Acts and Regulations

E-3 - Elections Act

Section 75.01
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Application to vote at polling station
75.01(1) A person may apply to have his or her name added to the official list of electors for a polling station by completing an application to be added to the list and a declaration of qualification to vote, in the prescribed forms, and
(a) presenting one or more identification documents, excluding financial or credit cards, that between them show the person’s name, current civic address and signature, or
(b) being vouched for by an elector who
(i) has his or her name on the official list of electors for that polling station,
(ii) personally attends at the polling station with the person proposing to vote, and
(iii) takes an oath in the prescribed form.
75.01(2)An application under subsection (1) shall be made to a voters list officer, a poll revision officer or the poll supervisor.
75.01(3)An elector may vouch for more than one person under paragraph (1)(b) if the elector personally attends at the polling station with each person to be vouched for and takes an oath in the prescribed form with respect to each person to be vouched for.
75.01(4)If a scrutineer or an election officer has reason to believe that a person applying to vote is not qualified to vote, at all or at that polling station, he or she shall require the person to take an oath in the prescribed form confirming the person’s qualification to vote.
75.01(5)A person who refuses to take an oath under subsection (4) when required to do so may not vote.
75.01(6)If a person applies to vote and that person’s name has been struck off on the list of electors as having voted, the person may vote if he or she does the following:
(a) establishes his or her identity to the satisfaction of the voters list officer, the poll revision officer or the poll supervisor at that polling station; and
(b) takes an oath in the prescribed form that he or she has not already voted at the same election.
75.01(7)The voters list officer or poll revision officer shall keep a record of any person who applies to vote under this section and shall note in the record if the person took the oath.
2010, c.6, s.63
Application to vote at polling station
75.01(1) A person may apply to have his or her name added to the official list of electors for a polling station by completing an application to be added to the list and a declaration of qualification to vote, in the prescribed forms, and
(a) presenting one or more identification documents, excluding financial or credit cards, that between them show the person’s name, current civic address and signature, or
(b) being vouched for by an elector who
(i) has his or her name on the official list of electors for that polling station,
(ii) personally attends at the polling station with the person proposing to vote, and
(iii) takes an oath in the prescribed form.
75.01(2)An application under subsection (1) shall be made to a voters list officer, a poll revision officer or the poll supervisor.
75.01(3)An elector may vouch for more than one person under paragraph (1)(b) if the elector personally attends at the polling station with each person to be vouched for and takes an oath in the prescribed form with respect to each person to be vouched for.
75.01(4)If a scrutineer or an election officer has reason to believe that a person applying to vote is not qualified to vote, at all or at that polling station, he or she shall require the person to take an oath in the prescribed form confirming the person’s qualification to vote.
75.01(5)A person who refuses to take an oath under subsection (4) when required to do so may not vote.
75.01(6)If a person applies to vote and that person’s name has been struck off on the list of electors as having voted, the person may vote if he or she does the following:
(a) establishes his or her identity to the satisfaction of the voters list officer, the poll revision officer or the poll supervisor at that polling station; and
(b) takes an oath in the prescribed form that he or she has not already voted at the same election.
75.01(7)The voters list officer or poll revision officer shall keep a record of any person who applies to vote under this section and shall note in the record if the person took the oath.
2010, c.6, s.63