Canada Elections Act

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1. Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
2. Short Title
   1. 1 Short title
3. Interpretation
   1. 2 Definitions
4. Part 1 · Electoral Rights
   1. 3 Persons qualified as electors
   2. 4 [Repealed, 2018, c. 31, s. 3]
   3. 5 [Repealed, 2018, c. 31, s. 3]
   4. 6 Persons entitled to vote
   5. 7 [Repealed, 2018, c. 31, s. 4]
   6. 8 Place of ordinary residence
   7. 9 Interpretation of ordinary residence
   8. 10 Former member candidates and electors living with them
   9. 11 [Repealed, 2018, c. 31, s. 7]
   10. 12 Residence at by-election
5. Part 2 · Chief Electoral Officer and Staff
   1. Chief Electoral Officer
   2. Staff
   3. Advisory Committee of Political Parties
6. Part 3 · Election Officers
   1. General
   2. Field Liaison Officers
   3. Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers
   4. Election Officers Appointed by Returning Officer
   5. Equality of Votes
   6. New Electoral Districts
   7. Merger of Registered Parties
   8. Prohibitions
7. Part 4 · Register of Electors and Register of Future Electors
   1. Maintenance and Communication
   2. Updates
   3. Agreements on Giving Information
   4. Prohibitions
8. Part 5 · Conduct of an Election
   1. Date of General Election
   2. Writs of Election
   3. Notice of Election by Returning Officer
   4. Return by Acclamation
   5. Holding of an Election
9. Part 6 · Candidates
   1. Qualifications
   2. Nomination of Candidates
   3. Rights of Candidates
   4. Prohibition
10. Part 7 · Revision of Lists of Electors
    1. Preliminary Lists of Electors
    2. Notice of Confirmation of Registration
    3. Revision Process
    4. Updated Preliminary Lists of Electors
    5. Revised Lists of Electors and Official Lists of Electors
    6. Merger of Polling Divisions
    7. Final Lists of Electors
    8. Use of Lists of Electors
    9. Prohibitions
11. Part 8 · Preparation for the Vote
    1. List of Election Officers
    2. Election Materials
    3. Provision of Election Materials to Election Officers
    4. Polling Stations
    5. Prohibitions
12. Part 9 · Voting
    1. Voting Opportunities
    2. Polling Day
    3. Prohibitions
13. Part 10 · Advance Polling
    1. Establishment of Advance Polling Stations
    2. Registration
    3. Voting Procedure
14. Part 11 · Special Voting Rules
    1. Interpretation and Application
    2. Division 1 — Administration and General Procedures
    3. Division 2 — Canadian Forces Electors
    4. Division 3 — Electors Resident Outside Canada
    5. Division 4 — Electors Residing in Canada
    6. Division 5 — Incarcerated Electors
    7. Division 6 — Counting of Votes at the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
    8. Division 7 — Counting of Votes in the Office of the Returning Officer
    9. Division 8 — Communication of the Results of the Vote
15. Part 11.1 · Prohibitions in Relation to Voting at an Election
    1. 281 Application
    2. 281.1 Chief Electoral Officer
    3. 281.2 Inducing Chief Electoral Officer to vote
    4. 281.3 Not qualified as elector
    5. 281.4 Not ordinarily resident in electoral district
    6. 281.5 Voting more than once — general election
    7. 281.6 Secrecy of the vote
    8. 281.7 Ballots
    9. 281.8 Photograph, video or copy of marked ballot
    10. 281.9 False statement
    11. 282 Person who assists elector — limit
    12. 282.1 Vouching for more than one person
    13. 282.2 Influencing electors
    14. 282.3 Influencing electors — election officers and staff of returning officers
    15. 282.4 Undue influence by foreigners
    16. 282.5 Interfering with marking of ballot
    17. 282.6 Preventing elector from voting
    18. 282.7 Offering bribe
    19. 282.8 Intimidation, etc.
