Acts and Regulations

E-3 - Elections Act

Section 63
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Ballot papers
63(1)The Chief Electoral Officer, or a returning officer acting on the instructions of the Chief Electoral Officer, shall prepare or have prepared a sufficient number of ballot papers for each electoral district.
63(2)The ballot paper shall be in the prescribed form and shall comply with the requirements of this section.
63(3)The Chief Electoral Officer shall provide the returning officer or the printer with the paper on which ballot papers shall be printed.
63(4)The ballot paper shall have the following printed on it:
(a) a space for the initials of the ballot issuing officer;
(b) the name of the electoral district;
(c) the date of the ordinary polling day; and
(d) any other information that the Chief Electoral Officer may direct.
63(5)The names and political affiliations of the candidates shall appear on the ballot paper, and the names of the candidates
(a) shall be printed exactly as the names are set out in the nomination papers, exclusive of any professional, academic or honorary title or its abbreviation, and may include a nickname in brackets, and
(b) shall precede the political affiliations of the candidates.
63(6)The names of candidates of recognized parties shall be arranged in the following order on the ballot paper:
(a) first, the recognized party that was the governing party immediately before the commencement of the election period;
(b) second, the recognized party that was the party of the official opposition immediately before the commencement of the election period; and
(c) third and following, any other recognized parties in alphabetical order according to the first letter of the first word in the name of the party.
63(7)If there are any independent candidates, their names shall appear on the ballot paper below those of the candidates of the recognized parties in alphabetical order according to the first letter of the candidate’s surname.
1967, c.9, s.63; 1974, c.12 (Supp.), s.17; 1974, c.92 (Supp.), s.7; 1980, c.17, s.18; 1985, c.45, s.9; 1998, c.32, s.51; 2006, c.6, s.16; 2010, c.6, s.49
Ballot papers
63(1)The Chief Electoral Officer, or a returning officer acting on the instructions of the Chief Electoral Officer, shall prepare or have prepared a sufficient number of ballot papers for each electoral district.
63(2)The ballot paper shall be in the prescribed form and shall comply with the requirements of this section.
63(3)The Chief Electoral Officer shall provide the returning officer or the printer with the paper on which ballot papers shall be printed.
63(4)The ballot paper shall have the following printed on it:
(a) a space for the initials of the ballot issuing officer;
(b) the name of the electoral district;
(c) the date of the ordinary polling day; and
(d) any other information that the Chief Electoral Officer may direct.
63(5)The names and political affiliations of the candidates shall appear on the ballot paper, and the names of the candidates
(a) shall be printed exactly as the names are set out in the nomination papers, exclusive of any professional, academic or honorary title or its abbreviation, and may include a nickname in brackets, and
(b) shall precede the political affiliations of the candidates.
63(6)The names of candidates of recognized parties shall be arranged in the following order on the ballot paper:
(a) first, the recognized party that was the governing party immediately before the commencement of the election period;
(b) second, the recognized party that was the party of the official opposition immediately before the commencement of the election period; and
(c) third and following, any other recognized parties in alphabetical order according to the first letter of the first word in the name of the party.
63(7)If there are any independent candidates, their names shall appear on the ballot paper below those of the candidates of the recognized parties in alphabetical order according to the first letter of the candidate’s surname.
1967, c.9, s.63; 1974, c.12(Supp.), s.17; 1974, c.92(Supp.), s.7; 1980, c.17, s.18; 1985, c.45, s.9; 1998, c.32, s.51; 2006, c.6, s.16; 2010, c.6, s.49
Ballots, form of and printing of
63(1)All ballot papers shall be of the same description and as nearly alike as possible.
63(2)The ballot papers shall be printed papers in the form prescribed by regulation; the face of the ballot paper shall be printed in black ink, and the names and political affiliations of the candidates and a small circular space at the right of the names of the candidates shall appear in the natural color of the paper, and a small notch shall be cut from the right edge of the ballot paper next to each circular space.
63(2.1)The names of the candidates appearing on the ballot paper shall be printed exactly as the names are set out in the headings of the nomination papers, exclusive of any professional, academic or honorary title or its abbreviation, and shall be in large type and shall precede the description of the political affiliations of the candidates.
63(3)Each ballot paper shall have a stub and there shall be a line of perforations between the ballot and the stub.
63(4)Ballot papers shall be printed upon paper furnished to the returning officer by the Chief Electoral Officer pursuant to section 65.
63(5)Ballot papers shall be consecutively numbered on the back of the stub.
63(6)Ballot papers shall have printed on the back thereof, as in the form prescribed by regulation,
(a) a space for the initials of the deputy returning officer,
(b) the name of the electoral district,
(c) the name of the returning officer,
(d) the date of the poll, and
(e) the name and address of the printer.
63(7)The printing on a ballot paper shall be so arranged that when the ballot paper has been folded by an elector after he has marked it, the space containing the initials of the deputy returning officer may be seen without unfolding the ballot paper.
63(8)Repealed: 1974, c.92(Supp.), s.7
63(9)The names of candidates of recognized parties shall be arranged in the following order:
(a) first, the government party,
(b) second, the party of the official opposition, and
(c) third and following, any other recognized parties in alphabetical order according to the first letter of the first word in the name of party.
63(10)When there are any independent candidates, their names shall appear on the ballot paper below those of the candidates of the recognized parties in alphabetical order as to the first letter of the surname.
63(11)Repealed: 1974, c.12(Supp.), s.17
63(12)Repealed: 1974, c.12(Supp.), s.17
63(13)Repealed: 1974, c.12(Supp.), s.17
63(14)Repealed: 1974, c.12(Supp.), s.17
63(15)Repealed: 1974, c.12(Supp.), s.17
63(16)Repealed: 1974, c.12(Supp.), s.17
1967, c.9, s.63; 1974, c.12(Supp.), s.17; 1974, c.92(Supp.), s.7; 1980, c.17, s.18; 1985, c.45, s.9; 1998, c.32, s.51; 2006, c.6, s.16