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A REPORT OF THECHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER
2019 GENERAL ELECTION
VOLUME I
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March 2020
Mr. Joseph Schow, Chair Standing Committee on Legislative Offices 6th Floor, Federal Building 9820 – 107 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5K 1E7 Dear Mr. Schow: I have the honour and privilege to submit the Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2019 Provincial General Election: Volume I in accordance with the provisions of section 4(5) of the Election Act. The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2019 Provincial General Election will be presented in three volumes, as follows:
• Volume I is comprised of information on conducting the election event, statistics, costs of the event and recommendations under the Election Act.
• Volume II is comprised of the poll-by-poll results and polling subdivision maps from all 87 electoral divisions.
• Volume III is comprised of information on the financial activities of political participants relating to the election event under the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act. This volume will be released in the summer of 2020.
Should you require additional information or clarification on anything contained in the Report, I would be pleased to respond.
Sincerely,
Glen Resler, CPA, CMA Chief Electoral Officer
TABLE OF CONTENTS MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER .............................................................................................. 1
1 EVENT OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................. 3
ELECTION CALL .................................................................................................................................................... 3
KEY DATES ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
SUMMARY STATISTICS ........................................................................................................................................ 5
2 EVENT PREPARATION ........................................................................................................ 7
BOUNDARY COMMISSION................................................................................................................................... 7
LEGISLATIVE AND PROCEDURAL CHANGES ......................................................................................................... 7
NEW INITIATIVES ................................................................................................................................................. 8
APPOINTMENT OF RETURNING OFFICERS .......................................................................................................... 9
RETURNING OFFICE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING ......................................................................................... 12
3 VOTER REGISTRATION ..................................................................................................... 13
2018 PROVINCIAL ENUMERATION .................................................................................................................... 13
REVISION PERIOD .............................................................................................................................................. 13
REGISTRATION AT THE POLLS ........................................................................................................................... 13
POST-POLLING DAY LIST OF ELECTORS ............................................................................................................. 14
4 THE GENERAL ELECTION ................................................................................................... 19
VOTER ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH ............................................................................................................ 19
ESTABLISHING RETURNING OFFICES ................................................................................................................. 30
NOMINATED CANDIDATES ................................................................................................................................ 31
ELECTION OFFICER RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING .......................................................................................... 33
VOTING OPTIONS .............................................................................................................................................. 35
UNOFFICIAL COUNT .......................................................................................................................................... 39
OFFICIAL COUNT ................................................................................................................................................ 40
JUDICIAL RECOUNT ........................................................................................................................................... 41
5 OFFICIAL RESULTS ............................................................................................................ 43
MEMBERS ELECTED TO THE 30TH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ............................................................................... 43
CANDIDATE SUMMARY OF RESULTS ................................................................................................................. 47
SUMMARY OF RESULTS BY ELECTORAL DIVISION ............................................................................................. 48
6 FINANCE .......................................................................................................................... 65
OVERVIEW OF FEES ........................................................................................................................................... 65
TOTAL COST SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................... 66
7 STATISTICS ....................................................................................................................... 75
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS ................................................................................................................................ 75
VOTER TRENDS AT ADVANCE POLLS ................................................................................................................. 82
VOTER SURVEY RESULTS ................................................................................................................................... 84
VOTER DEMOGRAPHICS .................................................................................................................................... 86
8 RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................................... 99
FIXED DATE ELECTIONS ................................................................................................................................... 100
MANDATORY IDENTIFICATION ........................................................................................................................ 103
FLEXIBLE STAFFING PROVISIONS ..................................................................................................................... 104
ENABLE FLEXIBILITY FOR ADVANCE VOTING ................................................................................................... 106
ENABLE USE OF TECHNOLOGY ........................................................................................................................ 108
INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY OF SPECIAL BALLOT ................................................................................................ 109
IMPROVE COLLECTION, USE AND PROTECTION OF ELECTOR DATA ............................................................... 111
ESTABLISH A THRESHOLD FOR COMPLETING THE OFFICIAL COUNT .............................................................. 113
APPENDIX A: LINE-BY-LINE PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS ............................................................. 114
Message from the Chief Electoral Officer | 1
MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER
The successful delivery of the 30th Provincial General Election was a result of the dedication of the staff at Elections Alberta, over 20,000 temporary election officers employed by my Office, and by our many vendors. Every person involved in this election worked to provide timely and efficient information and voting services to all participants. It was also incredibly rewarding to see the public interest and participation that occurred during this event.
Full-scale preparation for the election could not commence until the 2018 Provincial Enumeration was completed in October of 2018. Staff undertook preliminary election preparations in parallel with the conduct of the provincial enumeration activities. The bulk of election preparatory work was condensed into four months.
Yet, we recorded 67.5% voter participation, the highest since 1971. Contributing to this success was the increase in voting opportunities we were able to offer electors. Through the addition of an extra day
of advance voting and the through the introduction of the vote anywhere option, the volume of electors choosing to vote by advance poll exceeded all estimates. The number of electors who chose to vote in advance tripled the turnout seen in 2015. Equally as encouraging was that almost as many people chose to utilize the vote anywhere option as previously voted in advance polls during the 2015 election.
Significant IT development and staff training improvements were tested in by-elections and deployed for this election. Electronic poll books allowed election officers to access the poll book for the entire province to facilitate the vote anywhere option. Online training was developed for all election officers to supplement classroom training and to provide election officers with more opportunity for hands-on learning. The opportunity to test these systems in advance of the Provincial General Election through by-elections allowed us to identify improvements and efficiencies that were incorporated throughout the general election period.
Looking toward the 2023 Provincial General Election, I will continue to pursue new initiatives that encourage voter participation, increase efficiency at the polls, and contain the overall costs of the election.
Over 100 recommendations for legislative change have been included in this report. My recommendations are grouped into key improvements, including:
1. Establishing a fixed-date election; 2. Requiring mandatory identification at the polls; 3. Enabling the Chief Electoral Officer to determine appropriate staffing models; 4. Providing the Chief Electoral Officer the flexibility to deliver appropriate voting opportunities; 5. Enabling the use of technology; 6. Increasing the accessibility of Special Ballots;
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7. Improving the collection, use, and protection of elector data; and 8. Establishing a threshold to determine the requirements for an official count.
I look forward to working with Members of the Legislative Assembly and Alberta Justice staff in modernizing electoral legislation to achieve further efficiencies in the delivery of electoral events.
Sincerely,
Glen Resler
Event Overview | 3
1 EVENT OVERVIEW ELECTION CALL Order in Council 082/2019 dissolved the Twenty-Ninth Legislative Assembly on March 19, 2019. Order in Council 083/2019, issued in parallel, commenced the 30th Provincial General Election in Alberta.
The Chief Electoral Officer subsequently issued Writs of Election to each of the 87 returning officers, pursuant to section 40 of the Election Act.
This began a period of intense activity, with the activation of returning office staff, call centre staff, vendors, and media relations staff. Elections Alberta also experienced a high volume of web traffic and phone calls, as people began to apply for jobs, request Special Ballots, and register to vote.
The public interest in the General Election and the increased volume of activity experienced at Elections Alberta, the returning offices, and at the polling stations continued for the entire election period.
With a final turnout of 67.5%, the 2019 Provincial General Election had the highest voter turnout since 1971.
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Fan out to inform all returning
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finalized with dates
Special Ballot mail-out starts
Election Officer hiring
Voter Registration
Updates
News Release
Polling Place
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All vendors notified, activities
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KEY DATES The election was conducted in compliance with the Election Act and the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act. The following key dates were established, based on the legislation and on the issuance of the Writs of Election.
Tuesday, January 1, 2019 Requests for Special Ballot made available to electors
Friday, February 1, 2019 Start of the campaign period; returning offices opened and returning officers were available to registered candidates to accept nomination papers
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Order in Council 083/2019 issued; Writs of Election issued and transmitted to all returning officers
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Revisions and Special Ballots made available in the returning office Special Ballot package mail-out commenced
Friday, March 29, 2019 Candidate nominations closed (2 p.m.)
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Where-to-vote cards mailed to every elector and residential address in all electoral divisions
Saturday, April 6, 2019 Revisions to the Lists of Electors closed (4 p.m.)
Monday, April 8, 2019 Mail-out of Special Ballots closed (6 p.m.)
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 to Saturday, April 13, 2019 Advance Polling Period
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 Election Day
Friday, April 26, 2019 Announcement of the official results
Sunday, June 16, 2019 Campaign period ended
Friday, August 16, 2019 Candidate campaign period financial statement filing deadline
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Registered political party and election third party advertiser campaign return deadline
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SUMMARY STATISTICS
Officials and Voting Places
Electoral Divisions 87
Returning Officers 89
Returning Office Staff 435
Election Officers 19,831
Polling Subdivisions 6,751
Locations visited by Mobile Polls 625
Advance and Special Mobile Polling Places 273
Election Day Polling Places 1,372
Voter Registration and Turnout
Registered voters at election call (as of February 1, 2019) 2,654,119
Electors added to the Register of Electors (as of January 2020) 411,356
Electors deleted from the Register of Electors (as of January 2020) 241,166
Registered voters on the post-polling day list of electors (as of January 2020) 2,824,309
Registered voters who voted 1,906,366
Voter turnout (as a percentage of registered voters on the post-polling day list) 67.5%
Candidates, Political Parties, and Third Party Advertisers
Registered political parties 13
Registered political parties that endorsed candidate(s) 13
Nominated candidates 492
Registered Election Third Party Advertisers 28
Political party election expense limit during the election period $2,000,000
Candidate election expense limit during the election period $50,000
Election Third Party election advertising expense limit during the election period $150,000
Results
Valid ballots 1,896,542
Rejected ballots 8,970
Declined ballots 854
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Event Preparation | 7
2 EVENT PREPARATION BOUNDARY COMMISSION The election was conducted using new electoral boundaries as defined in the Electoral Divisions Act.
The electoral boundaries were determined following the independent review by the 2016/2017 Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission and by the December 15, 2017 amendments of the Legislative Assembly.
LEGISLATIVE AND PROCEDURAL CHANGES Several legislative changes were brought into effect on January 1, 2018, under Bill 32: An Act to Strengthen and Protect Democracy in Alberta and were implemented for the first time during the 2019 Provincial General Election. Key changes to the Election Act are as follows:
• Residency (Sections 1 and 16) – The 6-month residency period for electors was removed. The Act maintained the requirement for electors to establish ordinary residence in Alberta.
• Election Officer Qualification (Section 46) – Only returning officers and election clerks must be electors.
• Revisions (Section 50) – Revisions to the list of electors can be made from the issuance of the writ until 4 p.m. on the Saturday before advance polls.
• Advance Polling (Section 98) – Tuesday was added as a fifth day of advance polling.
• Vote Anywhere (Section 99) – New means were added for electors to vote for their local candidate at any advance poll across the province.
• Mobile Polls (Section 120) – Shelters and community support centres were added to the definition of where mobile polls may serve. Additionally, mobile polls were given the ability to operate on any advance polling day, in addition to Election Day.
• Special Mobile Polls (Section 125.1) – Polls can now be established at any public post-secondary campus, work camp, correctional institution, Indian Reserve, Métis Settlement, or public building during the advance polling days.
• Special Ballot Requests (Section 116) – Special Ballot requests can now be made starting on January 1 of an election year. However, these ballots cannot be mailed out until the issuance of the Writ. Electors may continue to apply for a Special Ballot up until 6 p.m. on the day before advance polls open, or in-person until the close of poll on Election Day.
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NEW INITIATIVES The Chief Electoral Officer introduced several successful initiatives in the 2017 and 2018 by-elections to improve services to electors and stakeholders, and to assist returning officers in the performance of their duties. These initiatives were implemented province-wide in the general election:
• Mandatory online training for all election officers working at the advance polls, mobile polls, or on Election Day.
• Scenario-based in-person training, to better prepare election officers for their roles.
• Online training for candidates’ scrutineers, to better explain their roles and duties at the polls.
• Electronic poll books at all advance and special mobile polls to allow for the vote anywhere option.
• Online access for registered parties and candidates through a secure portal to revisions to the List of Electors and advance poll voting records.
• Bank-teller-style service for advance and special mobile polls, allowing electors to receive their ballots from any available polling station.
Additionally, the following initiatives were used for the first time in the 2019 Provincial General Election, to enable vote anywhere provisions under the legislation:
• Creation of the IT Support position, to assist the returning officer with set-up and troubleshooting of the technology used during advance and special mobile polling.
• On-demand ballot printing at all advance and special mobile polls, to allow for each elector to receive the ballot for their assigned electoral division, regardless of which poll they attended.
• Return of vote anywhere ballots to Elections Alberta for central tabulation by high-speed tabulators (counting machines).
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APPOINTMENT OF RETURNING OFFICERS The Chief Electoral Officer appointed the following returning officers, pursuant to Section 9(1) of the Election Act.
Electoral Division Returning Officer
01 - Calgary-Acadia David McIntyre
02 - Calgary-Beddington AnneMarie Darichuk
03 - Calgary-Bow Susan McMahon
04 - Calgary-Buffalo Kevin Allen
05 - Calgary-Cross Walter (Wally) Clarke
06 - Calgary-Currie Linda Garrett
07 - Calgary-East Le-Anna (Le-Ann) Lundgren
08 - Calgary-Edgemont Merilyn O’Bryan
09 - Calgary-Elbow Ross Thrasher
10 - Calgary-Falconridge Grant Shewchuk
11 - Calgary-Fish Creek Shauna Hunter
12 - Calgary-Foothills Lynne Hodgson
13 - Calgary-Glenmore Elizabeth (Betty) Evans
14 - Calgary-Hays Catherine Misener
15 - Calgary-Klein Marion Owen
16 - Calgary-Lougheed Huntley O’Neill
17 - Calgary-McCall Bob Hogarth – until April 13, 2019 Diana Taylor – from April 13, 2019
18 - Calgary-Mountain View Sean McLennan
19 - Calgary-North Dezreen (Dez) Mills
20 - Calgary-North East Sharon Jensen
21 - Calgary-North West Ruth Sorrentino
22 - Calgary-Peigan Jackie Nixon
23 - Calgary-Shaw Ilene Burns
24 - Calgary-South East Donna McWilliams
25 - Calgary-Varsity Madeline Wood
26 - Calgary-West Curtis Lawson
27 - Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview Angela Zenowski
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Electoral Division Returning Officer
28 - Edmonton-Castle Downs Chris Gelinas
29 - Edmonton-City Centre William (Bill) Dolman
30 - Edmonton-Decore Bill Maxim
31 - Edmonton-Ellerslie Ward Baskett
32 - Edmonton-Glenora Kim Davis
33 - Edmonton-Gold Bar Leslie Silver
34 - Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood Anne Hill
35 - Edmonton-Manning Nada Gebara
36 - Edmonton-McClung Eldon Okrainetz
37 - Edmonton-Meadows Danny Kinal
38 - Edmonton-Mill Woods Brian Dompé
39 - Edmonton-North West Walter Szwender
40 - Edmonton-Riverview Gunnar Blodgett
41 - Edmonton-Rutherford Else Smart
42 - Edmonton-South Colette Williams
43 - Edmonton-South West Wendy Campbell
44 - Edmonton-Strathcona Kathleen Hopkins
45 - Edmonton-West Henday Marcia McKall
46 - Edmonton-Whitemud Barbara Willman
47 - Airdrie-Cochrane Lorraine Romain
48 – Airdrie-East Jean Kruse
49 - Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock Lorrill Waschuk
50 - Banff-Kananaskis Shirley Kine
51 - Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul Wayne Warner
52 - Brooks-Medicine Hat Daphne Anstey-Martin
53 - Camrose Michael Smith
54 - Cardston-Siksika Dawna Fiesel
55 - Central Peace-Notley Janette Meston
56 - Chestermere-Strathmore Whitney Zemp
57 - Cypress-Medicine Hat Allan Bloomfield
58 - Drayton Valley-Devon Sandi Dahl
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Electoral Division Returning Officer
59 - Drumheller-Stettler Janice Hoover
60 - Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche Sherry Campbell
61 - Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo Lori Sutinen
62 - Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Howard Huston
63 - Grande Prairie W.J. Keith Spencer
64 - Grande Prairie-Wapiti Margaret (Marge) Seweryn
65 - Highwood Brenda Honish
66 - Innisfail-Sylvan Lake Carla Gabert
67 - Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland Reanne Kronewitt
68 - Lacombe-Ponoka Margaret DeVries
69 - Leduc-Beaumont Eugene Miller
70 - Lesser Slave Lake Candace Callioux
71 - Lethbridge-East Donna Murray
72 - Lethbridge-West Ashley Haughton
73 - Livingstone-Macleod Blanche Schellenberg
74 - Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin Caroline Dillabough
75 - Morinville-St. Albert Julius Buski
76 - Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills Laura Ewert
77 - Peace River Dawn Coulas
78 - Red Deer-North Fred Gorman
79 - Red Deer-South Jim Taylor
80 - Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre Jane Henderson
81- Sherwood Park Melody Yates
82 - Spruce Grove-Stony Plain Cindy Petherbridge
83 - St. Albert Katherine Zalasky
84 - Strathcona-Sherwood Park Darcy Gurski
85 - Taber-Warner Stella Lukinski
86 - Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright John Erkelens
87 - West Yellowhead Catie Kopp
Centralized Count of Vote Anywhere Ballots – Elections Alberta Pam Ursuliak & Pat Rollinson
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RETURNING OFFICE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING Returning officers were responsible for recruiting four support staff needed in the returning office, consisting of an election clerk, an administrative assistant, a trainer, and an IT support. Returning office staff were provided with comprehensive mandatory training which included both online and in-person components.
Online training for returning office staff consisted of modules related to the set-up and operation of the returning office, as well as the requirement to view all training modules designed for all other election officers. This ensured that the returning office team had a full understanding of each role and the voting process. Online training could be done at the pace that was desired by the individual, with the goal for all online training to be completed prior to in-person training.
In-person training was provided in January and February 2019. Returning officers, election clerks, administrative assistants, and trainers attended a three-day training session, while IT support staff attended a one-day training session. This training combined a lecture-style format of delivery with tailored hands-on and scenario-based training.
Convention-style training was introduced at each training location, allowing all the 435 returning office staff across Alberta to be trained in just 13 days. While this posed a significant staffing resource challenge for Elections Alberta, it allowed for the quick deployment of training, for small classroom sessions, and for more interaction between returning office teams.
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3 VOTER REGISTRATION 2018 PROVINCIAL ENUMERATION In the fall of 2018, a provincial enumeration was conducted, as described in A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer: 2018 Enumeration. Over 320,000 new electors were added to the Register of Electors in anticipation of the 2019 Provincial General Election. Between the conclusion of the enumeration in October 2018 and the issuance of the writ on March 19, 2019, electors were able to update their information or add themselves to the Register of Electors by contacting Elections Alberta or using voterlink.ab.ca.
Elections Alberta staff also updated the Register of Electors by inputting new data received from other provincial sources, such as elector moves captured through motor vehicle registry data.