16. Part 12 · Counting Votes
    1. Polling Stations
    2. Advance Polls
    3. Delivery of Ballot Boxes to Returning Officer
17. Part 13 · Validation of Results by the Returning Officer
    1. 293 Validation of results
    2. 294 Witnesses at validation
    3. 295 Opening ballot box in certain cases
    4. 296 Loss or destruction of ballot boxes
    5. 297 Certificate of votes cast
    6. 298 Ballot boxes
18. Part 14 · Judicial Recount
    1. Interpretation
    2. Recount Procedure
    3. Failure of Judge to Conduct Recount
19. Part 15 · Return of the Writ
    1. 313 Return of elected candidate
    2. 314 Sending of documents
    3. 315 Duplicate of return to each candidate
    4. 316 Where report made before recount
    5. 317 Procedure on receipt of return by Chief Electoral Officer
    6. 318 Equality of votes
20. Part 16 · Communications
    1. Interpretation
    2. Election Advertising
    3. Online Platforms
    4. Election Surveys
    5. Broadcasting outside Canada
    6. Political Broadcasts
21. Part 16.1 · Voter Contact Calling Services
    1. Division 1 — Interpretation
    2. Division 1.1 — Provision of Voter Contact Calling Services
    3. Division 2 — Scripts, Recordings and Lists of Telephone Numbers
22. Part 17 · Third Party Advertising, Partisan Activities and Election Surveys
    1. Interpretation
    2. Division 0.1 — Prohibitions in Relation to Foreign Property, Services and Funds
    3. Division 0.2 — Prohibition on Accepting Certain Contributions
    4. Division 1 — Partisan Activities, Partisan Advertising and Election Surveys During Pre-election Period
    5. Division 2 — Partisan Activities, Election Advertising and Election Surveys During Election Period
    6. Division 3 — Third Parties’ Bank Accounts, Registry of Third Parties and Third-Party Expenses Returns
23. Part 17.1 · Prohibitions in Relation to Voting at a Nomination Contest or Leadership Contest
    1. 362.1 Application
    2. 362.2 Undue influence by foreigners
    3. 362.3 Offering bribe
    4. 362.4 Intimidation, etc.
24. Part 18 · Financial Administration
    1. Division 1 — General Financial Provisions
    2. Division 1.1 — Regulated Fundraising Events
    3. Division 2 — Political Parties
    4. Division 3 — Electoral District Associations
    5. Division 4 — Nomination Contestants
    6. Division 5 — Candidates
    7. Division 6 — Leadership Contestants
25. Part 19 · Enforcement
    1. Peace and Good Order at Elections
    2. Offences
    3. Punishment
    4. Illegal Practices and Corrupt Practices
    5. Miscellaneous Provisions
    6. Violations
    7. Administrative Monetary Penalties
    8. Commissioner of Canada Elections
    9. Staff
    10. Payments out of Consolidated Revenue Fund
    11. Investigations
    12. Prosecutions
    13. Injunctions
    14. Compliance Agreements
    15. Deregistration
    16. Proceedings in Respect of a Violation
26. Part 20 · Contested Elections
    1. 522 Means of contestation
    2. 523 Nul and void election
    3. 524 Contestation of election
    4. 525 Competent courts
    5. 526 Security, service of application
    6. 527 Time limit
    7. 528 Withdrawal of application
    8. 529 Notice of appearance
    9. 530 Evidence
    10. 531 Dismissal of application
    11. 532 Appeal
27. Part 21 · General
    1. Reports of Chief Electoral Officer
    2. Report of Commissioner
    3. Polling Divisions
    4. Amendments to Schedule 3
    5. Custody of Election Documents and Documents Relating to the Register of Electors
    6. Fees and Expenses of Election Officers
    7. Notice
    8. Solemn Declarations and Affidavits
    9. Signed Pledges by Candidates Prohibited
    10. By-Elections
    11. Forms
    12. Payments out of Consolidated Revenue Fund
    13. Amendments
    14. Judicial Review
28. Schedule 1
29. Schedule 2 · (Section 46)
30. Schedule 3 · List of Electoral Districts (Paragraphs 66(1)(e) and (f) and section 539)
31. Schedule 4 · (Subsection 304(3))
32. Related provisions