Information used to update register of electors
20.6(1)The register of electors shall be updated and maintained from information
(a)
that electors have given the Chief Electoral Officer through individual applications for registration or in the course of an enumeration carried out under section 20.16;
(a.1)
that administrators of treatment centres have given to the Chief Electoral Officer in accordance with subsection (3);
(b)
that is held by the Chief Electoral Officer for Canada and that may be given to the Chief Electoral Officer for the province; or
(c)
that is held by a provincial department or agency mentioned in Schedule C and that the Chief Electoral Officer considers reliable and necessary for updating the surname, given names, sex, date of birth, date of death, telephone number, and present or previous civic or mailing addresses of electors who are included in the register, or for identifying persons who may become eligible to be electors within six months by meeting age or residency requirements.
20.6(2)On the recommendation of the Chief Electoral Officer the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may by regulation amend Schedule C, including adding, changing or deleting the name of any department, agency or any other source of information, or the type of information contained therein.
20.6(3)On request by the returning officer, the administrator of a treatment centre shall provide the following information with respect to each resident or patient of the centre to the returning officer for the purposes of updating and maintaining the register of electors or a preliminary list of electors:
(a)
surname and given names;
(d)
current civic address and mailing address, if different from the civic address.
1998, c.32, s.15; 2010, c.6, s.15