On February 1, 2019, when the pre-election List of Electors was generated, it contained 2,654,119 electors. Registered political parties were provided with the List of Electors as per section 18(1)(b) of the Election Act, at the start of the campaign period for the General Election.
REVISION PERIOD The revision period commenced upon the issuance of the writ, on March 19, 2019. It ran until Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 4 p.m. During this time electors could add, confirm or update their own personal information in the Register of Electors by:
• Going online to voterlink.ab.ca;
• Contacting the provincial call centre; or
• Visiting their local returning office.
Elections Alberta experienced significant volumes of electors confirming and updating their information in this time period. Over 74,000 voter registrations were submitted online during the revision period. Upon further review of these registrations, 2,601 were identified as duplicate registrations (e.g. the elector submitted the same registration information more than once) and 25,833 were already contained in the Register of Electors with current information.
REGISTRATION AT THE POLLS Electors who are registered to vote are listed in the poll book for their polling subdivision. If they are listed in the poll book, legislation does not require identification to be shown in order to vote. However, electors who are not listed in the poll book must first register to vote by completing a Declaration of Elector and providing identification to prove their name and current physical address.
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There were 257,178 registrations completed at the polls, 105,216 at advance polls, and 151,962 on Election Day. Of the electors that voted, only 8.6% were required to register at the polls.
POST-POLLING DAY LIST OF ELECTORS Following the election, Elections Alberta undertook a large-scale review of the Register of Electors, updating elector information from data collected at the polls regarding new registrations and corrections. Following this review, there were 2,824,309 electors contained in the Register of Electors, comprising a 6.4% increase from the pre-election list.
In accordance with section 19(2) of the Election Act, updated lists were made available to registered political parties and Members of the Legislative Assembly in January 2020. Data files were made available for download via a secure internet portal. To further safeguard transmission of personal information, and to reinforce the restrictions for use, per section 20 of the Election Act, recipients were also provided information to reinforce how they might appropriately use elector information. This included information on the penalty for misuse of elector information, which includes fines up to $100,000, or a term of imprisonment of up to one year, or both.
Pre- to Post-Election Changes in the Register of Electors
Electoral Division Feb 2019
Elector Count
Electors Added
Electors Deleted
Jan 2020 Elector Count
Percent Change
(Pre/Post)
01 – Calgary-Acadia 33,430 3,254 2,052 34,632 3.6%
02 – Calgary-Beddington 33,827 2,341 1,323 34,845 3.0%
03 – Calgary-Bow 35,626 3,530 2,163 36,993 3.8%
04 – Calgary-Buffalo 35,068 8,471 5,107 38,432 9.6%
05 – Calgary-Cross 29,794 2,363 1,313 30,844 3.5%
06 – Calgary-Currie 33,109 5,357 3,609 34,857 5.3%
07 – Calgary-East 30,706 2,798 1,661 31,843 3.7%
08 – Calgary-Edgemont 35,458 2,400 1,512 36,346 2.5%
09 – Calgary-Elbow 32,904 4,952 2,922 34,934 6.2%
10 – Calgary-Falconridge 27,715 2,057 923 28,849 4.1%
11 – Calgary-Fish Creek 35,421 2,428 1,691 36,158 2.1%
12 – Calgary-Foothills 30,571 3,584 1,381 32,774 7.2%
13 – Calgary-Glenmore 35,696 2,874 1,879 36,691 2.8%
14 – Calgary-Hays 32,509 3,436 1,715 34,230 5.3%
15 – Calgary-Klein 33,096 3,943 2,647 34,392 3.9%
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Electoral Division Feb 2019
Elector Count
Electors Added
Electors Deleted
Jan 2020 Elector Count
Percent Change
(Pre/Post)
16 – Calgary-Lougheed 25,742 2,372 1,068 27,046 5.1%
17 – Calgary-McCall 20,898 2,646 641 22,903 9.6%
18 – Calgary-Mountain View 35,931 6,451 4,066 38,316 6.6%
19 – Calgary-North 23,114 2,636 975 24,775 7.2%
20 – Calgary-North East 25,194 3,450 1,282 27,362 8.6%
21 – Calgary-North West 32,701 2,245 1,362 33,584 2.7%
22 – Calgary-Peigan 32,797 2,850 1,748 33,899 3.4%
23 – Calgary-Shaw 30,099 3,573 1,474 32,198 7.0%
24 – Calgary-South East 27,124 4,277 1,823 29,578 9.0%
25 – Calgary-Varsity 31,105 3,553 2,236 32,422 4.2%
26 – Calgary-West 31,488 2,277 1,195 32,570 3.4%
27 – Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview 30,260 3,379 2,428 31,211 3.1%
28 – Edmonton-Castle Downs 30,063 3,676 1,786 31,953 6.3%
29 – Edmonton-City Centre 32,370 7,887 5,200 35,057 8.3%
30 – Edmonton-Decore 32,213 2,712 1,908 33,017 2.5%
31 – Edmonton-Ellerslie 26,346 4,744 1,793 29,297 11.2%
32 – Edmonton-Glenora 30,886 3,896 2,433 32,349 4.7%
33 – Edmonton-Gold Bar 34,236 4,770 3,451 35,555 3.9%
34 – Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood 29,782 3,965 3,151 30,596 2.7%
35 – Edmonton-Manning 30,980 3,658 1,823 32,815 5.9%
36 – Edmonton-McClung 28,063 2,764 1,866 28,961 3.2%
37 – Edmonton-Meadows 29,915 3,356 1,748 31,523 5.4%
38 – Edmonton-Mill Woods 31,431 3,061 2,139 32,353 2.9%
39 – Edmonton-North West 28,907 3,998 2,266 30,639 6.0%
40 – Edmonton-Riverview 29,971 3,952 2,841 31,082 3.7%
41 – Edmonton-Rutherford 31,067 3,298 2,288 32,077 3.3%
42 – Edmonton-South 29,052 6,207 2,652 32,607 12.2%
43 – Edmonton-South West 29,623 5,147 2,044 32,726 10.5%
44 – Edmonton-Strathcona 29,943 6,734 4,982 31,695 5.9%
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Electoral Division Feb 2019
Elector Count
Electors Added
Electors Deleted
Jan 2020 Elector Count
Percent Change
(Pre/Post)
45 – Edmonton-West Henday 28,293 4,671 2,426 30,538 7.9%
46 – Edmonton-Whitemud 31,820 2,713 1,723 32,810 3.1%
47 – Airdrie-Cochrane 35,092 6,947 3,471 38,568 9.9%
48 – Airdrie-East 33,190 5,024 2,485 35,729 7.6%
49 – Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock 32,066 7,038 5,055 34,049 6.2%
50 – Banff-Kananaskis 28,615 5,388 2,757 31,246 9.2%
51 – Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul 30,192 8,144 5,137 33,199 10.0%
52 – Brooks-Medicine Hat 32,591 4,983 3,317 34,257 5.1%
53 – Camrose 30,437 5,325 3,567 32,195 5.8%
54 – Cardston-Siksika 23,308 5,063 3,321 25,050 7.5%
55 – Central Peace-Notley 18,057 5,216 3,528 19,745 9.3%
56 – Chestermere-Strathmore 32,111 4,220 2,105 34,226 6.6%
57 – Cypress-Medicine Hat 35,157 3,969 2,529 36,597 4.1%
58 – Drayton Valley-Devon 32,291 6,555 4,292 34,554 7.0%
59 – Drumheller-Stettler 28,065 6,223 4,609 29,679 5.8%
60 – Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche 22,165 6,566 3,109 25,622 15.6%
61 – Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo 18,290 5,896 1,689 22,497 23.0%
62 – Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville 35,488 5,449 3,006 37,931 6.9%
63 – Grande Prairie 28,997 6,402 3,624 31,775 9.6%
64 – Grande Prairie-Wapiti 29,692 9,356 5,307 33,741 13.6%
65 – Highwood 33,014 5,735 3,327 35,422 7.3%
66 – Innisfail-Sylvan Lake 32,360 5,899 3,386 34,873 7.8%
67 – Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland 29,992 7,701 4,183 33,510 11.7%
68 – Lacombe-Ponoka 29,969 6,819 4,082 32,706 9.1%
69 – Leduc-Beaumont 32,825 5,604 2,724 35,705 8.8%
70 – Lesser Slave Lake 14,343 3,457 1,646 16,154 12.6%
71 – Lethbridge-East 33,080 3,344 2,257 34,167 3.3%
72 – Lethbridge-West 33,254 5,105 2,736 35,623 7.1%
73 – Livingstone-Macleod 34,074 6,364 4,265 36,173 6.2%
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Electoral Division Feb 2019
Elector Count
Electors Added
Electors Deleted
Jan 2020 Elector Count
Percent Change
(Pre/Post)
74 – Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin 26,883 5,873 3,808 28,948 7.7%
75 – Morinville-St. Albert 34,332 5,311 2,544 37,099 8.1%
76 – Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills 34,129 7,470 5,224 36,375 6.6%
77 – Peace River 21,478 4,892 2,912 23,458 9.2%
78 – Red Deer-North 30,279 4,224 2,528 31,975 5.6%
79 – Red Deer-South 35,844 4,447 2,796 37,495 4.6%
80 – Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre 30,711 9,724 6,736 33,699 9.7%
81 – Sherwood Park 33,768 3,418 2,125 35,061 3.8%
82 – Spruce Grove-Stony Plain 33,909 6,691 3,304 37,296 10.0%
83 – St. Albert 35,850 3,068 2,033 36,885 2.9%
84 – Strathcona-Sherwood Park 33,859 3,029 1,477 35,411 4.6%
85 – Taber-Warner 26,850 5,128 3,709 28,269 5.3%
86 – Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright 28,665 6,847 4,047 31,465 9.8%
87 – West Yellowhead 32,503 8,736 5,693 35,546 9.4%
TOTAL 2,654,119 411,356 241,166 2,824,309 6.4%
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4 THE GENERAL ELECTION VOTER ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH Elections Alberta developed a comprehensive voter engagement and outreach plan for the 2019 Provincial General Election. This plan focused on improving access to information and reducing barriers to voting.
Stakeholder Engagement
Several distinct stakeholder groups were engaged to address each group’s common voting needs, necessitating a more tailored dialogue. For the 2019 Provincial General Election, our outreach was accomplished in the following ways:
Canadian Forces
With assistance from the Judge Advocate General’s Office, information was provided to active service personnel through routine orders and through the circulation of an election overview document. This allowed for information on the specifics of the election, eligibility requirements, registration provisions and options for Special Ballots to be distributed widely. Members were also assisted one-on-one, with specific information as they required, to aid in their access to a ballot. For example, personnel serving on a deployment would call or email Elections Alberta to discuss alternative voting methods, given their inability to otherwise attend a poll. These requests were managed on a case-by-case basis.
Disability Community
Similar voting information was shared with members of the disability community and with local service organizations that work with disabled persons. Information was provided on the means available to vote independently, and the voter assistance tools available. These tools included an enlarged ballot poster, magnifier, voter template, and tactile pencil. Information on which polls offered barrier-free access was also made available through newspaper advertisements, where-to-vote cards, and the Elections Alberta website.
Seniors
Information was provided to over 1,100 provincial senior residences and service organizations, outlining general voting information, alternative voting methods, and accessibility options. Additional information was also provided on where to find candidate information to help inform seniors on who was running in each electoral division. Additionally, prior engagement with seniors living facilities ensured that many seniors were pre-registered on the List of Electors, to avoid unnecessary paperwork during the voting process.
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First Nations and Métis
Engagements made prior-to and during the enumeration period helped to establish how many reserves and settlements wished to have a poll held within their community.
Seventy percent of First Nations opted for a poll on reserve and 100% of Métis Settlements held a poll on Settlement.
Under the new provisions introduced for special mobile polls, an additional nine First Nations and Métis Settlements held polls in their community during the advance voting days than in 2015.
Additionally, more information was provided to First Nations and Métis Settlements regarding election employment, alternative voting, and identification requirements.
Work Camps
A provincial inventory of work camps was compiled. This information was used to inform returning officers of work camps within their electoral divisions to determine ideal poll placement for the workers temporarily residing in the camps. Special mobile polls were held in several work camps, with many advance polls held in communities close to the camps; particularly where the camps were inaccessible to election officers (i.e. controlled roads). In these cases, energy companies were contacted to help communicate with their workers and arrange transport to the polling locations.
Multi-Unit Dwellings
Notice was provided to over 100 apartment and condominium associations, rental agencies, and boards across Alberta regarding the right of access for campaigning during an election. We worked closely with these parent companies and their local property managers to ensure compliance with legislation, while equally working to inform political campaigns, law enforcement bodies, and other supporting groups of the regulated requirements.
We also worked on a case-by-case basis with tenants who had concerns about building safety and security or election signage. When significant challenges occurred, contractually engaged former law enforcement officers were asked to assist to provide information to property managers and to arrange for access for candidates or their campaign workers.
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Incarcerated
This election saw a complete change in how we managed the process relating to incarcerated electors. More onus was placed upon the inmate elector to determine if they were eligible; and, for which residence they would choose to vote from, as per section 1(3) of the legislation.
Additionally, program liaison officers were given a centralized contact for ballot requests, alleviating the requirement for liaisons to look up which of the 87 electoral offices they would need to contact for each requesting inmate, improving response time significantly.
All information materials for incarcerated electors were written for low literacy, improving general understanding and alleviating access and participation barriers. Clear instructions were also provided to program liaison officers, allowing more time for liaisons to encourage inmate participation and provide them with specific information.
In a post-event survey, four out of five program liaison officers felt the system was greatly improved.
Post-secondary
All publicly funded campuses and related student associations in Alberta were contacted prior to the election to determine their interest in hosting a vote anywhere poll. As a new initiative for campuses, the response was very strong. In total, 21 polls were established on campuses during the advance poll period.
To further encourage students to participate in these polls, a print and social media campaign was developed for use by campus-based and student-focused organizations. We worked closely with these groups to post materials around campus and share information on their association’s social media platforms.
Many student organizations also conducted significant “Get Out the Vote” activities on campus, of their own accord, based on this engagement.
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Youth
Elections Alberta partnered with two youth-focused organizations to deliver engagement programming:
Apathy is Boring ran a campaign focused on direct engagement of youth through activation sessions with community youth groups and through random engagement by street teams. This was paired with a targeted social media campaign. Here, a total of 60 service organizations were engaged, reaching over 1,000 youth in person and 40,000 online.
CIVIX provided the Student Vote program to 1,350 Alberta-based schools. By creating the opportunity for these youth to vote in parallel with the provincial election, over 170,000 students were able to cast a ballot – some for the first time.
Building Future Voters
Building Future Voters is a curricular program adapted to meet with the requirements of the Alberta Social Studies Program for Grades 6 and 9 and the 20- and 30- high school learning pathways. It helps to reinforce the fundamentals of democracy and encourage participation in the political process through interactive, module-based learning sequences. This past year, our resource saw its busiest year to date, with over 1,900 print copies distributed during the 2018/2019 school year and 1,220 users logging onto the Building Future Voters website.
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Political Party and Campaign Outreach
Elections Alberta attended campaign colleges prior to the start of the election period. Each of the sessions were attended by political party representatives, candidates, chief financial officers, and official agents seeking to gain a better understanding of the statutory requirements.
Five sessions were provided: three in Edmonton and two in Red Deer. These sessions provided information on topics related to the Election Act, Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act and Elections Alberta’s Online Financial System. Key topics included legislative changes, scrutineer conduct, nomination contests, the candidate nomination process, contribution receipting and financial reporting requirements, spending limits and advertising guidelines.
Opportunities were provided at the Elections Alberta head office for political parties to participate in live demonstrations of the new advance poll staffing model and vote anywhere centralized count. We also facilitated discussions on cyber security with presentations by Alberta Security & Strategic Intelligence and the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security. Five registered political parties participated.
During the election period, all returning officers offered an information session to nominated candidates to review the legislation and election process. These information sessions were held after the close of nominations and were well attended.
Additional information was also made available, via an online training module, for scrutineers to review their role at the polls. Scrutineers can be appointed by candidates to observe voting at polling stations and counting of ballots. Scrutineers are not able to interfere with the running of the poll but provide a valuable role in ensuring the integrity of the electoral process.
Public Education Campaign
During the election period, extensive advertising was conducted to provide information to the public regarding:
• Eligibility to Vote;
• Available Voting Opportunities;
• Where to Vote;
• When to Vote; and
• Election Officer Job Opportunities.
To ensure that this information reached the broadest segment of the province, materials were available through a provincial mail-out of where-to-vote cards, radio, online and social media, billboard signage, and newspaper advertising. A provincial call centre was established to assist electors, and there was continual social media monitoring during the event. Numerous news releases, media interviews and a media live demonstration were also conducted to help distribute information.
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Where-to-Vote Cards
Individual where-to-vote (WTV) cards were sent to every mailable residential address in Alberta with information about when and where to vote specific to that address. For addresses with registered electors, this mailing included customized voting cards that could be brought to the polling place to allow for quicker service at the polls.
Approximately 2,647,086 electors were mailed a WTV card in 1,679,863 household packages over the last two weeks of the election period. The front of the card provided elector information on their assigned Election Day polling location. The back of the card provided nearby advance polling locations and encouraged electors to visit www.elections.ab.ca to find more opportunities for vote anywhere polling.
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Radio
Two radio commercials were developed; one to communicate the new vote anywhere feature of the advance polls and one to remind electors that they could vote only at their assigned voting station on Election Day. The dichotomy between these two opportunities created challenges for developing advertising that ensured that electors were aware of the differences between these two polling opportunities.
Radio commercials ran between April 2 and April 16 on over 100 stations across the province, as well as several online channels, resulting in 62,685,112 impressions.
Website
All Elections Alberta advertising redirects electors to the Elections Alberta website as the source for detailed election information. In addition to information that is always available on the website, five sub-sites saw significant traffic during the election period:
• Register to Vote (voterlink.ab.ca) was utilized by electors registering, confirming or updating their information. The site had 1,538,795 pageviews and over 74,000 registrations during the two weeks that it was available for revisions.
• Special Ballots (specialballot.elections.ab.ca) was utilized by electors requesting a Special Ballot if they were not available to vote at an advance or Election Day poll. The site was available until April 8, at 6 p.m. The site had 330,789 pageviews and 23,907 Special Ballot requests were received.
• Jobs (elections.ab.ca/jobs) was utilized by Albertans applying to work as election officers. The site had 1,194,022 pageviews and 33,575 applications were received.
• Where to Vote (map.elections.ab.ca) was utilized by electors looking for available polling locations. This site provided a map view of all advance poll locations, as well as their hours of operation, and an option to get directions to the location. For Election Day, the designated polling station for the elector’s address was provided. The site had 1,789,947 pageviews, with the largest volume experienced on Election Day.
• Results (elections.ab.ca/election-results) was utilized on Election Night and the following days to access results as they were being reported by the electoral divisions. The site had 11,434,713 pageviews, with the largest volumes experienced following the close of polls.
