Canada Elections Act

Marginal note:Strict liability offences — summary conviction

• 492 (1) Every returning officer who contravenes section 292 (failure to safeguard ballot box) is guilty of an offence.

• Marginal note:Offences requiring intent — dual procedure

  (2) Every person is guilty of an offence who

  • (a) being an election officer, contravenes any of sections 283 to 288 (failure to perform duties re counting of the vote) with the intention of causing the reception of a vote that should not have been cast or the non-reception of a vote that should have been cast; or

  • (b) knowingly contravenes subsection 289(3) (premature counting of votes cast at advance poll).