First Nations Oil and Gas and Moneys Management Voting Regulations

Marginal note:Duty to provide names

• 5 (1) At least 49 days before the day on which a vote is to be held, a list of all eligible voters must be provided to the electoral officer

  • (a) by the first nation, if the first nation has assumed control of its own membership under section 10 of the Indian Act; and

  • (b) by the Registrar, if the Band List of the first nation is maintained in the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development under section 11 of the Indian Act.

• Marginal note:Content of list

  (2) A voters list must set out

  • (a) the names of all eligible voters, in alphabetical order; and

  • (b) the first nation membership number or registry number of each eligible voter or, if the eligible voter does not have a first nation membership number or registry number, the date of birth of the eligible voter.

• Marginal note:Confirmation of name on list

  (3) On request, the electoral officer or a deputy electoral officer must confirm whether the name of a person is on the voters list.

• Marginal note:Revision of list

  (4) The electoral officer must revise the voters list if it is demonstrated that

  • (a) the name of an eligible voter has been omitted from the list;

  • (b) the name of an eligible voter is incorrectly set out on the list; or

  • (c) the name of a person not qualified to vote is included on the list.

• Marginal note:Proof required for revision

  (5) For the purpose of subsection (4), a person may demonstrate that

  • (a) the name of an eligible voter has been omitted from, or incorrectly set out on, the voters list by presenting to the electoral officer evidence from the Registrar or from the first nation that the eligible voter is on the Band List and has reached the eligible age for participation in the vote; or

  • (b) the name of a person not qualified to vote has been included on the voters list by presenting to the electoral officer evidence that the person is not on the Band List or has not reached the eligible age for participation in the vote.