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Social Media / Online
Elections Alberta’s presence on social media was enhanced for the 2019 Provincial General Election with the addition of Instagram and Snapchat to our social media suite, which already included Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
Advertisements for these channels also included more video and animations than had been used previously. An animated video, The Beginner’s Guide to Voting, was developed to provide how-to information for the most common election questions:
• What do I need to vote?
• How do I find my polling station?
• Who are the candidates in my area?
Elections Alberta provided continual social media monitoring to provide timely information to electors and to moderate the commentary on our channels. Over 25,400 comments were received, with over 4,000 on Election Day alone. On average, 17% of the comments received required a response. The most common theme of the comments received across all platforms was political comments followed by positive messaging regarding the election.
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Billboards
Roadside billboards were placed in 200 locations province-wide to advertise available election officer jobs. Once recruitment in an area was completed, the signs were then utilized to provide a reminder of the date of the Election.
Newspaper
Newspaper advertisements were utilized to provide electors with detailed information on where to vote, by providing maps and polling locations for the local electoral divisions. Multi-page ads were run in 136 newspapers across the province. Inserts were provided for newspapers in Edmonton, Calgary, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Red Deer and Lethbridge.
Information on eligibility to vote and where to access voting information was also published in 41 multicultural publications, translated into French, Chinese, Tagalog, Korean, Punjabi and Urdu.
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Call Centre
A provincial call centre was established to assist electors with obtaining information, determining where to vote, registering to vote and ordering Special Ballots. The call centre was operated weekdays from 8:15 a.m. to 8 p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The call centre was staffed with up to 44 operators at a time. Over the 29 days that it operated, over 49,000 calls were received (averaging 1,690 per day), with over 5,000 calls received on Election Day.
Media Availability
The media were major partners in our goal to provide education to the public. Elections Alberta staff were interviewed on numerous radio and television stations, as well as providing comments by phone and email upon request throughout the election period. This greatly assisted Elections Alberta in providing clarification, information and updates to the public.
A media demonstration of the new features for advance polling and the process for the centralized count of vote anywhere ballots was also offered on March 26, 2019. The demonstration allowed for footage of the electronic poll books, ballot on demand printers, and high-speed tabulators to be shared with the public. Providing this opportunity resulted in significant coverage of the new initiatives. It aided in increasing voter awareness of the vote anywhere capacity of the advance polls, and the expected delay in the release of the unofficial results on the vote anywhere ballot count.
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Public Engagement Campaign
In addition to providing electors with the necessary information to get to the polls, a public engagement campaign was developed to encourage electors to participate and vote at the polls. The campaign slogan, “Don’t Let Others Decide for You”, #ChooseYourAlberta, was intended to highlight the value of each individual vote in the election. This campaign ran during the election period both online and on social media, at movie theatres and on mainstream television.
Social Media / Online
The online and social media campaign accompanied the public information and engagement campaigns, with many ads serving both purposes. The campaign performed well, with:
• 50.7 million impressions;
• 2.2 million social ad engagements;
• 3 million video views; and
• 474,000 link clicks.
The two most popular ads achieved a greater viral reach than paid reach. These included:
Elections Alberta was the first electoral agency in Canada to have:
• A custom designed Twitter emoji applied to four hashtags: #abvote, #ableg, #abpoli, and #ChooseYourAlberta
• GIFs specific to a single election. The four GIFs resulted in over 5.5 million views with zero paid placement costs.
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Television / Movie Theatre
A 30-second commercial was developed that aired on local channels in Edmonton, Calgary, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, and Lloydminster between March 25 and April 16. There were a reported 36,276,080 impressions to the ad. The three vignettes within the commercial were also utilized in online advertising as individual videos.
The television commercial also played during pre-movie advertisements in 45 Cineplex and Landmark theatres. These ads ran between March 29 and April 11, resulting in 381,756 impressions.
ESTABLISHING RETURNING OFFICES Returning offices were established for each of the 87 electoral divisions, beginning on February 1, 2019. Offices were established on this date, in consideration of the fixed election period; the Writ of Election could have been issued anytime between February 1, 2019 to May 3, 2019, for an Election Day between March 1 and May 31. February 1st was also the beginning of the campaign period and of the period when candidates could meet with returning officers to file nomination papers.
All materials necessary for the conduct of the election are ordered and prepared centrally by Elections Alberta, a process that starts a year in advance with the ordering of ballot paper and ballot boxes. These were assembled into 524 shipment containers, and staged for delivery over a four-day period to all returning offices province-wide. To see this process in action, a time-lapse video is available at: https://youtu.be/AotexshDSFA.
Returning offices utilized the time prior to the Writ of Election preparing their offices by receiving and setting up furniture, unpacking shipments, and ensuring telephone and internet connectivity. Offices also completed pre-election assembly of the election materials necessary for each polling station to enable election officers to provide support to electors and conduct the vote.
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NOMINATED CANDIDATES The Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act requires all political parties, constituency associations, leadership contestants, nomination contestants, and candidates to be registered with Elections Alberta and file financial statements regarding their activities. Volume III of the Election Report covers the financial and registration aspects of nomination contestants and candidates in relation to the 2019 General Election.
Following their registration with Elections Alberta as a candidate under the authority of the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act, both endorsed and independent candidates must complete a nomination paper under the Election Act. The prospective candidate needs to collect signatures from 25 electors from the electoral division in which they wish to run and must submit their nomination papers to the returning officer alongside a $500 deposit prior to the close of nominations. The deadline during this election was 2 p.m. on March 29, 2019. Upon acceptance of the nomination paper by the returning officer, the candidate formally becomes a candidate under the Election Act and appears on the ballot. Candidates can either be endorsed by a registered political party or be independent.
In total, 541 candidates registered with the Chief Electoral Officer in accordance with section 9 of the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act, and 492 filed candidate nomination papers in accordance with section 61 of the Election Act.
No candidate withdrew following the close of nominations and no candidate was elected by acclamation. The highest number of candidates were nominated in the Edmonton-Strathcona electoral division with 11 candidates on the ballot. The fewest number of nominated candidates on the ballot was four, which occurred in 16 electoral divisions.
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A candidate listing by party affiliation is given below. This shows the number of candidates that registered, the number that filed candidate nomination papers, and the number elected, by political party.
Political Party Affiliation Number of Candidates Registered
Number of Candidates Nominated
Number of Candidates
Elected
Alberta Advantage Party 30 28 0
Alberta Independence Party 79 63 0
Alberta Liberal Party 54 51 0
Alberta New Democratic Party 90 87 24
Alberta Party 91 87 0
Communist Party-Alberta 4 4 0
Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta 30 24 0
Green Party of Alberta 34 32 0
Pro-Life Alberta Political Association 1 1 0
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta 1 1 0
Reform Party of Alberta 1 1 0
United Conservative Party 91 87 63
Wildrose Party 1 1 0
Independent 34 25 0
TOTAL 541 492 87
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ELECTION OFFICER RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING Returning officers are responsible for the recruitment and hiring of the front-line election officers who staff the advance and Election Day polls. They target community groups and contact electors with enumeration or election experience to work in the polls. In many cases, individual returning offices recruited well over 200 election officers each.
Returning officers and trainers received educational resources to equip them to train election officers: supervisory deputy returning officers, registration officers, information officers, poll clerks and deputy returning officers. They were provided with a complete package of hands-on scenario-based training.
In addition, for the first time, Elections Alberta provided mandatory online instruction for all election officials on how to complete all election forms and the processes used at the polls.
In total, returning officers and trainers delivered 1,718 election officer training sessions to the 19,831 Albertans hired to staff the polls. This demanding task was accomplished in the latter part of the 28-day election period.
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Staffing Model
A new staffing model was deployed at the advance polls to provide more streamlined service for electors. Rather than having two election officers, a deputy returning officer and a poll clerk, a single deputy returning officer equipped with an electronic poll book provided service at each station.
The duties of the registration officer were also amalgamated into the deputy returning officer role, so that each elector could be fully served by one election officer regardless of whether or not they were registered to vote. Any election officer could provide service to any elector, allowing for a first-come, first-served business model. After marking their ballot, electors were directed to an election officer responsible for the ballot box to cast their vote. This eliminated the need for them to return to the election officer that had originally issued the ballot for depositing in the ballot box. This allowed for a one-direction flow of electors through the polling place, easing confusion on the process of voting.
This new staffing model was essential for the management of the vote anywhere service and the volume of electors that came to the advance polls. There was an 198% increase in turnout at the advance polls from the 2015 General Election. This volume was served with an overall 55% increase in staffing levels, while also adding over 100 additional locations for advance and special mobile voting.
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VOTING OPTIONS
Special Ballot Polls
Special Ballot polls were held at returning offices throughout the election period to facilitate voting for electors who were not able to vote at the advance poll or on Election Day. Electors were also able to request a Special Ballot through the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, beginning January 1, 2019. Special Ballot packages, however, could not be mailed out until the issuance of the Writ.
Special Ballots may be mailed out as requested by the elector or may be completed in the returning office. Special Ballots mailed to locations in Canada are sent by Xpresspost. Special Ballots mailed to international destinations are sent by regular post, unless the elector makes alternate arrangements for express postage.
To be counted, Special Ballot packages must be received by the returning officer by 8 p.m. on Election Day and must include the ballot, copies of elector’s identification, and a completed and signed certificate envelope. If any of the above-mentioned information is missing from the returned package it is rejected and not counted.
The volume of requests for Special Ballots doubled as compared with the 2015 General Election, with 28,863 requests. Half of the packages were requested to be completed in the returning office, with the other half requested to be completed by mail. Of the Special Ballots delivered by mail, 53.4% were received and accepted at the returning office before the close of polls. A total of 23,176 valid Special Ballots were cast.
Return Rate for Special Ballots Completed by Mail
Mail Delivery Location Alberta Other
Province United States
World Wide
Requested 8,698 3,256 3,142 606
Returned & Accepted 5,089 1,723 1,419 153
RETURN RATE 58.5% 52.9% 45.2% 25.3%
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Advance and Special Mobile Polls
By legislation, at least one advance poll was required to be held in each electoral division between Tuesday, April 9 and Saturday, April 13, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. However, electoral divisions with a larger geographic area were allowed to provide additional advance polling locations, so that electors would not have to travel more than 100 kilometers to a poll.
Special mobile polls were introduced to give additional advance polling locations to facilities on the campuses of public post-secondary institutions, Indian Reserves, Métis Settlements, work camps, correctional institutions, and public buildings. These polls often operated on altered schedules than the standard advance polls, such as half day, one day, two days, alternating days, etc.
Special mobile polls operated similarly to advance polls. Both offered vote anywhere capacity for electors. This was facilitated using electronic poll books and ballot-on-demand printers, allowing electors to receive the ballot for their designated electoral division.
In several remote areas, the advance poll location, however, did not have adequate access to the cellular internet network to allow for the vote anywhere service to be offered. These locations operated like Election Day polls by providing the ballot for only the local electoral division.
In total, there were 160 advance and 131 special mobile poll locations. Of these, 172 locations operated for all five advance poll days. Of the 87 returning offices, 54 were designated to hold the advance poll for the community.
Other common locations for advance polling included:
• 48 in community centres / halls
• 28 in recreation centres
• 22 in churches
• 21 on campuses
• 21 in malls
• 17 in seniors’ centres
These polls were staffed with 1,552 election officers who were recruited, hired, and trained to work the advance and special mobile polls. With most of these polls operating for 11 hours a day, these workers put in significant hours over the five-day advance polling period, to provide prompt and efficient service to electors.
A total of 700,476 ballots were cast at the advance and special mobile polls over the five days, representing 36.7% of all ballots cast in the 2019 Provincial General Election. Of these, 223,745 ballots were cast using the vote anywhere service, comprising 31.9% of the volume at the advance and special mobile polls.
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Mobile Polls
Mobile polls were held on Election Day, April 16, 2019. They traditionally visit treatment centres and supportive living facilities; however, for the first time, mobile polls could also serve shelters and community support centres with ten or more electors receiving resident or inpatient services.
Mobile polls on Election Day were held at sites where consultation with the facility determined the service to be appropriate. Returning officers reached out to all applicable facility operators to discuss the mobile poll voting opportunity in advance of the Writ of Election being issued to determine which locations were appropriate.
Staffing for a mobile poll includes a deputy returning officer and a poll clerk, along with a facility representative. They are allowed, by legislation, to set up a stationary poll in a fixed location, go from bed-to-bed in the facility, or both, depending on the level of support required at each facility.
In total, 257 mobile polls were held in 625 facilities across the province on Election Day, staffed by 506 election officers. A total of 24,482 ballots were cast at mobile polls.
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Election Day
Election Day was Tuesday, April 16, 2019. There were 6,603 polling stations in 1,372 polling locations across the province. These polls were located as geographically close as possible to the assigned polling subdivisions, with schools being the most common location used in urban electoral divisions and community centres and halls being the most common location used in rural electoral divisions.
Number (Percentage) of Polling Places by Building Type
School Community Centre / Hall Church Other Total
Calgary 211 (72%) 35 (12%) 28 (9%) 21 (7%) 295
Edmonton 186 (69%) 40 (15%) 32 (12%) 12 (4%) 270
Rest of Alberta 192 (24%) 440 (55%) 52 (6%) 123 (15%) 807
TOTAL 589 (43%) 515 (38%) 112 (8%) 156 (11%) 1,372
Returning offices recruited, hired, and trained 17,285 election officers for Election Day polls. Additionally, 660 site monitors were requested and hired to provide security and assistance to schools that were rented as polling locations. Lastly, an additional 479 election officers were trained as spares, but not utilized.
Election Day polls used the traditional staffing model of a deputy returning officer and poll clerk for each polling subdivision. Registration officers completed Declarations of Elector for electors that were not registered. Electors could only vote at their assigned polling station on Election Day.
A total of 1,152,545 ballots were cast on Election Day, representing 60.5% of ballots cast. All polls combined, there were 1,906,366 ballots cast in the election, placing the overall voter turnout at 67.5%.
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UNOFFICIAL COUNT
Election Night
At the close of polls on election night, election officers who, having already worked for 12 hours, began the task of counting ballots, reporting the unofficial results, and dismantling the polling places. These results were transmitted from the polls to the returning offices, where they were publicly released as soon as they were input into the Elections Alberta results database. Results started being published at 8:05 p.m., with the final local results entered at 1:11 a.m.
Each of the 87 returning officers were also responsible for ensuring the advance poll election officers counted and reported the results of all advance poll ballots cast using the local ballot (vote anywhere ballots were counted centrally by Elections Alberta in Edmonton). Due to the volumes experienced at the advance polls, the manual count of the advance poll ballots took a significant amount of time and were usually the last results reported in each electoral division.
Unofficial results on election night did not include the count of the vote anywhere ballots from each electoral division. There were 74 electoral divisions where a winning candidate could not be determined due to the number of ballots left to be counted.
Centralized Count
Following the close of advance polls on Saturday, April 13, 2019 in each of the 87 electoral divisions, all vote anywhere ballots were packaged for secure, bonded transport to Elections Alberta. High-speed tabulators were used to complete the count of these ballots, as the tabulator was able to capture both the vote cast, in addition to the electoral division in which the ballot was cast, saving significant time in not requiring a hand sort of the ballots and a manual count. This centralized count commenced at 1 p.m. on April 17, 2019, and was completed as follows:
Date Time Result
April 17, 2019 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. (5 hours)
Scrutineer orientation to the process and commencement of count of advance poll ballots
April 18, 2019 9 a.m. – 11 p.m. (14 hours)
Advance poll ballot count completed, and unofficial results released for 138,907 ballots
April 19, 2019 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. (9 hours)
Special mobile poll ballot count completed, and unofficial results released for 84,838 ballots
For the first time, two additional returning officers were appointed to oversee the vote anywhere counts and the 24 election officers that performed counting duties. All political parties were also invited to send scrutineers to observe this process, and scrutineers were present at all operating times of the vote anywhere count. Where the tabulator was unable to determine how a ballot was cast, it was sent for manual adjudication, where a
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returning officer determined how the ballot should be counted. Scrutineers were shown each ballot as they were adjudicated, and objections were made and noted.
OFFICIAL COUNT Following the completion of the unofficial count, election officers were required to return all ballot boxes, supplies, and materials to the returning office. In the days following Election Day, the returning officer must complete a full manual recount of all the ballots cast in their electoral division and reported on election night. Following this verification count and the inclusion of the vote anywhere ballot totals for their electoral division, the official results were announced on April 26, 2019, ten days after Election Day. The official results include the unofficial voter turnout number and a complete electoral division result, including spoiled, declined, and rejected ballot counts. Upon announcement of the official results, the eight-day timeframe for applications for judicial recount commences.
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JUDICIAL RECOUNT On May 3, 2019, an application for judicial recount was filed with the Court of Queen’s Bench for the Calgary-Falconridge electoral division. Elections Alberta was served notice of the application on May 8, 2019 and immediately proceeded to prepare the materials for the recount. This included locating the 1,700 ballots cast as part of the vote anywhere advance polls that were stored by the voting location and electoral division in which they were cast and not by the electoral division of the ballot. Significant resourcing was required to manually locate the ballots from the 143,000 ballots they were interspersed with.
The judicial recount took place on May 14, 2019, in Calgary, where four counting teams of returning officers and election clerks provided a full recount of the 14,294 ballots cast. Following the judicial recount, Devinder Toor of the United Conservative Party continued to be the elected candidate.
The timeline to complete the judicial recount as per the timeframe identified in the legislation is very challenging for the courts and Elections Alberta to accomplish. Applications must be made for a judicial recount within eight days following the announcement of official results. The application for the Calgary-Falconridge recount was filed one day prior to that deadline. Once an application is filed, the court must set the date for the recount within the next ten days. In this application, Elections Alberta was served notice of the recount five days into this period, the judge was appointed on the sixth day and the recount took place on the last day available.
