Registration, voting at home
- Division 5
- Incarcerated Electors
- 244. Definition of "elector"
- 245. Entitlement to vote
- 246. Designation of coordinating officers
- 247. Notification of issue of the writs
- 248. Liaison officers
- 249. Duty of coordinating officer
- 250. Notice of entitlement to vote
- 251. Application for registration and special ballot
- 252. List of incarcerated electors
- 253. Appointment of deputy returning officers and poll clerks
- 254. Duties of deputy returning officer
- 255. Mobile polling stations
- 256. Not applicable
- 257. Declaration of elector
- 258. Voting by special ballot
- 259. Assistance
- 260. Delivery of documents after the vote
- 261. Deadline for return of referendum material
- 262. Integration into final list of electors
- Division 6
- Counting of Votes at the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
- 263. Application
- 264. Administration
- 265. Directives
- 266. Counting of votes
- 267. Setting aside of outer envelope
- 268. Duties of special ballot officers
- 269. Rejection of ballots
- 270. Statements of the vote
- 271. Chief Electoral Officer to be informed of results of vote
- 272. Sending of material to Chief Electoral Officer
- Division 7
- Counting of Votes in the Office of the Returning Officer
- Division 8
- Communication of the Results of the Vote
- Division 9
- Prohibitions
VALIDATION OF RESULTS BY THE RETURNING OFFICER
- 293. Validation of results
- 294. Witnesses at validation
- 295. Opening ballot box in certain cases
- 296. Loss or destruction of ballot boxes
- 297. Certificate of votes cast
- 298. Ballot boxes
- 313. Referendum return
- 314. Sending of documents
- 315. Premature return
- 316. Where report made before recount
- 317. Not applicable
- 318. Not applicable
- Interpretation
- Referendum Advertising
- Referendum Opinion Surveys
- Premature Transmission
- Broadcasting outside Canada
- Non-interference by Foreigners
- Political Broadcasts
- 332. Not applicable
- 333. Not applicable
- 334. Vacancy during referendum period
- 335. Not applicable
- 336. Not applicable
- 337. Not applicable
- 338. Not applicable
- 339. Not applicable
- 340. Not applicable
- 341. Not applicable
- 342. Not applicable
- 343. Not applicable
- 344. Not applicable
- 345. Not applicable
- 346. Not applicable
- 347. Not applicable
- 348. Not applicable
THIRD PARTY ELECTION ADVERTISING
- 349. Not applicable
- 350. Not applicable
- 351. Not applicable
- 352. Not applicable
- 353. Not applicable
- 354. Not applicable
- 355. Not applicable
- 356. Not applicable
- 357. Not applicable
- 358. Not applicable
- 359. Not applicable
- 360. Not applicable
- 361. Not applicable
- 362. Not applicable
- General Provisions
- Division 1
- Registration of Political Parties
- Application for Registration
- Officers, Registered Agents, Auditors and Members
- Change of Information Concerning Parties
- Deregistration of Registered Parties
- 385. Not applicable
- 385.1 Not applicable
- 385.2 Not applicable
- 386. Not applicable
- 387. Not applicable
- 388. Not applicable
- 389. Not applicable
- 389.1 Not applicable
- 389.2 Not applicable
- 390. Not applicable
- 391. Not applicable
- 392. Not applicable
- 393. [Repealed]
- 394. [Repealed]
- 395. [Repealed]
- 396. [Repealed]
- 397. [Repealed]
- 398. [Repealed]
- 399. [Repealed]
- Merger of Registered Parties
- Division 1.1
- Registration of Electoral District Associations and Financial Administration of Registered Associations
- Registration of Electoral District Associations
- 403.01 Not applicable
- 403.02 Not applicable
- 403.03 Not applicable
- 403.04 Not applicable
- 403.05 Not applicable
- 403.051 Not applicable
- 403.06 Not applicable
- 403.07 Not applicable
- 403.08 Not applicable
- 403.09 Not applicable
