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E-3 - Elections Act

Section 87.51
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Special voting officers
87.51(1)Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the returning officer shall appoint 4 or more special voting officers in the following manner:
(a) two or more officers from the list of nominees filed under subsection 61(5) by the registered political party that was the governing party immediately before the commencement of the election period; and
(b) two or more officers from the list of nominees filed under subsection 61(5) by the registered political party that was the party of the official opposition immediately before the commencement of the election period.
87.51(2)The returning officer
(a) may only appoint more than 4 special voting officers with the approval of the Chief Electoral Officer, and
(b) shall appoint an equal number of special voting officers from each of the registered political parties referred to in subsection (1).
87.51(3)If the lists of nominees filed under subsection 61(5) are unable to provide the returning officer with a sufficient number of appointees to provide adequate additional voting opportunities to electors in the electoral district, the returning officer may appoint special voting officers from the applicants under subsection 61(6).
87.51(4)The special voting officers are responsible for administering the additional polls and the special ballot voting in the electoral district.
87.51(5)When the vote of an elector is taken by special voting officers outside an office of the returning officer, it shall be taken by 2 special voting officers.
87.51(6)When it is possible to do so, the returning officer shall ensure the following:
(a) that 2 special voting officers are available at each office of the returning officer during its normal operating hours, one of whom shall be an appointee from the list referred to in paragraph (1)(a) and one of whom shall be an appointee from the list referred to in paragraph (1)(b); and
(b) when the vote of an elector is taken in accordance with subsection (5), that one of the special voting officers is an appointee from the list referred to in paragraph (1)(a) and one is an appointee from the list referred to in paragraph (1)(b).
2010, c.6, s.94
Special voting officers
87.51(1)Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the returning officer shall appoint 4 or more special voting officers in the following manner:
(a) two or more officers from the list of nominees filed under subsection 61(5) by the registered political party that was the governing party immediately before the commencement of the election period; and
(b) two or more officers from the list of nominees filed under subsection 61(5) by the registered political party that was the party of the official opposition immediately before the commencement of the election period.
87.51(2)The returning officer
(a) may only appoint more than 4 special voting officers with the approval of the Chief Electoral Officer, and
(b) shall appoint an equal number of special voting officers from each of the registered political parties referred to in subsection (1).
87.51(3)If the lists of nominees filed under subsection 61(5) are unable to provide the returning officer with a sufficient number of appointees to provide adequate additional voting opportunities to electors in the electoral district, the returning officer may appoint special voting officers from the applicants under subsection 61(6).
87.51(4)The special voting officers are responsible for administering the additional polls and the special ballot voting in the electoral district.
87.51(5)When the vote of an elector is taken by special voting officers outside an office of the returning officer, it shall be taken by 2 special voting officers.
87.51(6)When it is possible to do so, the returning officer shall ensure the following:
(a) that 2 special voting officers are available at each office of the returning officer during its normal operating hours, one of whom shall be an appointee from the list referred to in paragraph (1)(a) and one of whom shall be an appointee from the list referred to in paragraph (1)(b); and
(b) when the vote of an elector is taken in accordance with subsection (5), that one of the special voting officers is an appointee from the list referred to in paragraph (1)(a) and one is an appointee from the list referred to in paragraph (1)(b).
2010, c.6, s.94