Timeline of the Calgary-Falconridge Judicial Recount
Application for Judicial Recount filed Friday, May 3
Elections Alberta receives notice of filing Wednesday, May 8
Elections Alberta prepares all ballots and materials for court Thursday, May 9 – Monday, May 13
Justice Hollins assigned to the recount Friday, May 10
Elections Alberta locates four counting teams to assist with the recount Friday, May 10 – Sunday, May 12
Elections Alberta delivers ballots to secure storage at Calgary Court Centre Monday, May 13
Judicial Recount completed Tuesday, May 14
Appeal period for the recount Wednesday, May 15 – Friday, May 17
Recount results posted online Friday, May 17
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5 OFFICIAL RESULTS MEMBERS ELECTED TO THE 30TH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY The Chief Electoral Officer announced the official results on Friday, April 26, 2019. The following candidates were declared duly elected:
Electoral Division Elected Candidate Party
01 - Calgary-Acadia Tyler Shandro UCP
02 - Calgary-Beddington Josephine Pon UCP
03 - Calgary-Bow Demetrios Nicolaides UCP
04 - Calgary-Buffalo Joe Ceci NDP
05 - Calgary-Cross Mickey Amery UCP
06 - Calgary-Currie Nicholas Milliken UCP
07 - Calgary-East Peter Singh UCP
08 - Calgary-Edgemont Prasad Panda UCP
09 - Calgary-Elbow Doug Schweitzer UCP
10 - Calgary-Falconridge Devinder Toor UCP
11 - Calgary-Fish Creek Richard Gotfried UCP
12 - Calgary-Foothills Jason Luan UCP
13 - Calgary-Glenmore Whitney Issik UCP
14 - Calgary-Hays Richard William (Ric) McIver UCP
15 - Calgary-Klein Jeremy Nixon UCP
16 - Calgary-Lougheed Jason Kenney UCP
17 - Calgary-McCall Irfan Sabir NDP
18 - Calgary-Mountain View Kathleen T. Ganley NDP
19 - Calgary-North Muhammad Yaseen UCP
20 - Calgary-North East Rajan Sawhney UCP
21 - Calgary-North West Sonya Savage UCP
22 - Calgary-Peigan Tanya Fir UCP
23 - Calgary-Shaw Rebecca Schulz UCP
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Electoral Division Elected Candidate Party
24 - Calgary-South East Matt Jones UCP
25 - Calgary-Varsity Jason Copping UCP
26 - Calgary-West Mike Ellis UCP
27 - Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview Deron Bilous NDP
28 - Edmonton-Castle Downs Nicole Goehring NDP
29 - Edmonton-City Centre David Shepherd NDP
30 - Edmonton-Decore Chris Nielsen NDP
31 - Edmonton-Ellerslie Rod Loyola NDP
32 - Edmonton-Glenora Sarah Hoffman NDP
33 - Edmonton-Gold Bar Marlin Schmidt NDP
34 - Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood Janis Irwin NDP
35 - Edmonton-Manning Heather Sweet NDP
36 - Edmonton-McClung Lorne Dach NDP
37 - Edmonton-Meadows Jasvir Deol NDP
38 - Edmonton-Mill Woods Christina Gray NDP
39 - Edmonton-North West David Eggen NDP
40 - Edmonton-Riverview Lori Sigurdson NDP
41 - Edmonton-Rutherford Richard Feehan NDP
42 - Edmonton-South Thomas Dang NDP
43 - Edmonton-South West Kaycee Madu UCP
44 - Edmonton-Strathcona Rachel Notley NDP
45 - Edmonton-West Henday Jon Carson NDP
46 - Edmonton-Whitemud Rakhi Pancholi NDP
47 - Airdrie-Cochrane Peter Guthrie UCP
48 - Airdrie-East Angela Pitt UCP
49 - Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock Glenn van Dijken UCP
50 - Banff-Kananaskis Miranda Rosin UCP
51 - Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul David Hanson UCP
52 - Brooks-Medicine Hat Michaela Glasgo UCP
53 - Camrose Jackie Lovely UCP
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Electoral Division Elected Candidate Party
54 - Cardston-Siksika Joseph Schow UCP
55 - Central Peace-Notley Todd Loewen UCP
56 - Chestermere-Strathmore Leela Sharon Aheer UCP
57 - Cypress-Medicine Hat Drew Barnes UCP
58 - Drayton Valley-Devon Mark Smith UCP
59 - Drumheller-Stettler Nate Horner UCP
60 - Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche Laila Goodridge UCP
61 - Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo Tany Yao UCP
62 - Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk UCP
63 - Grande Prairie Tracy Allard UCP
64 - Grande Prairie-Wapiti Travis Toews UCP
65 - Highwood R.J. Sigurdson UCP
66 - Innisfail-Sylvan Lake Devin Dreeshen UCP
67 - Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland Shane Getson UCP
68 - Lacombe-Ponoka Ron Orr UCP
69 - Leduc-Beaumont Brad Rutherford UCP
70 - Lesser Slave Lake Pat Rehn UCP
71 - Lethbridge-East Nathan Neudorf UCP
72 - Lethbridge-West Shannon Phillips NDP
73 - Livingstone-Macleod Roger Reid UCP
74 - Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin Rick Wilson UCP
75 - Morinville-St. Albert Dale Nally UCP
76 - Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills Nathan Cooper UCP
77 - Peace River Dan Williams UCP
78 - Red Deer-North Adriana LaGrange UCP
79 - Red Deer-South Jason Stephan UCP
80 - Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre Jason Nixon UCP
81 - Sherwood Park Jordan Walker UCP
82 - Spruce Grove-Stony Plain Searle Turton UCP
83 - St. Albert Marie Renaud NDP
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Electoral Division Elected Candidate Party
84 - Strathcona-Sherwood Park Nate Glubish UCP
85 - Taber-Warner Grant R Hunter UCP
86 - Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright Garth Rowswell UCP
87 - West Yellowhead Martin Long UCP
The Writ of Election, for each electoral division, and the Returning Officers’ Certificate and Return, certifying the result of the outcome in each electoral division, were returned to the Chief Electoral Officer on April 26, 2019. These results were published in the May 15, 2019 issue of the Alberta Gazette.
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CANDIDATE SUMMARY OF RESULTS
General Election Results – Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate
Candidates Nominated
Candidates Elected
Votes Received
Percentage of Vote
Alberta Advantage Party 28 0 5,618 0.30%
Alberta Independence Party 63 0 13,531 0.71%
Alberta Liberal Party 51 0 18,544 0.98%
Alberta New Democratic Party 87 24 619,921 32.72%
Alberta Party 87 0 172,203 9.09%
Communist Party-Alberta 4 0 302 0.02%
Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta
24 0 9,945 0.52%
Green Party of Alberta 32 0 7,682 0.41%
Pro-Life Alberta Political Association
1 0 60 0.003%
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
1 0 297 0.02%
Reform Party of Alberta 1 0 79 0.004%
United Conservative Party 87 63 1,040,563 54.91%
Wildrose Party 1 0 57 0.003%
Independent 25 0 7,740 0.41%
TOTAL 492 87 1,896,542 100%
*Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
For candidate summaries of previous elections, please visit www.elections.ab.ca.
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS BY ELECTORAL DIVISION
Electoral Division CandidatesPoliticalAffiliation
Valid VotesReceived
Valid VotesReceived (%)
01 - CALGARY-ACADIA KATE ANDREWS NDP 8,049 34.6%LANA BENTLEY AP 1,728 7.4%AMANDA BISHOP GPA 243 1.0%LORISSA GOOD LIB 350 1.5%PATRICK REILLY AIP 245 1.1%TYLER SHANDRO UCP 12,615 54.3%
23,230 100.0%
02 - CALGARY-BEDDINGTON AMANDA CHAPMAN NDP 7,818 35.7%CAROL-LYNN DARCH AP 1,799 8.2%ALEXANDER DEA IND 117 0.5%TOM GRBICH AIP 161 0.7%JOSEPHINE PON UCP 11,625 53.1%CHANDAN TADAVALKAR LIB 370 1.7%
21,890 100.0%
03 - CALGARY-BOW DEBORAH DREVER NDP 8,548 34.2%DANIEL EJUMABONE LIB 320 1.3%PAUL GODARD AP 1,774 7.1%DEMETRIOS NICOLAIDES UCP 13,987 55.9%REGINA SHAKIROVA FCP 161 0.6%MARION WESTOLL GPA 233 0.9%
25,023 100.0%
04 - CALGARY-BUFFALO JOE CECI NDP 11,292 48.9%CORY HETHERINGTON AIP 147 0.6%JENNIFER KHAN LIB 590 2.6%OMAR MASOOD AP 1,597 6.9%HEATHER MORIGEAU GPA 436 1.9%TOM OLSEN UCP 9,050 39.2%
23,112 100.0%
05 - CALGARY-CROSS MICKEY AMERY UCP 8,907 54.3%NASER KUKHUN LIB 410 2.5%BRAHAM LUDDU AP 962 5.9%RICARDO MIRANDA NDP 6,135 37.4%
16,414 100.0%
06 - CALGARY-CURRIE JOSHUA CODD LIB 491 2.2%LUCAS C. HERNANDEZ PAPA 60 0.3%LINDSAY LUHNAU AP 2,512 11.0%BRIAN MALKINSON NDP 9,769 42.9%NICHOLAS MILLIKEN UCP 9,960 43.7%
22,792 100.0%
Number and percentage of votes received only includes valid ballots cast.Declined and Rejected ballot totals have not been included.
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS BY ELECTORAL DIVISION
Electoral Division CandidatesPoliticalAffiliation
Valid VotesReceived
Valid VotesReceived (%)
07 - CALGARY-EAST CESAR CALA NDP 4,867 32.2%WILLIAM CARNEGIE GPA 351 2.3%GAR GAR AP 1,879 12.4%MICHELLE ROBINSON LIB 439 2.9%PETER SINGH UCP 7,520 49.7%JONATHAN TRAUTMAN CP-A 69 0.5%
15,125 100.0%
08 - CALGARY-EDGEMONT JOANNE GUI AP 2,740 10.9%JULIA HAYTER NDP 8,570 34.0%TOMASZ KOCHANOWICZ AIP 106 0.4%GRAEME MAITLAND LIB 305 1.2%PRASAD PANDA UCP 13,308 52.8%CARL SVOBODA GPA 155 0.6%
25,184 100.0%
09 - CALGARY-ELBOW GREG CLARK AP 7,542 30.5%JANET EREMENKO NDP 5,796 23.5%ROBIN MACKINTOSH LIB 275 1.1%QUINN RUPERT GPA 132 0.5%DOUG SCHWEITZER UCP 10,951 44.3%
24,696 100.0%
10 - CALGARY-FALCONRIDGE PARMEET SINGH BOPARAI NDP 6,662 44.9%JASBIR SINGH DHARI AP 849 5.7%DEEPAK SHARMA LIB 561 3.8%DEVINDER TOOR UCP 6,753 45.6%
14,825 100.0%
11 - CALGARY-FISH CREEK REBECCA BOUNSALL NDP 7,476 28.8%RICHARD GOTFRIED UCP 15,975 61.5%TOMAS MANASEK AIP 226 0.9%JOHN ROGGEVEEN LIB 359 1.4%TAYLOR STASILA GPA 231 0.9%ROBERT TREMBLAY AP 1,699 6.5%
25,966 100.0%
12 - CALGARY-FOOTHILLS SAMEENA ARIF NDP 6,985 32.4%ANDREA JOYCE LIB 379 1.8%JASON LUAN UCP 12,277 57.0%KYLE MILLER AIP 80 0.4%KARI POMERLEAU FCP 142 0.7%JENNIFER WYNESS AP 1,680 7.8%
21,543 100.0%
Number and percentage of votes received only includes valid ballots cast.Declined and Rejected ballot totals have not been included.
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS BY ELECTORAL DIVISION
Electoral Division CandidatesPoliticalAffiliation
Valid VotesReceived
Valid VotesReceived (%)
13 - CALGARY-GLENMORE SCOTT APPLEBY AP 2,217 8.5%WHITNEY ISSIK UCP 14,565 55.6%RAFAEL KRUKOWSKI AIP 123 0.5%SHIRLEY KSIENSKI LIB 424 1.6%DEJAN RISTIC FCP 159 0.6%JORDAN STEIN NDP 8,379 32.0%ALLIE TULICK GPA 311 1.2%
26,178 100.0%
14 - CALGARY-HAYS RICHARD WILLIAM (RIC) MCIVER UCP 14,186 63.2%KENNETH MORRICE AIP 211 0.9%CHRIS NOWELL AP 2,052 9.1%TORY TOMBLIN NDP 5,706 25.4%FRANCES WOYTKIW LIB 293 1.3%
22,448 100.0%
15 - CALGARY-KLEIN CW ALEXANDER AIP 214 1.0%CRAIG COOLAHAN NDP 8,776 39.9%KARA LEVIS AP 1,842 8.4%MICHAEL J. MACDONALD LIB 396 1.8%JEREMY NIXON UCP 10,473 47.6%JANINE ST. JEAN GPA 294 1.3%
21,995 100.0%
16 - CALGARY-LOUGHEED JULIA BIETZ NDP 4,334 24.5%PETER DE JONK AIP 101 0.6%LARRY R HEATHER IND 55 0.3%JASON KENNEY UCP 11,633 65.7%WILSON MCCUTCHAN LIB 219 1.2%RACHEL TIMMERMANS AP 1,365 7.7%
17,707 100.0%
17 - CALGARY-MCCALL FAIZA ALI ABDI LIB 281 2.2%DON EDMONSTONE AIP 84 0.7%JANICE FRASER GPA 218 1.7%JASRAJ SINGH HALLAN UCP 4,851 38.2%AVINASH SINGH KHANGURA AP 636 5.0%IRFAN SABIR NDP 6,567 51.7%LARRY SMITH AAP 60 0.5%
12,697 100.0%
Number and percentage of votes received only includes valid ballots cast.Declined and Rejected ballot totals have not been included.
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS BY ELECTORAL DIVISION
Electoral Division CandidatesPoliticalAffiliation
Valid VotesReceived
Valid VotesReceived (%)
18 - CALGARY-MOUNTAIN VIEW THANA BOONLERT GPA 315 1.2%MONICA FRIESZ AIP 102 0.4%KATHLEEN T. GANLEY NDP 12,526 47.3%DAVID KHAN LIB 1,474 5.6%ANGELA KOKOTT AP 2,345 8.9%JEREMY WONG UCP 9,708 36.7%
26,470 100.0%
19 - CALGARY-NORTH GARY ARORA AP 1,591 10.5%SALIHA HAQ LIB 365 2.4%BRAD HOPKINS AIP 128 0.8%KELLY MANDRYK NDP 4,731 31.1%MUHAMMAD YASEEN UCP 8,409 55.2%
15,224 100.0%
20 - CALGARY-NORTH EAST GURBACHAN BRAR NDP 6,046 35.6%GUL KHAN LIB 761 4.5%NATE PIKE AP 1,791 10.6%RAJAN SAWHNEY UCP 8,376 49.3%
16,974 100.0%
21 - CALGARY-NORTH WEST ANDREW BRADLEY AP 2,171 9.1%HAFEEZ CHISHTI NDP 7,611 31.8%CAM KHAN FCP 262 1.1%PRERNA MAHTANI LIB 258 1.1%ROBERTA MCDONALD IND 69 0.3%SONYA SAVAGE UCP 13,565 56.7%
23,936 100.0%
22 - CALGARY-PEIGAN SHEYNE ESPEY FCP 299 1.3%TANYA FIR UCP 13,353 59.8%JARO GIESBRECHT LIB 425 1.9%WILL HATCH AIP 180 0.8%JOE PIMLOTT NDP 6,527 29.2%RONALD REINHOLD AP 1,534 6.9%
22,318 100.0%
23 - CALGARY-SHAW JAREK BUCHOLC AIP 146 0.7%JOHN DALY GPA 212 1.0%BRONSON HA AP 1,331 6.1%VESNA SAMARDZIJA LIB 290 1.3%REBECCA SCHULZ UCP 14,261 65.3%GRAHAM DEAN SUCHA NDP 5,594 25.6%
21,834 100.0%
Number and percentage of votes received only includes valid ballots cast.Declined and Rejected ballot totals have not been included.
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS BY ELECTORAL DIVISION
Electoral Division CandidatesPoliticalAffiliation
Valid VotesReceived
Valid VotesReceived (%)
24 - CALGARY-SOUTH EAST HEATHER EDDY NDP 3,983 19.0%RICHARD FONTAINE AIP 134 0.6%RICK FRASER AP 3,810 18.1%MATT JONES UCP 12,860 61.2%LEILA KEITH LIB 224 1.1%
21,011 100.0%
25 - CALGARY-VARSITY BETH BARBERREE AP 1,687 7.2%RYAN CAMPBELL LIB 383 1.6%CHERYLE CHAGNON-GREYEYES GPA 274 1.2%JASON COPPING UCP 10,853 46.2%CHRIS MCANDREW AIP 101 0.4%ANNE MCGRATH NDP 10,215 43.4%
23,513 100.0%
26 - CALGARY-WEST GULSHAN AKTER NDP 5,769 25.5%MIKE ELLIS UCP 14,978 66.1%YASNA OLUIC-KOVACEVIC LIB 309 1.4%FRANK PENKALA AP 1,595 7.0%
22,651 100.0%
27 - EDMONTON-BEVERLY-CLAREVIEW DERON BILOUS NDP 8,834 50.6%PAUL A. BURTS AIP 240 1.4%DAVID EGAN UCP 6,308 36.2%ANDY ANDRZEJ GUDANOWSKI IND 84 0.5%MICHAEL HUNTER GPA 206 1.2%SHADEA HUSSEIN LIB 494 2.8%JEFF WALTERS AP 1,283 7.4%
17,449 100.0%
28 - EDMONTON-CASTLE DOWNS ED AMMAR UCP 7,428 35.9%THOMAS DEAK LIB 291 1.4%NICOLE GOEHRING NDP 9,445 45.7%MOE RAHALL AP 3,213 15.5%TODD WAYNE AIP 294 1.4%
20,671 100.0%
29 - EDMONTON-CITY CENTRE CHRIS ALDERS GPA 342 1.7%BLAKE N. DICKSON IND 95 0.5%LILY LE UCP 4,485 21.8%JOHN R. MORTON AIP 169 0.8%BOB PHILP AP 1,907 9.3%DAVID SHEPHERD NDP 13,598 66.0%
20,596 100.0%
Number and percentage of votes received only includes valid ballots cast.Declined and Rejected ballot totals have not been included.
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS BY ELECTORAL DIVISION
Electoral Division CandidatesPoliticalAffiliation
Valid VotesReceived
Valid VotesReceived (%)
30 - EDMONTON-DECORE VIRGINIA BRUNEAU AIP 301 1.6%ALI HAYMOUR AP 2,027 11.0%CHRIS NIELSEN NDP 8,789 47.5%KAREN PRINCIPE UCP 7,371 39.9%
18,488 100.0%
31 - EDMONTON-ELLERSLIE BRIAN S. LOCKYER AIP 199 1.0%ROD LOYOLA NDP 9,717 50.9%MIKE MCGOWAN LIB 390 2.0%SANJAY PATEL UCP 7,230 37.9%YASH SHARMA AAP 263 1.4%HAZELYN WILLIAMS AP 1,273 6.7%
19,072 100.0%
32 - EDMONTON-GLENORA SARAH HOFFMAN NDP 11,573 58.7%CLINT KELLEY AIP 298 1.5%MARJORIE NEWMAN UCP 5,871 29.8%GLEN TICKNER AP 1,985 10.1%
19,727 100.0%
33 - EDMONTON-GOLD BAR DAVID DORWARD UCP 7,174 29.3%TANYA HERBERT GPA 247 1.0%STEVE KOCHAN LIB 315 1.3%VINCENT LOYER AIP 176 0.7%DIANA LY AP 2,008 8.2%MARLIN SCHMIDT NDP 14,562 59.5%
24,482 100.0%
34 - EDMONTON-HIGHLANDS-NORWOOD TAZ BOUCHIER GPA 243 1.5%ALEX S. BOYKOWICH CP-A 103 0.7%JOE HANKINS AIP 226 1.4%LEILA HOULE UCP 4,015 25.5%JANIS IRWIN NDP 9,998 63.4%CHRIS POPLATEK AAP 116 0.7%TISH PROUSE AP 1,057 6.7%
15,758 100.0%
35 - EDMONTON-MANNING ADAM CORY AAP 212 1.1%HARRY GREWAL UCP 7,468 38.2%MANWAR KHAN AP 1,692 8.7%TERRIS KOLYBABA AIP 176 0.9%HEATHER SWEET NDP 9,782 50.1%CHRIS VALLEE GPA 204 1.0%
19,534 100.0%
Number and percentage of votes received only includes valid ballots cast.Declined and Rejected ballot totals have not been included.
