Acts and Regulations

E-3 - Elections Act

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Qualifications and disqualifications of electors
43(1)Except as hereinafter provided every person is qualified to vote and entitled to have his name placed on the list of electors for the polling division in which he ordinarily resides at the time of the preparation and revision of the list of electors therefor, if he
(a) is of the full age of eighteen years or will attain the full age of eighteen years on or before polling day at the pending election,
(b) is a Canadian citizen,
(c) has been or will have been ordinarily resident in the Province for 40 days immediately preceding the date of the election, and
(d) subject to section 45, will be ordinarily resident in that electoral district on the date of the election.
(e) Repealed: 1974, c.12 (Supp.), s.9
43(2)The following persons are disqualified from voting and shall not vote:
(a) the Chief Electoral Officer;
(b) the returning officer for each electoral district during his term of office, except when there is an equality of votes in the final addition of votes or on a recount;
(c) Repealed: 1983, c.4, s.5
(d) Repealed: 1983, c.4, s.5
(e) Repealed: 2003, c.24, s.1
(f) Repealed: 2003, c.24, s.1
(g) every person who is disqualified from voting under any law relating to the disqualification of electors for corrupt or illegal practices.
1967, c.9, s.43; 1971, c.29, s.3; 1974, c.12 (Supp.), s.9; 1979, c.41, s.42; 1980, c.17, s.13; 1983, c.4, s.5; 1985, c.45, s.5; 1997, c.53, s.7; 1998, c.32, s.41; 2003, c.24, s.1; 2010, c.6, s.35
Qualifications and disqualifications of electors
43(1)Except as hereinafter provided every person is qualified to vote and entitled to have his name placed on the list of electors for the polling division in which he ordinarily resides at the time of the preparation and revision of the list of electors therefor, if he
(a) is of the full age of eighteen years or will attain the full age of eighteen years on or before polling day at the pending election,
(b) is a Canadian citizen,
(c) has been or will have been ordinarily resident in the Province for 40 days immediately preceding the date of the election, and
(d) subject to section 45, will be ordinarily resident in that electoral district on the date of the election.
(e) Repealed: 1974, c.12(Supp.), s.9
43(2)The following persons are disqualified from voting and shall not vote:
(a) the Chief Electoral Officer;
(b) the returning officer for each electoral district during his term of office, except when there is an equality of votes in the final addition of votes or on a recount;
(c) Repealed: 1983, c.4, s.5
(d) Repealed: 1983, c.4, s.5
(e) Repealed: 2003, c.24, s.1
(f) Repealed: 2003, c.24, s.1
(g) every person who is disqualified from voting under any law relating to the disqualification of electors for corrupt or illegal practices.
1967, c.9, s.43; 1971, c.29, s.3; 1974, c.12(Supp.), s.9; 1979, c.41, s.42; 1980, c.17, s.13; 1983, c.4, s.5; 1985, c.45, s.5; 1997, c.53, s.7; 1998, c.32, s.41; 2003, c.24, s.1; 2010, c.6, s.35
Qualifications and disqualifications of electors
43(1)Except as hereinafter provided every person is qualified to vote and entitled to have his name placed on the list of electors for the polling division in which he ordinarily resides at the time of the preparation and revision of the list of electors therefor, if he
(a) is of the full age of eighteen years or will attain the full age of eighteen years on or before polling day at the pending election,
(b) is a Canadian citizen,
(c) has been or will have been ordinarily resident in the Province for six months immediately preceding the date of the election, and
(d) subject to subsections 45(5) and (6), was ordinarily resident in the electoral district at the date of the election.
(e) Repealed: 1974, c.12(Supp.), s.9
43(2)The following persons are disqualified from voting and shall not vote:
(a) the Chief Electoral Officer;
(b) the returning officer for each electoral district during his term of office, except when there is an equality of votes in the final addition of votes or on a recount;
(c) Repealed: 1983, c.4, s.5
(d) Repealed: 1983, c.4, s.5
(e) Repealed: 2003, c.24, s.1
(f) Repealed: 2003, c.24, s.1
(g) every person who is disqualified from voting under any law relating to the disqualification of electors for corrupt or illegal practices.
1967, c.9, s.43; 1971, c.29, s.3; 1974, c.12(Supp.), s.9; 1979, c.41, s.42; 1980, c.17, s.13; 1983, c.4, s.5; 1985, c.45, s.5; 1997, c.53, s.7; 1998, c.32, s.41; 2003, c.24, s.1