Grant of poll
57(1)If more candidates than one are nominated in the manner required by this Act, the returning officer shall grant a poll for taking the votes of the electors.
57(2)Within five days after the poll has been granted, the Chief Electoral Officer shall publish a notice of grant of poll in at least one newspaper circulated in each electoral district indicating
(a)
the names, addresses, occupations, and the party designations of the candidates in the order in which their names are to be placed on the ballot papers,
(b)
Repealed: 2010, c.6, s.43
(c)
the days and times fixed for the revision of the list of electors, and that any electors who have not received a notice confirming that they are named on the list of electors for that electoral district
(i)
may apply during the revision period to have their names added to the list of electors for the polling division in which they ordinarily reside, and if they choose, to the register of electors, on providing proper identification, or
(ii)
may vote at an advance or ordinary poll after having their names added to the list of electors for the polling division in which they ordinarily reside on an advance or ordinary polling day on providing proper identification;
(d)
the dates and times of the ordinary polling day and the advance polling days,
(e)
that a special ballot paper may be applied for under section 87.6, and
(f)
if the Chief Electoral Officer issues a directive under section 68.2, the types of assistive devices and services that will be provided, and where and when they will be available.
57(3)During the normal operating hours of an office of the returning officer, the returning officer shall permit a candidate or an elector to examine and consult, in the office, the notice of grant of poll.
1967, c.9, s.57; 1974, c.12 (Supp.), s.13; 1974, c.92 (Supp.), s.6; 1985, c.45, s.8; 1998, c.32, s.46; 2006, c.6, s.12; 2010, c.6, s.43