- 403.1 Not applicable
- 403.11 Not applicable
- 403.12 Not applicable
- 403.13 Not applicable
- 403.14 Not applicable
- 403.15 Not applicable
- 403.16 Not applicable
- 403.17 Not applicable
- Deregistration of Registered Associations
Financial Administration of Registered Associations
- General
- Processing of Expense Claims
- Financial Reporting
- Payment of Audit Expenses
- Corrections and Extended Reporting Periods
- Division 2
- General Financial Provisions
- Contributions
- Expenses
- Inflation Adjustment Factor
- Division 3
- Financial administration of registered parties
- General
- Processing of Expense Claims
- Maximum Election Expenses
- Deemed Contributions
- Financial Reporting
- Election Expenses Reporting
- Corrections and Extended Reporting Periods
- Reimbursement of Election Expenses
- Quarterly Allowances
- Division 3.1
- Registration and Financial Administration of Leadership Contestants
- Registration
- 435.03 Not applicable
- 435.04 Not applicable
- 435.05 Not applicable
- 435.06 Not applicable
- 435.07 Not applicable
- 435.08 Not applicable
- 435.09 Not applicable
- 435.1 Not applicable
- 435.11 Not applicable
- 435.12 Not applicable
- 435.13 Not applicable
- 435.14 Not applicable
- 435.15 Not applicable
- 435.16 Not applicable
- 435.17 Not applicable
- 435.18 Not applicable
- 435.19 Not applicable
- Financial Administration of Leadership Contestants
- Powers, Duties and Functions of Financial Agent
- Recovery of Claims
- Return on Financing and Expenses in a Leadership Campaign
- Corrections and Extended Reporting Periods
- Surplus of Leadership Campaign Funds
- Division 4
- Financial Administration of Candidates
- Powers, Duties and Functions of Official Agent
- Notice of Nomination Meeting
- Election Expenses Limit
- Recovery of Claims
- Return on Financing and Expenses in an Electoral Campaign
- Corrections and Extended Reporting Periods
- Reimbursement of Election Expenses and Personal Expenses
- Surplus of Electoral Funds
- Supply and Use of Forms
- Division 5
- Nomination Contestant Report and Financial Administration of Nomination Contestants
- Nomination Contest Report
- Financial Administration of Nomination Contestants
- Powers, Duties and Functions of Financial Agent
- Recovery of Claims
- Return on Financing and Expenses in a Nomination Campaign
- Corrections and Extended Reporting Periods
- Surplus of Nomination Campaign Funds
- Peace and Good Order at Referendums
- Offences
- General Provisions
- Offences under Part 1 (Referendum Rights)
- Offences under Part 3 (Referendum Officers)
- Offences under Part 4 (Register of Electors)
- Offences under Part 6 (Candidates)
- Offences under Part 7 (Revision of List of Electors)
- Offences under Part 8 (Preparation for the Vote)
- Offences under Part 9 (Voting)
- Offences under Part 10 (Advance Polling)
- Offences under Part 11 (Special Voting Rules)
- Offences under Part 12 (Counting Votes)
- Offence under Part 13 (Validation of Results by the Returning Officer)
- Offences under Part 15 (Return of the Writ)
- Offences under Part 16 (Communications)
- Offences under Part 17 (Third Party Election Advertising)
- Offences under Part 18 (Finance)
- Offences under this Part (Enforcement)
- Offences under Part 21 (General)
- Punishment
- Corrupt Practices
- Miscellaneous Provisions
- Commissioner of Canada Elections
- Injunctions
- Compliance Agreements
- Deregistration 121
- Reports of Chief Electoral Officer
- Polling Divisions
- Amendments to Schedule 3
- Custody of Referendum Documents and Documents Relating to the Register of Electors
- Fees and Expenses of Referendum Officers
- Notice
- Oaths and Affidavits
- Signed Pledges by Candidates Prohibited
- By-Elections
- Forms
- Payments out of Consolidated Revenue Fund
- Amendments
- SCHEDULE 1