2In this Act
“advance poll” means a poll held on the day or days fixed in accordance with paragraph 13(2)(e);(scrutin par anticipation)
“advisory committee” means the advisory committee on the electoral process established under section 154;(comité consultatif)
“agent” Repealed: 1980, c.17, s.1
“appointed official” Repealed: 1998, c.32, s.1
“ballot” means a ballot paper that has been marked by an elector and deposited in the ballot box;(bulletin)
“by-election” means an election other than a general election;(élection partielle)
“candidate” means a person whose nomination paper has been accepted by the returning officer, or who, after the issue of a writ for an election is declared by himself or by any others with his consent to be a candidate;(candidat)
“chief agent” means the individual registered as chief agent of a registered political party pursuant to section 138;(agent principal)
“contribution” means contribution as defined in the Political Process Financing Act;(contribution)
“deputy official representative” means an individual registered as a deputy official representative pursuant to section 137;(répresentant officiel adjoint)
“district association” means an association of persons supporting a political party in an electoral district;(association de circonscription)
“during an election” , or “at an election” , or “through an election” , or “an election period” means the period commencing with the issue of a writ for an election and ending when the candidate or candidates have been returned as elected;(durant une élection), (à l’élection), (durant toute l’élection) ou (une période électorale)
“election” means an election of a member or members to serve in the Legislative Assembly;(élection)
“election documents” or “election papers” Repealed: 2010, c.6, s.1
“election officer” includes the Chief Electoral Officer, the Assistant Electoral Officers and every returning officer, election clerk, revision officer, poll supervisor, voters list officer, ballot issuing officer, ballot counting officer, poll revision officer, vote tabulation machine officer, special voting officer, technical support officer, constable and any other person having any duty to perform under this Act;(membre du personnel électoral)
“elector” means
(électeur)
(a)
a person who is qualified to vote at an election under this Act, whether or not his or her name is on the register of electors or on a list of electors, or
(b)
a person who, based on information available under this Act, the Chief Electoral Officer has reason to believe is qualified to vote at an election under this Act, unless and until satisfactory evidence to the contrary is made available to the Chief Electoral Officer or any returning officer;
“electoral district” means an electoral district established by section 4;(circonscription électorale)
“electoral district agent” means an individual registered as electoral district agent of a registered political party pursuant to section 138;(agent de circonscription)
“expenditure” means expenditure as defined in the Political Process Financing Act;(dépenses)
“family associate” means the spouse of the candidate and the parent, child, brother or sister of the candidate or of the spouse of the candidate;(proche parent)
“final list of electors” Repealed: 2010, c.6, s.1
“holiday” means a holiday as defined in the Interpretation Act;(jour férié)
“independent candidate” means a candidate who
(candidat indépendant)
(a)
is not a candidate of a recognized party, or
(b)
does not comply with subsection 51(3);
“leadership contestant” means an individual who is seeking the leadership of a registered political party;(candidat à la direction)
“list of electors” means a preliminary list of electors, a revised list of electors, an official list of electors or a final list of electors;(liste électorale)
“member” means a member of the Legislative Assembly;(député)
“Minister” Repealed: 1998, c.32, s.1
“mobile polling station” Repealed: 2010, c.6, s.1
“nomination contestant” means an individual who is seeking the nomination as a candidate of a registered political party in an electoral district;(candidat à l’investiture)
“nomination day” or “day of nomination” means the day upon which nominations close;(jour de la déclaration) ou (jour des déclarations)
“oath” includes affirmation and statutory declaration;(serment)
“official agent” means an individual registered as an official agent pursuant to section 138;(agent officiel)
“official list of electors” Repealed: 2010, c.6, s.1
“official nomination” or “officially nominated” Repealed: 2010, c.6, s.1
“officially nominated” means the filing of a nomination paper and deposit by or for a candidate with the returning officer at any time between the day of proclamation and the close of nominations;(officiellement déclaré)
“official representative” means an individual registered as an official representative of a registered political party, a registered district association, a registered independent candidate, a registered leadership contestant or a registered nomination contestant pursuant to section 137 or an individual who a leadership contestant or a nomination contestant intends to register as an official representative pursuant to section 137;(représentant officiel)
“person” Repealed: 2010, c.6, s.1
“poll book” Repealed: 2010, c.6, s.1
“polling day” , “day of polling” or “ordinary polling day” Repealed: 2010, c.6, s.1