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS BY ELECTORAL DIVISION
Electoral Division CandidatesPoliticalAffiliation
Valid VotesReceived
Valid VotesReceived (%)
36 - EDMONTON-MCCLUNG LORNE DACH NDP 8,073 43.6%STEPHEN MANDEL AP 3,601 19.5%LAURIE MOZESON UCP 6,640 35.9%GORDON PERROTT AAP 188 1.0%
18,502 100.0%
37 - EDMONTON-MEADOWS PHIL BATT AIP 178 0.9%JASVIR DEOL NDP 10,231 49.9%AMRIT MATHARU AP 2,093 10.2%MARIA OMAR LIB 407 2.0%LEN RHODES UCP 7,375 36.0%THOMAS VARGHESE AAP 211 1.0%
20,495 100.0%
38 - EDMONTON-MILL WOODS ABDI BAKAL LIB 572 2.7%CHRISTINA GRAY NDP 10,461 50.0%ANDREW J. JANEWSKI CP-A 69 0.3%DALLAS PRICE AIP 254 1.2%ANJU SHARMA AP 1,560 7.5%HEATHER SWORIN UCP 8,008 38.3%
20,924 100.0%
39 - EDMONTON-NORTH WEST LUKE BURNS AAP 136 0.7%DAVID EGGEN NDP 9,669 51.7%ALI ELTAYEB UCP 6,587 35.2%JUDY KIM-MENEEN AP 1,871 10.0%TIM SHANKS AIP 149 0.8%BRANDON TEIXEIRA LIB 276 1.5%
18,688 100.0%
40 - EDMONTON-RIVERVIEW KARA BARKER UCP 6,508 29.8%ROB BERNSHAW IND 135 0.6%COREY MACFADDEN AIP 190 0.9%KATHERINE O'NEILL AP 2,503 11.4%INDY RANDHAWA LIB 299 1.4%LORI SIGURDSON NDP 12,234 55.9%
21,869 100.0%
Number and percentage of votes received only includes valid ballots cast.Declined and Rejected ballot totals have not been included.
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS BY ELECTORAL DIVISION
Electoral Division CandidatesPoliticalAffiliation
Valid VotesReceived
Valid VotesReceived (%)
41 - EDMONTON-RUTHERFORD RICHARD FEEHAN NDP 12,154 54.8%VALERIE KENNEDY GPA 191 0.9%LIONEL LEVOIR AIP 117 0.5%HANNAH PRESAKARCHUK UCP 7,737 34.9%AISHA RAUF AP 1,600 7.2%CLAIRE WILDE LIB 375 1.7%
22,174 100.0%
42 - EDMONTON-SOUTH THOMAS DANG NDP 10,673 46.6%PRAMOD KUMAR AP 2,156 9.4%TUNDE OBASAN UCP 9,881 43.2%BEN ROACH GPA 180 0.8%
22,890 100.0%
43 - EDMONTON-SOUTH WEST JOHN ARCHER NDP 9,539 41.8%MARILYN BURNS AAP 208 0.9%MO ELSALHY AP 2,668 11.7%KAYCEE MADU UCP 10,254 45.0%RIGEL VINCENT GPA 125 0.5%
22,794 100.0%
44 - EDMONTON-STRATHCONA STUART ANDREWS GPA 227 1.1%DALE DOAN WRP 57 0.3%KULSHAN GILL UCP 3,481 17.0%SAMANTHA HEES LIB 239 1.2%GARY HORAN PC 297 1.5%GORD MCLEAN IND 49 0.2%DON EDWARD MEISTER AAP 62 0.3%RACHEL NOTLEY NDP 14,724 72.1%PREM PAL AP 1,139 5.6%NAOMI RANKIN CP-A 61 0.3%IAN SMYTHE AIP 86 0.4%
20,422 100.0%
45 - EDMONTON-WEST HENDAY DAVE BJORKMAN AIP 239 1.2%JON CARSON NDP 8,820 44.1%WINSTON LEUNG AP 2,337 11.7%LEAH MCRORIE LIB 311 1.6%NICOLE WILLIAMS UCP 8,302 41.5%
20,009 100.0%
Number and percentage of votes received only includes valid ballots cast.Declined and Rejected ballot totals have not been included.
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS BY ELECTORAL DIVISION
Electoral Division CandidatesPoliticalAffiliation
Valid VotesReceived
Valid VotesReceived (%)
46 - EDMONTON-WHITEMUD JONATHAN DAI AP 2,335 10.1%ELISABETH HUGHES UCP 9,120 39.4%JASON NORRIS FCP 297 1.3%RAKHI PANCHOLI NDP 11,373 49.2%
23,125 100.0%
47 - AIRDRIE-COCHRANE DANIELLE CAMERON AIP 345 1.2%STEVE DURRELL NDP 7,183 25.2%PETER GUTHRIE UCP 18,777 66.0%MATTHEW JOSEPH MORRISEY FCP 331 1.2%VERN RAINCOCK AP 1,818 6.4%
28,454 100.0%
48 - AIRDRIE-EAST ROXIE BAEZ ZAMORA NDP 4,960 19.9%RICHARD ABSALOM D. HERDMAN IND 112 0.4%ALEX LUTERBACH AP 2,371 9.5%RICK NORTHEY FCP 482 1.9%JEFF OLSON AIP 213 0.9%ANGELA PITT UCP 16,764 67.3%
24,902 100.0%
49 - ATHABASCA-BARRHEAD-WESTLOCK BRAD GIROUX IND 273 1.1%BUSTER MALCOLM AIP 442 1.8%WAYNE RUFIANGE AP 2,232 9.1%THERESE TASCHUK NDP 4,786 19.5%GLENN VAN DIJKEN UCP 16,822 68.5%
24,555 100.0%
50 - BANFF-KANANASKIS ANITA CROWSHOE AIP 154 0.7%GWYNETH MIDGLEY LIB 228 1.1%DAVE PHILLIPS IND 80 0.4%MIRANDA ROSIN UCP 10,859 51.3%BRENDA STANTON AP 941 4.4%CAMERON (CAM) WESTHEAD NDP 8,890 42.0%
21,152 100.0%
51 - BONNYVILLE-COLD LAKE-ST. PAUL GLENN ANDERSEN AP 2,223 10.2%KACEY L DANIELS IND 162 0.7%DAVID GARNETT-BENNETT AIP 217 1.0%DAVID HANSON UCP 15,943 73.1%DAVID INSCHO AAP 207 0.9%KARI WHAN NDP 3,061 14.0%
21,813 100.0%
Number and percentage of votes received only includes valid ballots cast.Declined and Rejected ballot totals have not been included.
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS BY ELECTORAL DIVISION
Electoral Division CandidatesPoliticalAffiliation
Valid VotesReceived
Valid VotesReceived (%)
52 - BROOKS-MEDICINE HAT TODD BEASLEY IND 2,759 12.3%JIM BLACK AP 1,554 6.9%JAMAH BASHIR FARAH LIB 281 1.3%MICHAELA GLASGO UCP 13,606 60.7%LYNN MACWILLIAM NDP 4,012 17.9%COLLIN PACHOLEK AIP 218 1.0%
22,430 100.0%
53 - CAMROSE MORGAN BAMFORD NDP 4,387 18.4%WES CALDWELL FCP 387 1.6%DON DUBITZ AIP 158 0.7%SANDRA KIM AAP 173 0.7%JACKIE LOVELY UCP 15,587 65.3%KEVIN SMOOK AP 3,059 12.8%BONNIE TANTON IND 126 0.5%
23,877 100.0%
54 - CARDSTON-SIKSIKA IAN A DONOVAN IND 727 4.5%CASEY DOUGLASS AP 589 3.6%JERRY GAUTREAU FCP 214 1.3%CATHLEEN MCFARLAND LIB 173 1.1%JOSEPH SCHOW UCP 11,980 73.5%KIRBY SMITH NDP 2,606 16.0%
16,289 100.0%
55 - CENTRAL PEACE-NOTLEY TODD LOEWEN UCP 10,680 75.2%MARG MCCUAIG-BOYD NDP 2,770 19.5%TRAVIS MCKIM AP 651 4.6%WAYNE F. MEYER LIB 106 0.7%
14,207 100.0%
56 - CHESTERMERE-STRATHMORE LEELA SHARON AHEER UCP 15,612 68.5%JASON AVRAMENKO AP 1,460 6.4%DEREK FILDEBRANDT FCP 1,683 7.4%SHARON L. HOWE LIB 238 1.0%MELISSA LANGMAID NDP 3,558 15.6%TERRY NICHOLLS IND 112 0.5%ROGER DEAN WALKER AIP 136 0.6%
22,799 100.0%
Number and percentage of votes received only includes valid ballots cast.Declined and Rejected ballot totals have not been included.
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS BY ELECTORAL DIVISION
Electoral Division CandidatesPoliticalAffiliation
Valid VotesReceived
Valid VotesReceived (%)
57 - CYPRESS-MEDICINE HAT DREW BARNES UCP 16,483 67.1%TERRY BLACQUIER AAP 359 1.5%ANWAR KAMARAN LIB 219 0.9%PETER MUELLER NDP 6,396 26.0%COLETTE SMITHERS AP 1,122 4.6%
24,579 100.0%
58 - DRAYTON VALLEY-DEVON RONALD BROCHU LIB 217 0.9%STEVE GOODMAN FCP 624 2.5%MARK GREGOR AAP 298 1.2%LES MARKS AIP 233 0.9%CAROL NORDLUND KINSEY IND 106 0.4%KIERAN QUIRKE NDP 4,233 16.6%MARK SMITH UCP 18,092 71.1%GAIL UPTON AP 1,634 6.4%
25,437 100.0%
59 - DRUMHELLER-STETTLER HOLLY HEFFERNAN NDP 1,446 6.5%GREG HERZOG AAP 176 0.8%NATE HORNER UCP 16,958 76.7%JASON HUSHAGEN AIP 230 1.0%MARK NIKOTA AP 1,461 6.6%RICK STRANKMAN IND 1,841 8.3%
22,112 100.0%
60 - FORT MCMURRAY-LAC LA BICHE BRIAN DEHEER GPA 230 1.6%JEFF FAFARD AP 857 5.8%LAILA GOODRIDGE UCP 9,836 66.3%MARK GRINDER AIP 271 1.8%JANE STROUD NDP 3,635 24.5%
14,829 100.0%
61 - FORT MCMURRAY-WOOD BUFFALO STEPHEN DROVER NDP 3,129 21.7%MARCUS ERLANDSON AP 804 5.6%MICHAEL KELLER AIP 249 1.7%TANY YAO UCP 10,269 71.1%
14,451 100.0%
Number and percentage of votes received only includes valid ballots cast.Declined and Rejected ballot totals have not been included.
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS BY ELECTORAL DIVISION
Electoral Division CandidatesPoliticalAffiliation
Valid VotesReceived
Valid VotesReceived (%)
62 - FORT SASKATCHEWAN-VEGREVILLE JACKIE ARMSTRONG HOMENIUK UCP 14,233 53.6%SHANE LADOUCEUR AIP 261 1.0%JESSICA LITTLEWOOD NDP 7,790 29.4%RONALD MALOWANY AAP 241 0.9%MARVIN OLSEN AP 3,386 12.8%MALCOLM STINSON FCP 350 1.3%REBECCA TROTTER GPA 278 1.0%
26,539 100.0%
63 - GRANDE PRAIRIE TRACY ALLARD UCP 12,713 63.0%GRANT BERG AP 2,516 12.5%BERNARD HANCOCK FCP 392 1.9%RONY RAJPUT IND 66 0.3%RAY ROBERTSON AIP 126 0.6%TODD RUSSELL NDP 4,361 21.6%
20,174 100.0%
64 - GRANDE PRAIRIE-WAPITI TERRY DUECK IND 222 0.9%SHANNON DUNFIELD NDP 3,523 14.8%JASON JONES AP 2,227 9.4%TRAVIS TOEWS UCP 17,772 74.8%
23,744 100.0%
65 - HIGHWOOD DAN IRVING AIP 362 1.4%RON KERR AP 1,988 7.8%ERIK OVERLAND NDP 4,453 17.5%R.J. SIGURDSON UCP 18,635 73.3%
25,438 100.0%
66 - INNISFAIL-SYLVAN LAKE DEVIN DREESHEN UCP 19,030 74.5%DANIELLE KLOOSTER AP 2,337 9.2%CHAD MILLER FCP 359 1.4%ROBYN O'BRIEN NDP 3,453 13.5%LAUREN THORSTEINSON REF 79 0.3%BRIAN VANDERKLEY AAP 164 0.6%ED WYCHOPEN IND 106 0.4%
25,528 100.0%
67 - LAC STE. ANNE-PARKLAND ONEIL CARLIER NDP 5,646 23.4%SHANE GETSON UCP 15,860 65.7%DARIEN MASSE AAP 337 1.4%DONALD WALTER MCCARGAR AP 1,870 7.8%GORDON W. MCMILLAN AIP 413 1.7%
24,126 100.0%
Number and percentage of votes received only includes valid ballots cast.Declined and Rejected ballot totals have not been included.
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS BY ELECTORAL DIVISION
Electoral Division CandidatesPoliticalAffiliation
Valid VotesReceived
Valid VotesReceived (%)
68 - LACOMBE-PONOKA MYLES CHYKERDA AP 2,520 10.3%DOUG HART NDP 3,639 14.9%RON ORR UCP 17,379 71.3%KEITH PARRILL FCP 328 1.3%TESSA SZWAGIERCZAK AIP 279 1.1%SHAWN TYLKE AAP 227 0.9%
24,372 100.0%
69 - LEDUC-BEAUMONT SHAYE ANDERSON NDP 7,251 28.3%ROBB CONNELLY AP 2,206 8.6%KEVIN DUNN AIP 165 0.6%CHRIS FENSKE LIB 212 0.8%SHARON MACLISE IND 71 0.3%GIL POITRAS AAP 304 1.2%JENN ROACH GPA 203 0.8%JEFF ROUT FCP 258 1.0%BRAD RUTHERFORD UCP 14,982 58.4%
25,652 100.0%
70 - LESSER SLAVE LAKE DANIELLE LARIVEE NDP 3,676 36.1%SUZETTE POWDER AIP 251 2.5%VINCENT RAIN AP 381 3.7%PAT REHN UCP 5,873 57.7%
10,181 100.0%
71 - LETHBRIDGE-EAST MARIA FITZPATRICK NDP 8,775 38.7%DEVON HARGREAVES LIB 512 2.3%JOHN W. MCCANNA AIP 453 2.0%NATHAN NEUDORF UCP 11,883 52.4%ALLY TAYLOR AP 1,054 4.6%
22,677 100.0%
72 - LETHBRIDGE-WEST PAT CHIZEK LIB 460 1.9%KARRI FLATLA UCP 10,790 44.3%BEN MADDISON AIP 332 1.4%SHANNON PHILLIPS NDP 11,016 45.2%ZAC RHODENIZER AP 1,763 7.2%
24,361 100.0%
Number and percentage of votes received only includes valid ballots cast.Declined and Rejected ballot totals have not been included.
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS BY ELECTORAL DIVISION
Electoral Division CandidatesPoliticalAffiliation
Valid VotesReceived
Valid VotesReceived (%)
73 - LIVINGSTONE-MACLEOD CAM GARDNER NDP 5,125 20.5%DYLIN HAUSER LIB 258 1.0%TIM MEECH AP 1,276 5.1%WENDY PERGENTILE GPA 244 1.0%ROGER REID UCP 17,644 70.6%VERN SPARKES AIP 430 1.7%
24,977 100.0%
74 - MASKWACIS-WETASKIWIN DESMOND G. BULL GPA 256 1.3%SHERRY GREENE AP 1,382 6.9%BRUCE HINKLEY NDP 4,737 23.7%WESLEY REA AAP 263 1.3%DAVID WHITE FCP 522 2.6%RICK WILSON UCP 12,796 64.1%
19,956 100.0%
75 - MORINVILLE-ST. ALBERT NATALIE BIRNIE NDP 8,908 33.2%NEIL KOROTASH AP 3,963 14.8%TAMARA KRYWIAK AAP 157 0.6%DALE NALLY UCP 13,435 50.0%CASS ROMYN GPA 198 0.7%MIKE VAN VELZEN AIP 204 0.8%
26,865 100.0%
76 - OLDS-DIDSBURY-THREE HILLS CHASE BROWN AP 1,779 6.8%NATHAN COOPER UCP 20,516 78.6%DAVE HUGHES AAP 195 0.7%KYLE JOHNSTON NDP 3,070 11.8%ALLEN MACLENNAN FCP 557 2.1%
26,117 100.0%
77 - PEACE RIVER DAKOTA HOUSE AP 721 5.1%DEBBIE JABBOUR NDP 3,139 22.3%CONNIE RUSSELL FCP 249 1.8%REMI J TARDIF LIB 198 1.4%DAN WILLIAMS UCP 9,770 69.4%
14,077 100.0%
78 - RED DEER-NORTH MATT CHAPIN FCP 389 1.9%PAUL HARDY AP 2,769 13.2%ADRIANA LAGRANGE UCP 12,739 60.6%MICHAEL NEUFELD AIP 248 1.2%KIM SCHREINER NDP 4,873 23.2%
21,018 100.0%
Number and percentage of votes received only includes valid ballots cast.Declined and Rejected ballot totals have not been included.
