First Nations Elections Act

Marginal note:Definitions

2 The following definitions apply in this Act.

council

conseil

council has the meaning assigned by the definition council of the band in subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act. (conseil)

deputy electoral officer

président d’élection adjoint

deputy electoral officer means a person so appointed in accordance with the regulations. (président d’élection adjoint)

election

élection

election means the election of the chief and councillors of a participating First Nation, including by way of a by-election. (élection)

elector

électeur

elector means a person who is registered on a Band List, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act, and

• (a) in relation to an election, is 18 years of age or older on the day of the election;

• (b) in relation to a petition to remove from office a chief or councillor, was 18 years of age or older on the day of the election of that chief or councillor;

• (c) in relation to a nomination referred to in section 9, is 18 years of age or older on the day of the nomination; or

• (d) in relation to a vote on a proposed community election code referred to in paragraph 42(1)(b), is 18 years of age or older on the day of the vote. (électeur)

electoral officer

président d’élection

electoral officer means a person so appointed in accordance with the regulations. (président d’élection)

First Nation

première nation

First Nation has the meaning assigned by the definition band in subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act. (première nation)

mail-in ballot

bulletin de vote postal

mail-in ballot means a ballot that is sent to an elector by mail or otherwise provided to an elector other than at a polling station. (bulletin de vote postal)

member

membre

member, in relation to a participating First Nation, means a person whose name appears, or who is entitled to have their name appear, on the Band List maintained for that First Nation under section 8 of the Indian Act. (membre)

Minister

ministre

Minister means the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. (ministre)

nomination meeting

assemblée de mise en candidature

nomination meeting means a meeting held for the purpose of nominating candidates for an election. (assemblée de mise en candidature)

participating First Nation

première nation participante

participating First Nation means a First Nation that is named in the schedule. (première nation participante)

reserve

réserve

reserve has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act. (réserve)