“polling day” or “ordinary polling day” means the day fixed in accordance with paragraph 13(2)(d) as the ordinary polling day for an election;(jour du scrutin)ou(jour ordinaire du scrutin)
“polling division” means any division, subdivision, district, sub-district or territorial area fixed under section 12, for which a list of electors shall be prepared and for which one or more polling stations shall be established for the taking of the vote on polling day;(section de vote)
“polling station” means a building, or a portion of a building, secured by a returning officer for the taking of the votes of electors on the ordinary polling day or an advance polling day;(bureau de scrutin)
“preliminary list of electors” means a list of electors prepared in accordance with section 20;(liste électorale préliminaire)
“proper identification” means at least one document of identification, excluding financial cards and credit cards, which must include the person’s name, address and signature;(preuve d’identité appropriée)
“psychiatric facility” means a psychiatric facility listed in Schedule A of New Brunswick Regulation 94-33 under the Mental Health Act;(établissement psychiatrique)
“public hospital” Repealed: 2006, c.6, s.1
“recognized party” means any registered party that at a general election has, or at the general election preceding a by-election had, not less than ten candidates officially nominated;(parti reconnu)
“registered district association” means a district association that has been registered pursuant to section 135;(association de circonscription enregistrée)
“registered independent candidate” means an individual registered pursuant to section 136;(candidat indépendant enregistré)
“registered leadership contestant” means an individual registered pursuant to section 136.1;(candidat à la direction enregistré)
“registered nomination contestant” means an individual registered pursuant to section 136.2;(candidat à l’investiture enregistré)
“registered political party” means a political party that has been registered pursuant to section 133;(parti politique enregistré)
“register of electors” means the register established under section 20.1;(registre des électeurs)
“rejected ballot paper” Repealed: 2010, c.6, s.1
“rejected ballot” means a ballot that at the close of the poll
(bulletin de vote rejeté)
(a)
in the case of a ballot to be counted by hand, has been found in the ballot box unmarked or so improperly marked that it cannot be counted, or
(b)
in the case of a ballot to be counted by a vote tabulation machine, has been found in the ballot box unmarked or so improperly marked that the machine was unable to count it;
“revisal district” Repealed: 1998, c.32, s.1
“revising agent” Repealed: 1998, c.32, s.1
“revising officer” Repealed: 1998, c.32, s.1
“rural polling division” Repealed: 1998, c.32, s.1
“scheduled general election” means a provincial general election held in accordance with the schedule established in subsection 3(4) of the Legislative Assembly Act;(élections générales programmées)
“scrutineer” means an agent appointed in writing to represent a recognized party or an independent candidate at a polling station;(représentant au scrutin)
“special ballot poll book” means the book, in the form prescribed by the Chief Electoral Officer, in which is written the name of a person voting by special ballot paper issued under section 87.61;(registre du scrutin spécial)
“spoiled ballot paper” means a ballot paper that has not been deposited in a ballot box for one of the following reasons:
(bulletin de vote détérioré)
(a)
an election officer has found the ballot paper to be soiled or improperly printed;
(b)
an elector has spoiled the ballot paper in marking it and handed it back to an election officer in exchange for another ballot paper;
(c)
special voting officers have determined that the certificate envelope containing the ballot paper does not fulfil the requirements of subsection 87.62(4); or
(d)
the certificate envelope containing the ballot paper has been dealt with under subsection 87.62(7);
“spouse” means persons who are married to each other and persons, not being married to each other, who have cohabited continuously for a period of two years and have cohabited within the preceding year;(conjoint)
“Supervisor” Repealed: 2007, c.55, s.1
“treatment centre” means a nursing home, special care home, assisted living facility, psychiatric facility, extended care unit in a public hospital or any other residential facility operated for the purpose of the care and treatment of ten or more senior citizens or ten or more persons having a physical or mental disability;(centre de traitement)
“urban polling division” Repealed: 1998, c.32, s.1
“voter” means a person who votes at an election;(votant)
“voting” or “to vote” means voting or to vote at an election;(vote) ou (voter)
“writ” means the document addressed by the Chief Electoral Officer to a returning officer requiring the holding of an election;(bref)
“write-in ballot poll book” Repealed: 1998, c.32, s.1
1967, c.9, s.2; 1973, c.74, s.29; 1974, c.12 (Supp.), s.1; 1978, c.17, s.1; 1978, c.D-11.2, s.18; 1980, c.17, s.1; 1982, c.3, s.16; 1985, c.45, s.1; 1986, c.8, s.33; 1989, c.55, s.28; 1991, c.48, s.2; 1992, c.2, s.14; 1992, c.52, s.9; 1994, c.47, s.1; 1996, c.79, s.5; 1997, c.53, s.1; 1998, c.32, s.1; 2006, c.6, s.1; 2007, c.55, s.1; 2010, c.6, s.1; 2015, c.5, s.2; 2015, c.17, s.1