Canada Elections Act

Marginal note:Ballots to be kept sealed

• 275 (1) The returning officer shall ensure that the ballots received at his or her office are kept sealed until they are given to an election officer referred to in section 273.

• Marginal note:Return outer envelopes

  (2) All outer envelopes received after the prescribed deadline shall be kept separate and sealed and shall be initialled by the returning officer and marked with the date and time of their receipt.