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS BY ELECTORAL DIVISION
Electoral Division CandidatesPoliticalAffiliation
Valid VotesReceived
Valid VotesReceived (%)
79 - RED DEER-SOUTH TEAH-JAY CARTWRIGHT FCP 299 1.1%LORI CURRAN GPA 246 0.9%RYAN MCDOUGALL AP 3,244 12.1%BARB MILLER NDP 6,844 25.5%JASON STEPHAN UCP 16,159 60.3%
26,792 100.0%
80 - RIMBEY-ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE-SUNDRE JOE ANGLIN AP 1,350 5.4%DAWN BERARD FCP 303 1.2%JANE DRUMMOND GPA 286 1.1%GORDON FRANCEY IND 50 0.2%JEFF IBLE NDP 2,293 9.1%PAULA LAMOUREUX AAP 161 0.6%JASON NIXON UCP 20,579 81.6%DAVID ROGERS AIP 185 0.7%
25,207 100.0%
81 - SHERWOOD PARK CHRIS GLASSFORD AAP 183 0.7%BRIAN ILKUF AIP 216 0.8%ANNIE MCKITRICK NDP 10,685 40.0%SUE TIMANSON AP 3,509 13.1%JORDAN WALKER UCP 12,119 45.4%
26,712 100.0%
82 - SPRUCE GROVE-STONY PLAIN ERIN BABCOCK NDP 7,836 29.4%IVAN G. BOLES AP 2,597 9.7%JODY CROCKER AIP 417 1.6%SEARLE TURTON UCP 15,843 59.4%
26,693 100.0%
83 - ST. ALBERT BARRY BAILEY AP 2,817 10.6%SHELDON GRON AIP 172 0.6%CAMERON JEFFERIES GPA 229 0.9%KEVIN MCLEAN LIB 317 1.2%DON PETRUKA AAP 139 0.5%MARIE RENAUD NDP 12,336 46.2%JEFF WEDMAN UCP 10,682 40.0%
26,692 100.0%
Number and percentage of votes received only includes valid ballots cast.Declined and Rejected ballot totals have not been included.
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS BY ELECTORAL DIVISION
Electoral Division CandidatesPoliticalAffiliation
Valid VotesReceived
Valid VotesReceived (%)
84 - STRATHCONA-SHERWOOD PARK ALBERT ARIS GPA 142 0.5%NATE GLUBISH UCP 14,151 52.5%LARRY MACLISE IND 67 0.2%DON MELANSON AAP 147 0.5%DAVE QUEST AP 3,605 13.4%RICHARD SCINTA AIP 141 0.5%MOIRA VÁNE NDP 8,695 32.3%
26,948 100.0%
85 - TABER-WARNER JASON BEEKMAN AP 1,443 7.9%GRANT R HUNTER UCP 14,321 78.1%LAURA ROSS-GIROUX NDP 2,363 12.9%AMY YATES LIB 205 1.1%
18,332 100.0%
86 - VERMILION-LLOYDMINSTER-WAINWRIGHT RYAN CLARKE NDP 2,490 9.9%ROBERT MCFADZEAN IND 133 0.5%JIM MCKINNON FCP 898 3.6%CRAIG G. PETERSON AP 1,615 6.4%GARTH ROWSWELL UCP 19,768 78.8%KELLY ZELENY AAP 170 0.7%
25,074 100.0%
87 - WEST YELLOWHEAD PAULA CACKETT NDP 4,912 20.5%KRISTIE GOMUWKA AP 2,073 8.6%MARTIN LONG UCP 16,381 68.3%PAUL LUPYCZUK AAP 261 1.1%DAVID PEARCE IND 123 0.5%TRAVIS POIRIER AIP 229 1.0%
23,979 100.0%
Number and percentage of votes received only includes valid ballots cast.Declined and Rejected ballot totals have not been included.
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Finance | 65
6 FINANCE OVERVIEW OF FEES The Chief Electoral Officer establishes rates and fees for returning office staff, election officers, and polling place rentals. The following rates were established for the general election.
Returning Officer • A monthly honorarium of $150 • A base fee of $5,750 to conduct the election • A per name fee of $0.20 for each name on the post-polling day list of electors
Election Clerk • A base fee of $3,850 to assist the returning officer in conducting the election • A per name fee of $0.17 for each name on the post-polling day list of electors
Administrative Assistant • A base fee of $4,400 to assist the returning officer in conducting the election
Trainer and IT Support Staff • An hourly fee of $23 to provide training to election officers and support the office and advance polls
with technology
Supervisory Deputy Returning Officer • A fee of $150 to complete classroom and online training • A fee of $350 per day for duties performed prior to and on Election Day or at the advance polls
Registration Officers, Deputy Returning Officers, Poll Clerks and Information Officers • A fee of $75 to complete classroom and online training • A fee of $255 per day for duties performed on Election Day or at the advance polls
Site Monitors • An hourly fee of $15 for duties performed on Election Day or at the advance polls
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Polling Places • A daily rental of $180 for the first or single poll in a building • A daily rental of $90 for each additional poll in the same building
Travel rates for all positions are prescribed in the Public Service Subsistence, Travel and Moving Expenses Regulation made under the Public Service Act.
TOTAL COST SUMMARY
2019 2015
Salary and Wages $1,067,974 $535,786
Employer Contributions $388,768 $328,701
Travel $530,275 $401,959
Advertising $2,794,933 $2,636,131
Insurance $15,000 $19,200
Freight and Postage $1,929,300 $1,834,547
Rentals – Returning Officer’s Office $2,209,885 $1,233,826
Rentals – Polling Places $972,335 $773,054
Telephones and Communications $235,619 $454,181
Repairs and Maintenance $4,031 $2,116
Contract Services - Printing $822,691 $941,430
Contract Services – Returning Officer’s Office Staff $3,842,165 $2,595,587
Contract Services – Election Staff $7,820,760 $5,839,948
Contract Services – Other $593,119 $473,771
Technology Services $441,636 $357,069
Corporate Hosting $117,976 $104,437
Election Materials and Supplies $630,992 $456,005
TOTAL EXPENSES $24,417,459 $18,987,748
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COST PER VOTER BREAKDOWN AND COMPARISON
2015 2019 % Change (2015-2019)
Total Cost of the Election $18,987,748 $24,417,459 28.6%
Names on the Post-Polling Day List of Electors 2,622,775 2,824,309 7.7%
Average Cost per Name on the List of Electors $7.24 $8.65 19.5%
RESULTS ANALYSIS
The overall cost of the 2019 Provincial General Election was higher than the cost incurred for the 2015 General Election. This result was consistent with the past three election events, as increases in population and voting opportunities increase the costs involved in holding an election.
Impact of Population Increases
Between 2015 and 2019, Alberta’s population increased by approximately 220,000 people. While this figure includes persons that are not eligible electors, Elections Alberta’s List of Electors also increased by 200,000 electors in the same time period. The number of polling subdivisions that are created is directly related to elector numbers, with one polling subdivision established for every 450 electors. Each polling subdivision requires a polling station, staffed with two election officers, as per the legislation. The increase in polling subdivisions affects both the rental costs for polling places and the election staff costs.
$10,682,904
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Historical Election Costs
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Impact of Voting Opportunity Changes
The 2019 General Election introduced numerous changes to voting opportunities including the fifth day of advance voting, special mobile polls, vote anywhere, and expanded definitions for mobile polls. Increasing the number of polling locations, as well as the number of days in which they operate has a direct impact on the cost of rentals and election staff. Additional support staff were also necessary to assist with the increased volume of activity experienced with Special Ballots and the advance polls and to support the counting process.
Impact of Minimum Wage Increases
Election officer fees were increased for the 2019 General Election, as increases in minimum wage and the increase in mandatory training time necessitated a re-evaluation of fees. Minimum wage increased 47% from the 2015 General Election, rising from $10.20 per hour to $15.00 per hour.
All election officers, other than the Supervisory Deputy Returning Officer, were provided with the same fee, in acknowledgement of the importance of the role each plays in the polling place. Fees for administrative staff and support staff were also increased, as their rates were affected by the changes to minimum wage. Fees paid to returning officers, election clerks and trainers were maintained at 2015 rates, in consideration of government wage freezes.
Impact of Introducing Technology
Technology was used to support the election in the advance polls, in the returning offices and at Elections Alberta. The use of electronic poll books at the advance polls to support vote anywhere, required the use of laptops, bar code scanners and printers. Most of the equipment was rented from Elections Ontario at a significant cost savings compared to purchase. Introducing Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephone technology into the returning offices saved costs compared to 2015. To support the technology in each returning office and the polls, an IT Support Staff position was introduced, increasing the costs of staffing the returning office.
Overview of Cost Increases
The largest cost increase between the 2015 and 2019 Provincial General Election occurred in staff costs, under the categories of “Salaries and Wages”, “Contract Services – Returning Officer’s Office Staff”, and “Contract Services – Election Staff”. Combined, this accounts for $3,759,577 of the increase in costs. This increase is largely attributed to:
• Increase in the number of polling subdivisions from population increases; • Increase in minimum wage and the resulting impact on staff fees; • Increase in the number of election officers hired to work the advance polls, special mobile polls and
mobile polls; • Increase in election officer fees for the additional day of advance polling; • Introduction of the IT Support Staff position in the returning office; • Increase in support staff hired for the advance polls, Special Ballot poll and the unofficial and official
counts; and • Increase in the size of the provincial call centre and staffing for post-election data entry.
The second largest cost increase between the 2015 and 2019 Provincial General Election took place in rental costs, under the categories of “Rentals – Returning Officer’s Office” and “Rentals – Polling Places”.
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Combined, this accounts for $1,175,339 of the increase in costs. This increase is largely attributed to:
• The establishment of returning offices on February 1, the commencement of the campaign period, resulting in an additional month’s rent of 87 offices before the Writ of Election;
• Larger space requirements for the returning offices to accommodate training and advance polling space;
• Increases in square-footage cost for commercial rentals; • The increased number of polling places being rented for advance polling; and • The increase in polling subdivisions, which affects the polling place rental fees on Election Day.
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7 STATISTICS COMPARATIVE STATISTICS
OVERALL SUMMARY OF BALLOTS CAST AND PERCENTAGE OF VOTER TURNOUT
Election Valid
Ballots Rejected
Ballots Declined
Ballots Ballots
Cast Names on List
Voter Turnout
2019* 1,896,542 8,970 854 1,906,366 2,824,309 67.50%
2015* 1,488,248 5,122 2,034 1,495,404 2,622,775 56.74%
2012* 1,290,352 7,264 558 1,298,174 2,387,485 54.37%
2008* 950,363 3,100 314 953,777 2,350,045 40.59%
2004* 890,635 3,597 359 894,591 1,982,843 45.12%
2001* 1,013,152 2,389 303 1,015,844 1,902,906 53.38%
1997 945,713 2,379 246 948,338 1,764,128 53.75%
1993 989,025 2,206 241 991,472 1,646,729 60.21%
1989 829,189 2,051 - 831,240 1,550,867 53.60%
1986 713,654 1,722 - 715,376 1,514,182 47.25%
1982 944,936 2,708 - 947,644 1,435,752 66.00%
1979 710,963 2,691 - 713,654 1,215,490 58.71%
1975 590,170 2,184 - 592,354 994,158 59.60%
1971 639,862 4,685 - 644,547 895,442 72.00%
Historically, the largest voter turnout was 81.8%, which occurred at the General Election of August 22, 1935. The smallest turnout was 40.6% on March 3, 2008. Declined ballots were not recorded until the 1993 General Election.
*Voter Turnout is calculated based on the elector count on the post-polling day Lists of Electors. These lists include the number of names on the Lists of Electors, with the addition of elector information from the revision period, online registrations, and polling day declarations. Names of duplicated, relocated, or deceased electors have been removed to provide a more accurate number of the names on the Lists of Electors.
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72.0%
59.6%58.7%
66.0%
47.3%
53.6%
60.2%
53.8%
53.4%
45.1%
40.6%
54.4%
56.7%
67.5%
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ELECTORAL SUMMARY 1905 – 2019
The number of provincial electoral divisions has increased from 25 at the first general election in 1905 to the current 87 electoral divisions. Electoral division boundaries are reviewed by an independent commission in accordance with the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act. The following is a summary of the changes:
Legislative Assembly
Election Date
Number of Electoral Divisions
Number of Members
Elected
Distribution of Seats by Political Affiliation
30 2019 Tuesday, April 16
87 87 UCP 63 NDP 24
29 2015 Tuesday, May 5
87 87 NDP 54 WRP 21
PC 10 AP 1 LIB 1
28 2012 Monday, April 23
87 87 PC 61 WAP 17
LIB 5 NDP 4
27 2008 Monday, March 3
83 83 PC 72 LIB 9
NDP 2 26 2004 Monday,
November 22 83 83 PC 62
LIB 16 NDP 4
AA 1 25 2001 Monday,
March 12 83 83 PC 74
LIB 7 NDP 2
24 1997 Tuesday, March 11
83 83 PC 63 LIB 18 NDP 2
23 1993 Tuesday, June 15
83 83 PC 51 LIB 32
22 1989 Monday, March 20
83 83 PC 59 NDP 16
LIB 8
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Legislative Assembly
Election Date
Number of Electoral Divisions
Number of Members
Elected
Distribution of Seats by Political Affiliation
21 1986 Thursday, May 8
83 83 PC 61 NDP 16
LIB 4 RPA 2
20 1982 Tuesday, November 2
79 79 PC 75 NDP 2
Independent 2 19 1979 Wednesday,
March 14 79 79 PC 74
SC 4 NDP 1
18 1975 Wednesday, March 26
75 75 PC 69 SC 4
NDP 1 Independent 1
17 1971 Monday, August 30
75 75 PC 49 SC 25
NDP 1 16 1967 Tuesday,
May 23 65 65 SC 55
PC 6 Liberal 3
Independent 1 15 1963 Monday,
June 17 63 63 SC 60
Liberal 2 Coalition 1
14 1959 Thursday, June 18
65 65 SC 61 Liberal 1
PC 1 Independent SC 1
Coalition 1 13 1955 Wednesday,
June 29 50 61 – Edmonton
had 7 members & Calgary had 6 members
SC 37 Liberal 15
Conservative 3 CCF 2
Liberal Conservative 1
Independent SC 1 Independent 1
Coalition 1
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Legislative Assembly
Election Date
Number of Electoral Divisions
Number of Members
Elected
Distribution of Seats by Political Affiliation
12 1952 Tuesday, August 5
50 60 – Edmonton & Calgary had 6 members each
SC 53 Liberal 3
Independent SC 1 CCF 1
Conservative 1 PC 1
11 1948 Tuesday, August 17
49 57 – Edmonton & Calgary had 5 members each
SC 51 Liberal 2
CCF 2 Independent SC 1
Independent 1 10 1944 Tuesday,
August 8 49 57 – Edmonton &
Calgary had 5 members each
SC 51 Independent 3
CCF 2 Veterans Party 1
9 1940 Thursday, March 21
49 57 – Edmonton & Calgary had 5 members each
SC 36 Independent 19
Liberal 1 Labour 1
8 1935 Thursday, August 22
53 63 – Edmonton & Calgary had 6 members each
SC 56 Liberal 5
Conservative 2 7 1930 Thursday,
June 19 53 63 – Edmonton &
Calgary had 6 members each
United Farmers 39 Liberal 11
Conservative 6 Labour 4
Independent 3 6 1926 Monday,
June 28 52 61 – Edmonton &
Calgary each had 5 members & Medicine Hat had 2
United Farmers 43 Liberal 7 Labour 5
Conservative 5 Independent
Labour 1 5 1921 Monday,
July 18 52 61 – Edmonton &
Calgary each had 5 members & Medicine Hat had 2
United Farmers 38 Liberal 15 Labour 4
Independent 4
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Legislative Assembly
Election Date
Number of Electoral Divisions
Number of Members
Elected
Distribution of Seats by Political Affiliation
4 1917 Thursday, June 7
56 58 – 2 military elected at large
Liberal 34 Conservative 19
Independent 2 Labour 1
3 1913 Thursday, April 17
55 56 – Edmonton had 2 members
Liberal 39 Conservative 17
2 1909 Monday, March 22
39 41 – Calgary & Edmonton had 2 members each
Liberal 36 Conservative 2
Socialist 1 Independent Liberal 1
Independent 1 1 1905 Thursday,
November 9 25 25 Liberal 22
Conservative 3
Note: AA - Alberta Alliance Party AP - Alberta Party CCF - Cooperative Commonwealth Federation LIB - Alberta Liberal Party
NDP - New Democratic Party PC - Progressive Conservative RPA - Representative Party of Alberta SC - Social Credit UCP - United Conservative Party WAP - Wildrose Alliance Party WRP - Wildrose Party
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NUMBER OF VOTES BY VOTING OPPORTUNITY
The trend of more votes being cast per general election has continued into 2019, resulting in the highest number of ballots ever cast in an Alberta Provincial General Election at 1,906,366 ballots.
PERCENT OF VOTES BY VOTING OPPORTUNITY
Advance polls have continued to increase in popularity now that there are no restrictions on the eligibility to vote at an advance poll; and, now that vote anywhere has been introduced. Electors are now provided five additional days in which to vote.
1979 1986 1989 1993 1997 2001 2004 2008 2012 2015 2019Regular 690,114 686,286 788,889 931,486 888,532 939,543 820,831 854,062 1,073,591 1,217,758 1,152,545Advance 13,625 16,621 26,208 37,119 34,284 45,796 44,807 64,332 179,820 235,407 700,476Special 695 3,239 5,650 7,657 9,066 11,100 7,358 12,101 16,169 12,565 28,863Mobile 6,529 7,418 8,442 12,763 13,831 16,713 17,639 19,868 20,772 22,518 24,482
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GENERAL ELECTION YEAR
1979 1986 1989 1993 1997 2001 2004 2008 2012 2015 2019Regular 97.07% 96.18% 95.14% 94.18% 93.95% 92.73% 92.16% 89.87% 83.20% 81.82% 60.46%Advance 1.92% 2.33% 3.16% 3.75% 3.63% 4.52% 5.03% 6.77% 13.94% 15.82% 36.74%Special 0.10% 0.45% 0.68% 0.77% 0.96% 1.10% 0.83% 1.27% 1.25% 0.84% 1.51%Mobile 0.92% 1.04% 1.02% 1.29% 1.46% 1.65% 1.98% 2.09% 1.61% 1.51% 1.28%
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VOTER TRENDS AT ADVANCE POLLS With the use of electronic poll books at the advance polls for the first time, Elections Alberta had access to data showing when and where electors voted. This information provides enormous value for the planning of future elections. The following statistics relate only to the advance and special mobile polls.
TURNOUT BY ADVANCE POLL LOCATION TYPE
Location Number of Locations Ballots Cast
Malls 21 135,145
Community Centres and Halls 48 131,948
Churches 22 85,236
Recreation Centres 28 53,120
Campuses 21 33,667
International Airports 2 4,307
Libraries 2 2,783
Work Camps 5 1,987
The three busiest locations in the province were malls and were processing on average 850-880 electors an hour throughout the advance poll period. These included Westbrook Mall in Calgary, Sherwood Park Mall and Parkland Mall in Red Deer.
ADVANCE POLLING VOLUMES BY HOUR AND DAY
8,000
9,000
10,000
11,000
12,000
13,000
14,000
15,000
16,000
9 AM 10 AM 11 AM 12 PM 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM 8 PM
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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ADVANCE POLLING VOLUMES BY HOUR AND AGE
AGE OF VOTERS AT ADVANCE POLLS
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
8 AM 9 AM 10 AM 11 AM 12 PM 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM 8 PM
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ UNK
7.7%
15.8%
18.1% 17.8%
20.0% 20.5%
0.2%0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ UNK
84 | Statistics
VOTER SURVEY RESULTS Following the General Election, between April 24 and May 4, 2019, an online survey was completed by 1,200 eligible voters to provide feedback on the event. Many of the questions mirrored what was asked in a survey following the 2008 Provincial General Election, providing the ability to compare some results.
