Elections Modernization Act (S.C. 2018, c. 31)
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Assented to 2018-12-13
2000, c. 9Canada Elections Act (continued)
123 Subsection 176(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:When lists already distributed
(3) If an official list of electors is sent to a polling station containing the names of electors that appear in the record of votes cast at an advance polling station as having already voted, the returning officer shall instruct an election officer who is assigned to the polling station to cross their names off the list, and the election officer shall do so without delay.
124 (1) The portion of section 177 of the Act before the definition administrative centre is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Definitions
177 The definitions in this section apply in this Part, and Parts 11.1 and 19.
(2) The definitions administrative centre, Canadian Forces elector, deputy returning officer, statement of ordinary residence and voting territory in section 177 of the Act are repealed.
(3) The definitions application for registration and special ballot, inner envelope, liaison officer and outer envelope in section 177 of the Act are replaced by the following:
- application for registration and special ballot
application for registration and special ballot means an application completed by an elector in order to vote under this Part. (demande d’inscription et de bulletin de vote spécial)
- inner envelope
inner envelope means an envelope, including one that is supplied by the Chief Electoral Officer, in which a ballot or special ballot is to be enclosed after it has been marked. (enveloppe intérieure)
- liaison officer
liaison officer means an elector designated as a liaison officer under subsection 199.2(1) or a person appointed as a liaison officer under subsection 248(1). (agent de liaison)
- outer envelope
outer envelope means an envelope, including one that is supplied by the Chief Electoral Officer, in which a ballot or special ballot is to be transmitted after it has been marked and enclosed in an inner envelope. (enveloppe extérieure)
(4) The definition special ballot in section 177 of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:
- special ballot
special ballot means a ballot, other than a ballot referred to in section 241, that is provided to an elector who is entitled to vote under this Part. (bulletin de vote spécial)
(5) Section 177 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
- unit election officer
unit election officer means an elector designated as a unit election officer under paragraph 205(1)(b). (fonctionnaire électoral d’unité)
125 Section 180 of the Act is repealed.
126 (1) Paragraph 182(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(b) retain the solemn declaration of each special ballot officer that is made under subsection 23(1);
(2) Paragraph 182(d) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(d) obtain from the liaison officers the lists of the names of unit election officers that the commanding officers are required to provide;
127 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 186:
Marginal note:Distribution of election materials
186.1 Without delay after the writs are issued, the special voting rules administrator shall distribute to commanding officers and, as the special voting rules administrator considers appropriate, to any other person or to any place the election materials necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Part, including materials for the purpose of determining in which electoral district an elector is entitled to vote.
128 Sections 188 and 189 of the Act are replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Delivery of list of candidates
188 Without delay after a list of candidates is established, the special voting rules administrator shall provide the list to the coordinating officer, to every liaison officer and commanding officer and, as the special voting rules administrator considers appropriate, to any other person.
129 The heading “Definitions” before section 190 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Interpretation
130 (1) The definition elector in section 190 of the Act is replaced by the following:
- elector
elector means a person referred to in section 191. (électeur)
(2) Section 190 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
- alternative address
alternative address means the address of the office of the returning officer for the electoral district of the elector’s place of ordinary residence. (adresse de substitution)
- service number
service number means a unique identifier assigned by the Canadian Forces under the National Defence Act to each member of the Canadian Forces. (numéro matricule)
131 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 190:
Marginal note:Election officers
190.1 For the purpose of section 9, subsections 23(1) and (2) and section 23.1, the coordinating officer, liaison officers designated under subsection 199.2(1), commanding officers and unit election officers are deemed to be election officers and paragraph 43(c), subsection 484(1) and paragraph 484(3)(f) also apply to them if they are relieved of duty.
132 The heading before section 191 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Voting Entitlement
133 (1) The portion of section 191 of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Qualification and right to vote
191 Any of the following persons is entitled to vote under this Division if he or she is qualified as an elector under section 3:
(2) Paragraph 191(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(b) a member of the reserve force of the Canadian Forces; and
(3) Section 191 of the Act is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (c) and by repealing paragraph (d).
Marginal note:2000, c. 12, par. 40(2)(f)
134 Sections 192 to 198 of the Act are replaced by the following:
Registration
Marginal note:Right to register
192 (1) When a person becomes entitled to vote under this Division, the person’s commanding officer shall inform him or her of the right to ask the Chief Electoral Officer to include him or her in the Register of Electors or, if already included in it, to ask for his or her registration to be updated.
Marginal note:Right to register — future elector
(2) When a future elector is enrolled in the Canadian Forces, or when a member of the Canadian Forces becomes qualified as a future elector, the future elector’s commanding officer shall inform him or her of the right to ask the Chief Electoral Officer to include him or her in the Register of Future Electors or, if already included in it, to ask for his or her registration to be updated.
Marginal note:Service number
(3) An elector, or a future elector who is a member of the Canadian Forces, who asks the Chief Electoral Officer to include him or her in the Register of Electors or Register of Future Electors, or asks for his or her registration to be updated, must provide his or her service number to the Chief Electoral Officer.
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