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Canada Elections Act

Version of section 70 from 2019-06-13 to 2024-03-06:


Marginal note:Hours of attendance

  •  (1) The returning officer and the assistant returning officer shall attend between noon and 2:00 p.m. on the closing day for nominations at the office of the returning officer in order that the returning officer may receive nominations for prospective candidates who have not yet filed their nomination papers.

  • Marginal note:Close of nominations

    (2) No nomination may be received from any person who enters the office of the returning officer after 2:00 p.m. on the closing day for nominations.

  • Marginal note:Designated filing place

    (3) The returning officer may authorize a person to receive — or examine, in the case of paragraph (b) — the following in any place designated by the returning officer:

    • (a) the nomination paper;

    • (b) the piece or pieces of identification referred to in paragraphs 67(2)(a) and (b);

    • (c) the documents referred to in subsection 67(4);

    • (d) the statement referred to in subsection 67(6); and

    • (e) the copy or copies of the piece or pieces of identification referred to in paragraphs 67(8)(a) and (b).

  • 2000, c. 9, s. 70
  • 2018, c. 31, s. 56

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