Knowledge of Elections Alberta Survey Year 2008 2019
Awareness of Elections Alberta as the organization responsible for polling stations, where-to-vote cards, voter registration and advance polling
25% 57%
Elections Alberta rating as a credible source of information 69% 73%
Advertising
Survey Year 2008 2019
Electors who recalled hearing or seeing advertisements encouraging people to vote
Television
Radio
Online
Newspaper
81%
65%
27%
2%
46%
72%
59%
41%
31%
29%
Of those who recalled seeing or hearing the advertisements, those indicating that the ad made them more likely to vote
18% 33%
Electors who recalled receiving a where-to-vote card 64% 82%
Of those who recalled receiving a where-to-vote card, those indicating that the information on it was correct
54% 91%
Electors who recalled seeing newspaper ads with polling place information
46% 27%
Registering to Vote
Survey Year 2008 2019
Electors who stated their name is on the List of Electors 81% 85%
Electors aware that they can register at the polls by showing authorized identification
79% 75%
Electors aware that they can register online on Voterlink 16% 41%
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Voting Behaviour
Survey Year 2008 2019
Electors who reported voting in the General Election 73% 82%
Electors who reported voting in the advance polls 8% 46%
Electors who reported voting on Election Day 90% 52%
Elector was aware that they could vote anywhere at the advance polls N/A 84%
Electors reporting that they may not have voted without the vote anywhere feature being available
N/A 31%
Voting Experience
Survey Year 2008 2019
Electors found the poll staff to be helpful 88% 86%
Electors found the polling locations to be convenient 89% 85%
Electors were satisfied with the time it took to vote 86% 84%
Electors were satisfied with the availability of information at the polls 66% 78%
Overall elector satisfaction with the voting process 79% 84%
Feedback on Recommendations for Legislative Change
Survey Year 2008 2019
Electors support the use of technology in the polls N/A 75%
Electors support a fixed-date election N/A 68%
Electors support requiring identification to vote N/A 86%
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VOTER DEMOGRAPHICS
GENDER STATISTICS
The overall gender statistics, shown above, maintain statistical consistency between voting years and between voting regions. However, in the 2019 election, slightly more males voted and slightly fewer females voted than in the previous year. Additionally, the margin between male and female voters closed by 1.56%, seeing stronger parity than in 2015. There has also been a significant reduction in the number of persons who do not wish to disclose their gender; and, a general increase in the number of persons who identify with a third gender.
GENDER SPLITS BY ELECTORAL DIVISION
Electoral Division Male Female X Not Stated
01 - Calgary-Acadia 48.32% 51.34% 0.01% 0.34%
02 - Calgary-Beddington 48.47% 51.20% 0.04% 0.33% 03 - Calgary-Bow 47.67% 51.79% 0.01% 0.54%
04 - Calgary-Buffalo 51.68% 47.38% 0.06% 0.95%
05 - Calgary-Cross 49.31% 49.74% 0.01% 0.95%
06 - Calgary-Currie 47.77% 51.60% 0.05% 0.63%
07 - Calgary-East 50.23% 48.98% 0.03% 0.79%
08 - Calgary-Edgemont 48.63% 50.99% 0.02% 0.38% 09 - Calgary-Elbow 47.86% 51.74% 0.01% 0.41%
10 - Calgary-Falconridge 49.83% 49.14% 0.04% 1.03%
2015 PGE 2019 PGE 2015 PGE 2019 PGE 2015 PGE 2019 PGE 2015 PGE 2019 PGEEdmonton Calgary Other AB Total
Male 47.41% 48.29% 48.13% 48.66% 47.88% 49.30% 47.85% 48.90%Female 51.15% 51.06% 50.71% 50.77% 51.36% 50.32% 51.12% 50.61%X 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0.02%Not Stated 1.45% 0.62% 1.16% 0.54% 0.76% 0.37% 1.03% 0.47%
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Electoral Division Male Female X Not Stated
11 - Calgary-Fish Creek 48.53% 51.20% 0.02% 0.27%
12 - Calgary-Foothills 48.37% 51.03% 0.03% 0.60% 13 - Calgary-Glenmore 47.92% 51.63% 0.01% 0.45%
14 - Calgary-Hays 48.94% 50.56% 0.01% 0.51%
15 - Calgary-Klein 49.07% 50.56% 0.04% 0.37%
16 - Calgary-Lougheed 47.64% 51.77% 0.01% 0.60%
17 - Calgary-McCall 49.79% 48.38% 0.01% 1.83%
18 - Calgary-Mountain View 48.15% 51.44% 0.05% 0.41% 19 - Calgary-North 48.92% 50.32% 0.01% 0.76%
20 - Calgary-North East 49.28% 50.09% 0.07% 0.63%
21 - Calgary-North West 48.22% 51.18% 0.04% 0.60%
22 - Calgary-Peigan 49.30% 50.23% 0.01% 0.47%
23 - Calgary-Shaw 48.59% 50.93% 0.03% 0.48%
24 - Calgary-South East 48.80% 50.78% 0.03% 0.41% 25 - Calgary-Varsity 48.14% 51.56% 0.03% 0.31%
26 - Calgary-West 48.31% 51.42% 0.02% 0.27%
27 - Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview 47.81% 51.71% 0.02% 0.48%
28 - Edmonton-Castle Downs 48.15% 51.35% 0.03% 0.50%
29 - Edmonton-City Centre 51.20% 48.04% 0.12% 0.76%
30 - Edmonton-Decore 48.26% 50.63% 0.01% 1.11% 31 - Edmonton-Ellerslie 49.25% 49.87% 0.03% 0.88%
32 - Edmonton-Glenora 47.81% 51.64% 0.02% 0.55%
33 - Edmonton-Gold Bar 48.26% 51.32% 0.02% 0.42%
34 - Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood 49.71% 49.53% 0.05% 0.76%
35 - Edmonton-Manning 47.98% 51.32% 0.04% 0.70%
36 - Edmonton-McClung 47.51% 51.95% 0.02% 0.53% 37 - Edmonton-Meadows 49.02% 50.18% 0.01% 0.80%
38 - Edmonton-Mill Woods 47.29% 52.18% 0.03% 0.53%
39 - Edmonton-North West 47.59% 51.81% 0.02% 0.60%
40 - Edmonton-Riverview 48.09% 51.38% 0.06% 0.53%
41 - Edmonton-Rutherford 47.86% 51.72% 0.05% 0.42%
42 - Edmonton-South 48.71% 50.73% 0.02% 0.56% 43 - Edmonton-South West 48.31% 50.86% 0.00% 0.82%
44 - Edmonton-Strathcona 48.40% 50.95% 0.12% 0.66%
45 - Edmonton-West Henday 48.22% 51.10% 0.03% 0.69%
46 - Edmonton-Whitemud 47.75% 51.95% 0.03% 0.30%
47 - Airdrie-Cochrane 48.72% 50.98% 0.01% 0.31%
48 - Airdrie-East 48.94% 50.58% 0.02% 0.48% 49 - Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock 50.11% 49.65% 0.01% 0.24%
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Electoral Division Male Female X Not Stated
50 - Banff-Kananaskis 49.96% 49.80% 0.01% 0.23%
51 - Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul 50.43% 49.12% 0.02% 0.45% 52 - Brooks-Medicine Hat 49.73% 49.84% 0.01% 0.43%
53 - Camrose 48.64% 51.18% 0.00% 0.18%
54 - Cardston-Siksika 49.12% 50.68% 0.01% 0.20%
55 - Central Peace-Notley 50.94% 48.62% 0.01% 0.45%
56 - Chestermere-Strathmore 49.52% 50.11% 0.02% 0.37%
57 - Cypress-Medicine Hat 47.96% 51.78% 0.02% 0.26% 58 - Drayton Valley-Devon 50.43% 49.22% 0.02% 0.34%
59 - Drumheller-Stettler 50.21% 49.64% 0.00% 0.14%
60 - Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche 53.13% 46.43% 0.01% 0.43%
61 - Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo 53.96% 45.70% 0.01% 0.34%
62 - Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville 49.66% 49.98% 0.02% 0.36%
63 - Grande Prairie 49.81% 49.57% 0.02% 0.62% 64 - Grande Prairie-Wapiti 50.22% 49.16% 0.01% 0.62%
65 - Highwood 48.71% 50.87% 0.04% 0.42%
66 - Innisfail-Sylvan Lake 48.95% 50.55% 0.00% 0.50%
67 - Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland 51.11% 48.67% 0.00% 0.23%
68 - Lacombe-Ponoka 48.77% 50.62% 0.01% 0.61%
69 - Leduc-Beaumont 48.46% 51.11% 0.02% 0.43% 70 - Lesser Slave Lake 49.55% 49.56% 0.01% 0.88%
71 - Lethbridge-East 47.68% 51.97% 0.01% 0.35%
72 - Lethbridge-West 47.85% 51.73% 0.06% 0.42%
73 - Livingstone-Macleod 48.31% 51.35% 0.00% 0.34%
74 - Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin 49.59% 50.25% 0.01% 0.16%
75 - Morinville-St. Albert 48.99% 50.68% 0.00% 0.33% 76 - Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills 49.67% 50.02% 0.01% 0.31%
77 - Peace River 50.21% 48.93% 0.02% 0.87%
78 - Red Deer-North 48.24% 51.37% 0.01% 0.39%
79 - Red Deer-South 47.56% 52.04% 0.03% 0.40%
80 - Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre 49.77% 49.92% 0.00% 0.31%
81 - Sherwood Park 47.73% 51.83% 0.02% 0.43% 82 - Spruce Grove-Stony Plain 47.81% 51.93% 0.01% 0.26%
83 - St. Albert 47.58% 52.16% 0.02% 0.26%
84 - Strathcona-Sherwood Park 49.54% 49.99% 0.02% 0.46%
85 - Taber-Warner 49.99% 49.78% 0.00% 0.23%
86 - Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright 49.88% 49.92% 0.01% 0.20%
87 - West Yellowhead 50.95% 48.75% 0.01% 0.31%
TOTAL 49.00% 50.50% 0.02% 43.48%
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AGE STATISTICS
The percentage of voters by age is also similar between voting years. However, the most notable change is found in the 35- to 44-year-old age group. While some variances can be explained by individuals transitioning between age cohorts, this pattern does not fully explain the percentile shifts experienced. Thus, it is more likely that, in this instance, more persons within this age demographic voted than in previous years.
AGE RANGE BY ELECTORAL DIVISION
Electoral Division 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Unknown 01 - Calgary-Acadia 5.17% 12.01% 13.45% 14.96% 19.31% 23.37% 0.30%
02 - Calgary-Beddington 7.85% 12.52% 14.13% 18.10% 22.58% 19.59% 0.12%
03 - Calgary-Bow 5.50% 11.71% 19.76% 20.44% 18.07% 16.93% 0.36%
04 - Calgary-Buffalo 4.13% 30.64% 16.04% 10.28% 11.34% 13.30% 0.32%
05 - Calgary-Cross 7.31% 10.44% 12.78% 16.35% 20.67% 24.73% 0.42%
06 - Calgary-Currie 5.23% 20.58% 18.44% 14.61% 15.87% 14.79% 0.47% 07 - Calgary-East 6.55% 12.65% 14.12% 17.53% 23.33% 18.28% 0.48%
08 - Calgary-Edgemont 8.04% 10.67% 12.07% 16.47% 23.40% 24.05% 0.25%
09 - Calgary-Elbow 4.75% 15.77% 16.98% 17.05% 16.94% 16.93% 0.24%
10 - Calgary-Falconridge 8.29% 12.35% 16.09% 16.93% 20.40% 19.02% 0.36%
11 - Calgary-Fish Creek 6.93% 10.77% 14.26% 15.96% 22.85% 24.44% 0.15%
12 - Calgary-Foothills 8.01% 15.98% 20.88% 20.55% 14.97% 12.24% 0.34% 13 - Calgary-Glenmore 5.79% 10.60% 13.25% 14.80% 21.75% 27.40% 0.22%
2015 2019 2015 2019 2015 2019 2015 2019Edmonton Calgary Other AB Total
18-24 8.14% 8.10% 6.99% 7.10% 6.62% 6.70% 7.08% 7.12%25-34 17.40% 17.11% 15.90% 15.53% 13.12% 14.25% 14.92% 15.24%35-44 15.83% 18.34% 17.80% 19.29% 15.43% 17.74% 16.22% 18.33%45-54 18.36% 17.08% 20.07% 19.46% 19.14% 17.63% 19.23% 18.06%55-64 18.98% 19.04% 19.53% 19.55% 21.19% 20.78% 20.19% 20.04%65+ 19.78% 19.95% 18.36% 18.77% 23.23% 22.64% 21.01% 20.92%Unknown 1.51% 0.38% 1.35% 0.31% 1.28% 0.26% 1.35% 0.30%
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Electoral Division 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Unknown
14 - Calgary-Hays 6.18% 18.42% 26.59% 19.01% 13.62% 9.64% 0.19%
15 - Calgary-Klein 4.90% 14.86% 15.12% 14.51% 18.14% 17.92% 0.20% 16 - Calgary-Lougheed 7.07% 10.78% 18.29% 22.29% 18.65% 16.75% 0.24%
17 - Calgary-McCall 10.23% 11.34% 22.99% 22.67% 13.20% 9.31% 1.10%
18 - Calgary-Mountain View 5.17% 20.43% 19.41% 15.48% 15.75% 13.27% 0.24%
19 - Calgary-North 7.61% 13.89% 25.93% 23.01% 13.01% 8.68% 0.29%
20 - Calgary-North East 7.20% 14.30% 21.59% 19.53% 12.42% 10.47% 0.66%
21 - Calgary-North West 7.62% 10.26% 20.32% 24.03% 17.30% 14.96% 0.11% 22 - Calgary-Peigan 7.20% 12.62% 14.43% 18.63% 23.32% 18.71% 0.11%
23 - Calgary-Shaw 8.01% 14.69% 19.78% 21.96% 16.38% 12.21% 0.29%
24 - Calgary-South East 4.26% 19.47% 30.04% 18.06% 10.59% 8.46% 0.13%
25 - Calgary-Varsity 6.13% 10.25% 12.15% 13.11% 17.62% 24.24% 0.26%
26 - Calgary-West 7.40% 8.46% 16.19% 22.86% 20.69% 18.42% 0.14%
27 - Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview 6.71% 14.63% 14.94% 15.27% 19.74% 21.27% 0.24% 28 - Edmonton-Castle Downs 8.13% 15.58% 17.42% 15.96% 17.62% 17.73% 0.20%
29 - Edmonton-City Centre 4.54% 19.50% 11.46% 8.53% 11.10% 13.80% 0.65%
30 - Edmonton-Decore 7.75% 12.41% 11.55% 15.74% 18.94% 22.43% 0.28%
31 - Edmonton-Ellerslie 5.72% 17.53% 23.26% 14.83% 10.34% 6.62% 0.31%
32 - Edmonton-Glenora 4.77% 12.06% 13.87% 14.43% 18.40% 19.20% 0.34%
33 - Edmonton-Gold Bar 4.96% 12.91% 13.89% 13.10% 17.76% 20.48% 0.32% 34 - Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood 5.87% 15.22% 15.04% 14.99% 19.69% 18.99% 0.53%
35 - Edmonton-Manning 8.65% 17.03% 18.52% 16.74% 17.03% 15.05% 0.51%
36 - Edmonton-McClung 7.82% 12.57% 12.91% 15.06% 21.92% 23.10% 0.18%
37 - Edmonton-Meadows 9.92% 15.93% 18.92% 17.96% 17.77% 13.13% 0.22%
38 - Edmonton-Mill Woods 7.59% 13.25% 14.95% 14.28% 19.34% 24.21% 0.25%
39 - Edmonton-North West 7.64% 15.61% 18.15% 16.50% 16.66% 17.13% 0.31% 40 - Edmonton-Riverview 8.23% 12.15% 13.47% 13.87% 18.85% 22.29% 0.26%
41 - Edmonton-Rutherford 8.76% 12.46% 12.68% 15.14% 19.12% 25.86% 0.26%
42 - Edmonton-South 6.96% 18.05% 22.56% 17.61% 12.00% 10.91% 0.27%
43 - Edmonton-South West 7.60% 19.63% 26.06% 18.85% 15.23% 10.23% 0.64%
44 - Edmonton-Strathcona 7.64% 20.41% 12.94% 11.27% 13.09% 14.88% 0.53%
45 - Edmonton-West Henday 6.49% 16.82% 17.85% 16.22% 18.02% 17.96% 0.28% 46 - Edmonton-Whitemud 8.56% 11.98% 16.26% 18.40% 18.59% 20.96% 0.17%
47 - Airdrie-Cochrane 5.68% 14.02% 20.36% 17.31% 17.02% 17.02% 0.15%
48 - Airdrie-East 5.78% 15.72% 22.36% 17.26% 16.82% 14.07% 0.27%
49 - Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock 4.70% 9.99% 11.90% 14.61% 20.56% 27.92% 0.11%
50 - Banff-Kananaskis 3.57% 6.10% 11.50% 16.59% 22.11% 19.72% 0.42%
51 - Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul 4.59% 14.52% 16.20% 15.25% 18.45% 17.55% 0.22% 52 - Brooks-Medicine Hat 4.40% 9.59% 14.57% 14.90% 18.05% 20.74% 0.22%
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Electoral Division 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Unknown
53 - Camrose 4.63% 10.20% 12.23% 13.82% 18.77% 27.15% 0.08%
54 - Cardston-Siksika 6.74% 12.12% 13.62% 14.05% 19.03% 25.68% 0.18% 55 - Central Peace-Notley 5.54% 10.57% 13.14% 15.68% 19.45% 23.47% 0.17%
56 - Chestermere-Strathmore 6.17% 11.51% 19.32% 19.15% 18.06% 16.74% 0.28%
57 - Cypress-Medicine Hat 5.88% 12.05% 15.63% 15.10% 20.05% 26.35% 0.27%
58 - Drayton Valley-Devon 6.34% 12.50% 15.52% 16.84% 20.85% 19.55% 0.26%
59 - Drumheller-Stettler 5.37% 11.54% 13.04% 15.29% 20.78% 25.35% 0.16%
60 - Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche 5.55% 15.69% 18.00% 19.23% 19.46% 11.41% 0.20% 61 - Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo 3.89% 18.16% 22.29% 17.48% 12.22% 2.95% 0.26%
62 - Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville 6.11% 14.07% 15.37% 15.27% 18.78% 23.01% 0.13%
63 - Grande Prairie 7.21% 20.78% 19.61% 15.51% 15.59% 12.69% 0.35%
64 - Grande Prairie-Wapiti 6.24% 16.76% 20.53% 15.53% 16.04% 12.62% 0.28%
65 - Highwood 5.84% 9.38% 16.80% 18.94% 20.24% 20.50% 0.45%
66 - Innisfail-Sylvan Lake 6.06% 13.91% 16.05% 15.50% 19.25% 20.12% 0.32% 67 - Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland 5.72% 9.62% 13.86% 17.12% 21.83% 22.08% 0.07%
68 - Lacombe-Ponoka 6.05% 14.76% 16.15% 15.04% 17.96% 19.10% 0.17%
69 - Leduc-Beaumont 6.22% 15.48% 20.87% 15.72% 15.42% 15.50% 0.37%
70 - Lesser Slave Lake 5.22% 11.66% 14.24% 16.07% 18.49% 17.97% 0.64%
71 - Lethbridge-East 6.12% 11.74% 12.66% 12.87% 18.15% 28.39% 0.25%
72 - Lethbridge-West 10.77% 17.15% 15.77% 13.11% 14.86% 18.06% 0.50% 73 - Livingstone-Macleod 4.25% 9.09% 11.12% 13.09% 20.21% 30.91% 0.57%
74 - Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin 5.21% 10.60% 14.19% 14.70% 20.21% 23.16% 0.27%
75 - Morinville-St. Albert 7.06% 11.13% 16.18% 17.50% 19.73% 18.76% 0.19%
76 - Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills 5.29% 11.33% 14.08% 15.34% 19.85% 24.61% 0.23%
77 - Peace River 6.41% 13.78% 15.54% 16.05% 16.92% 15.84% 0.27%
78 - Red Deer-North 6.50% 16.60% 17.31% 14.57% 18.60% 19.48% 0.16% 79 - Red Deer-South 7.28% 14.48% 17.34% 16.29% 18.16% 18.94% 0.18%
80 - Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre 4.69% 11.04% 12.90% 14.65% 21.05% 24.44% 0.12%
81 - Sherwood Park 7.32% 12.92% 15.74% 15.44% 17.82% 23.71% 0.14%
82 - Spruce Grove-Stony Plain 7.00% 15.86% 17.66% 15.34% 15.84% 19.53% 0.09%
83 - St. Albert 8.07% 12.11% 15.42% 16.79% 19.47% 23.34% 0.23%
84 - Strathcona-Sherwood Park 8.62% 10.88% 16.44% 20.86% 20.44% 17.41% 0.18% 85 - Taber-Warner 5.56% 11.42% 14.09% 13.42% 18.44% 21.99% 0.13%
86 - Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright 4.69% 11.13% 14.82% 14.10% 16.49% 17.15% 0.12%
87 - West Yellowhead 5.59% 13.85% 16.29% 16.57% 20.15% 16.94% 0.13%
TOTAL 6.45% 13.77% 16.58% 16.34% 17.99% 18.58% 0.28%
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AGE & GENDER STATISTICS
In aggregate, the previous chart shows the percentage of each age range and gender split that applies within the tracked region. Each region and gender demographic are tracked independently across the span of age demographics.
Male Female X Not Stated18-24 7.36% 7.83% 32.58% 7.33%25-34 15.96% 16.11% 37.12% 20.04%35-44 17.39% 17.08% 12.12% 18.06%45-54 16.29% 15.82% 8.33% 15.92%55-64 17.99% 17.88% 2.27% 11.49%65+ 24.70% 24.95% 6.82% 12.08%Unknown 0.30% 0.33% 0.76% 15.07%
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Age and Gender - Edmonton
Male Female X Not Stated18-24 7.05% 7.12% 40.30% 8.01%25-34 15.26% 15.73% 29.10% 19.90%35-44 19.11% 19.45% 10.45% 21.16%45-54 19.81% 19.15% 8.21% 16.59%55-64 19.90% 19.30% 4.48% 11.17%65+ 18.63% 19.00% 6.72% 10.31%Unknown 0.23% 0.25% 0.75% 12.86%
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Age and Gender - Calgary
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Male Female X Not Stated18-24 6.87% 6.49% 36.44% 13.06%25-34 13.91% 14.52% 16.10% 22.19%35-44 17.63% 17.83% 18.64% 19.12%45-54 17.66% 17.66% 10.17% 11.38%55-64 20.94% 20.71% 9.32% 8.09%65+ 22.81% 22.59% 9.32% 8.26%Unknown 0.20% 0.19% 0.00% 17.90%
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Age and Gender - Other Alberta
Male Female X Not Stated18-24 7.03% 6.98% 36.46% 9.71%25-34 14.76% 15.24% 27.86% 20.80%35-44 18.01% 18.14% 13.54% 19.50%45-54 17.99% 17.68% 8.85% 14.44%55-64 19.99% 19.66% 5.21% 10.11%65+ 22.00% 22.06% 7.55% 10.05%Unknown 0.23% 0.24% 0.52% 15.39%
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Age and Gender - Combined Total
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CENSUS COMPARISON
The information captured above references the 2016 Census of Canada and the Alberta Treasury Board and Finance population estimates. These are contrasted against the information captured in January 2020 Alberta Register of Electors. The percentages shown indicate how well the register reflects the number of eligible and future electors in the province at this moment in time.
Source: Alberta Provincial Electoral Division Profiles - 2016 (2019 Boundaries) https://open.alberta.ca/ publications/alberta-provincial-electoral-division-profiles-2016-2019-boundaries
Register of Electors (2020) Statistics Canada (2016) Male Female X/NS Total Male Female Total 15-24 134,934 131,966 2,105 269,005 233,040 217,605 450,645 25-34 233,413 238,076 4,940 476,429 273,795 265,665 539,460 35-44 256,983 258,678 4,567 520,228 249,915 246,520 496,435 45-54 241,613 238,951 2,952 483,516 252,040 251,475 503,515 55-64 252,547 251,916 2,122 506,585 237,370 235,890 473,260 65+ 254,803 285,162 2,499 542,464 208,030 227,000 435,030
1,374,297 1,404,750 19,185 2,798,227 1,454,190 1,444,155 2,898,345
Source: Statistics Canada - Catalogue Number: 98-400-X2016001 and 98-400-X2016184, cross-referenced.
Note: Electors of unknown age are not included in the data sets presented on this page.
16-17 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+Census 90,605 347,953 577,155 559,118 509,886 516,410 542,053Register 49,863 219,142 476,429 520,228 483,516 506,585 542,464% Registered 55.03% 62.98% 82.55% 93.04% 94.83% 98.10% 100.08%
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8 RECOMMENDATIONS Following every electoral event, there is an opportunity to assess what worked well and what can be improved. Increasing efficiency at the polls, finding opportunities for cost savings, and responding to feedback from electors were all considered in developing recommendations for changes to the legislation. The following recommendations represent the top eight areas for legislative change that would have the most impact, with specific line-by-line recommendations for each section of the Election Act contained in Appendix A.
Additionally, there is an overall need to modernize and simplify the electoral legislation. The Election Act has been amended seventeen times in the last twenty years, while the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act has been amended twelve times. This has resulted in legislation that is disjointed, contradictory, and not in alignment. Electoral legislation must be followed by registered political parties, constituency associations, candidates, nomination contestants, leadership contestants, third party advertisers, contributors, returning officers, election officers and the electorate. It is therefore vital that the legislation is written in plain language, is easily understandable, and makes electoral rules clear.
A general clean-up of both pieces of electoral legislation is necessary to:
• Combine the Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act into one Act;
• Modernize the language;
• Write in plain language;
• Align linked procedures; and
• Organize the sections logically.
FIXED DATE ELECTIONS The Election Act currently provides for an election period, resulting in a General Election held between March 1 and May 31, four years following the last General Election. It also establishes the commencement of the campaign period, in which candidate nominations can be accepted, as February 1 of the same year. This creates numerous challenges with planning the event, as a specific Election date is necessary before we can hire and train staff, sign rental contracts to book polling places and sign contracts to book and schedule advertising. The fixed date to start the campaign period requires returning offices to be open and available to candidates.
In the 2019 General Election, all returning offices were established on February 1, allowing for returning officers to accept candidate nominations and to be ready should the election call come on that day. As the writ was not issued until March 19, 2019, an additional month of office rent was incurred at a cost of over $500,000.
Establishing a fixed-date election would have a significant impact on planning and delivering a successful election event, allowing for the following to occur:
• Polling locations would be identified in the year prior to the event. This will allow more opportunity to secure locations electors are familiar with, and that meet the accessibility requirements. Early choice would also allow those facilities to schedule their regular activities around the election date.
• Community schools are the most common location used as a polling place; over 40% of Election Day polls are established in schools. School boards, principals, teachers, and parents have all expressed student safety concerns with the use of schools as polling places during instructional time.
• Together with a fixed date, requiring Election Day to be a non-instructional day would ensure student safety, while providing accessible, convenient polling locations for electors.
• Where-to-vote cards and newspaper advertisements could be prepared and finalized in advance of the issuance of the writ of election. This would eliminate the staff time currently required post-writ to secure all polling places and confirm all address and location details, in order to start generating these materials. The additional time is crucial in ensuring that advertising reaches rural Alberta before the advance polls commence.
Budget Impact:
• Cost savings on office leases and furniture rentals
• Cost savings on tendered contracts using a fixed delivery date
Event Impact:
• Improved access to polling places
• Improved timeliness of elector communication
• Improved recruitment efforts
• Improved Special Ballot access
Impact on Election Act:
• s. 1(1)(b.1): Campaign period
• s. 38.1: Election period • s. 39(d): Election Day • New: Non-instructional
day
Elector feedback:
• 68% of electors surveyed were supportive of a fixed election day
• 57% indicated a preference for a weekday election
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• The returning office staff recruitment would reach a larger selection of people. Qualified individuals who normally do not apply for the positions, due to employment or family status, would be able to compete for these positions, knowing the dates on which they would need to make alternate arrangements for their work and family commitments.
• Election officer recruitment and training could be started earlier in the process, allowing potential election officers to know if they are available to work on voting days.
• Electors would know their availability on voting days, allowing them to send in requests for Special Ballots early. Without knowing a date, most electors who were away from the country waited for the writ to be issued to determine if they were available to vote in person or not.
• Returning office staff training could be planned to occur right before the writ of election, allowing staff to apply what they learn in a timely manner.
• Returning offices would be leased for a two-month period, two weeks prior to the writ for set-up and for two weeks after Election Day for clean up. This would be beneficial in securing leases, as returning officers would be able to commit to a timeframe when looking for space. Also, lease extensions would not need to be negotiated during the election period.
PARAMETERS FOR DETERMINING ELECTION DATES
The following parameters should be considered in determining what day is best for a fixed date election.
Length of Election Calendar
Alberta operates on a 28-day election calendar. This is the shortest timeframe in Canada, and various timelines are affected by the day of the week for which the election is called. For instance, a Monday Election Day results in only one day between the close of advance polls and Election Day, a timeframe that is too small to successfully generate poll books and deliver them province-wide. It is recommended that if Election Day is a Sunday or Monday that a 35-day election calendar be utilized, and advance polls be held the Tuesday through Saturday, ending at least five days before Election Day.
Effect of Statutory Holidays
When a statutory holiday falls within the election period it can have an impact on the time available to complete tasks, on availability of polling places, and on voter turnout. The biggest effect in the current election period is related to Easter, which can take place in March or April. It is undesirable for any voting days to be located on the weekend of Good Friday and Easter due to the unavailability of churches to be used as polling locations, and the potential for lower voter turnout over this period.
Municipal and Federal Fixed Date Elections
Both municipal and federal elections occur on a fixed-date schedule, with both elections scheduled in October. To avoid potential overlap with these elections, October should be considered for a fixed date only if there is a legislated provision to move the Provincial General Election to the following spring should it coincide with another election.
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Other Elections that may occur with the General Election
Legislation that allows for an additional election, such as the Senate Election Act or the Constitutional Referendum Act, to be held in conjunction with the General Election leads to additional timing challenges in delivering concurrent events. Legislation should provide for additional time, such as a 35-day election calendar, to allow for the successful delivery of the events when run concurrently.
Office Rental Timeframes
Office space is generally leased on a month-by-month basis, with leases commencing on the first of the month. Providing a minimum of two weeks to prepare the office space in advance of the writ being issued is necessary to ensure that offices are fully functional for the full election period. Timing the issuance of the writ to allow for this timeframe ensures that offices are only required for a two-month period, resulting in significant cost savings.
SUGGESTED FIXED ELECTION DATES
The following two options for fixed election dates represent the ideal timeframes in consideration of the parameters for determining election dates. They both follow the traditional 28-day calendar, are not greatly affected by holidays, do not coincide with municipal or federal elections, and require only a two-month office rental.
Fixed Date Election: Third Wednesday in March
Year Writ
Issued Nomination
Day Advance Polling
Election Day
Announcement of Official Results
2023 February 15 February 25 March 7 - 11 March 15 March 25
2027 February 17 February 27 March 9 - 13 March 17 March 27
2031 February 19 March 1 March 11 - 15 March 19 March 29
Returning office rentals would be limited to a two-month period (February 1 – March 31)
Fixed Date Election: Third Wednesday in May
Year Writ
Issued Nomination
Day Advance Polling
Election Day
Announcement of Official Results
2023 April 19 April 29 May 9 - 13 May 17 May 27
2027 April 21 May 1 May 11 - 15 May 19 May 29
2031 April 23 May 3 May 13 - 17 May 21 May 31
Returning office rentals would be limited to a two-month period (April 1 – May 31)
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MANDATORY IDENTIFICATION Currently, electors listed in the poll book at their current address can receive a ballot after verbally providing their name and address to the election officer. Only electors who need to register at the polls are required to provide identification to prove their name and address before voting.
This has led to concerns from electors that it is too easy for a person to impersonate an elector and receive a ballot in their name. The information contained on where-to-vote cards is enough to obtain a ballot at the polls. The where-to-vote cards, however, are the most important tool available to Elections Alberta to communicate with electors about when and where to vote.
Providing identification at the polls is required for municipal elections, federal elections and in eight other provincial and territorial elections. Only Alberta, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Yukon and Nunavut do not have a mandatory identification requirement in legislation. Electors have become accustomed to providing identification at the polls; many contacted Elections Alberta during the election to report their concerns that they had not been asked for identification at the polls.
Requiring identification can create a barrier to voting for individuals who have challenges in obtaining identification. Legislative provisions already exist to assist these groups, including:
• Mobile polls can be established in treatment centres, supportive living facilities, emergency shelters and community support centres. Identification is not required for these individuals, as they are deemed resident in the facility by the facility operator.
• Vouching is an acceptable form of identification, in which an elector residing in the same polling subdivision, may vouch for an elector without identification. There is no limit on the number of electors that can be vouched for.
The Chief Electoral Officer provides a listing of acceptable identification that can be provided at the polls to register to vote. The list currently includes over sixty different pieces of identification and is reviewed regularly to ensure that it is a comprehensive list.
Budget Impact:
• Additional outreach will be required to communicate this change
Event Impact:
• Improves compliance with the legislation
• Assists election officers to identify the correct person in the poll book to mark as voted
• Aligns our processes with municipal and federal elections
• Improves voter confidence in the system
Impact on Election Act:
• s. 95: Requirements of voters
• New: s.100.1 – 100.5 to outline the process of voting
Elector Feedback:
• 86% of electors surveyed were supportive of identification being required at the polls
• Over 650 electors expressed concern during the election that identification was not mandatory
RECOMMENDATION 2
FLEXIBLE STAFFING PROVISIONS The Election Act provides direction on staffing in the polls in two ways, by:
• Limiting the size of polling subdivisions to 450 electors. Each polling subdivision has an established polling station on Election Day. A deputy returning officer and poll clerk must be assigned to each polling station.
• Outlining the specific function performed by each election officer, including the supervisory deputy returning officer, information officer, registration officer, deputy returning officer and poll clerk.
Combined, this prescription on polling subdivision size and staffing has resulted in staffing levels and costs that increase with each election as the population grows. In the 2019 General Election, 17,285 election officers were hired to staff the Election Day polls. This is an increase of 1,708 election officers from the 2015 General Election, even though fewer electors voted on Election Day in 2019.
Election Day Staffing by Volume Experienced
Year Election Officers Hired
Ballots Cast on Election Day
Electors per Election Officer
2019 17,285 1,152,545 68 2015 15,577 1,217,758 78
In contrast, after modifications to the advance poll staffing model for 2019, election officers were able to serve a significantly larger number of electors, while providing more flexibility, polling locations and voting opportunities.
Advance Poll Staffing by Volume Experienced
Year Election Officers Hired
Ballots Cast at Advance Polls
Electors per Election Officer
2019 1,552 700,476 451 2015 997 234,659 235
Budget Impact:
• Cost savings on staff fees and training costs
Event Impact:
• Improves ability to manage volumes in the polls
• Increases capacity to establish workable polling subdivisions
• Improves ability to provide staffing in alignment with the needs of the area
• Improves process for electors that need to register at the polls
Impact on Election Act:
• s. 14: Polling subdivision size
• s. 111: Close of poll procedures
• New: s. 45.1 for staffing roles
• Repeal: s. 47.1, 54, 71-75, 75.1, 76-77, 77.1, 78, 80, 85, 90, 94, 95, 100, 111, 112, 118, 124
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Polling Subdivision Size
The basic function of a polling subdivision is to achieve an orderly, evenly distributed population of electors at any given polling station. Flexibility for the returning officer to determine the number of polling stations required in their electoral division based on geographical, historical, and population growth factors would allow them to be more responsive to the needs of the electorate, while maintaining appropriate staffing levels.
When the maximum polling subdivision size of 450 electors was established in 1980, there were fewer voting opportunities available to electors, consisting of:
• 3 days of advance polling restricted to electors that were disabled, absent on Election Day or who were election officers, candidates, official agents or scrutineers;
• Special Ballots for electors who were physically incapacitated or absent from the electoral division; and
• Election Day voting at their assigned polling station.
The number of electors voting on Election Day has decreased with every election since, moving from a high of 97.07% in 1979 to a low of 60.87% in 2019. The increase of advance polling days and the opening of advance poll voting opportunities to any elector has contributed most significantly to this change. Eliminating the threshold size on polling subdivisions would allow Elections Alberta to respond to these changing volumes being experienced on Election Day.
Alternate Staffing Models
Alternate staffing models for Election Day would focus on increasing the ability for election officers to respond to volumes of electors at specific polling stations while maintaining a paper process. Electors are currently assigned to a specific polling station held at the polling location, often resulting in long line-ups at one station, while other stations may be less busy. This may be alleviated by distributing the electors for the polling location alphabetically, rather than by polling station. This distribution could consider the number of electors who have already voted at the advance polls and provided a more even distribution of electors for the election officers.
As in the advance polls, it would also be advantageous for electors who need to register at the polls to be served by one election officer rather than having to go to two different stations. Allowing the election officer who is completing registrations of new electors to also issue the ballot would improve efficiency in serving these electors and reduce the current duplication of work.
To further increase the flow of electors through the polls, a single ballot box location on the way out of the poll would allow one election officer to assist electors with depositing their ballots. This process was successfully used in the advance polls to increase efficiency and traffic flow. To facilitate this change, results reporting would be completed by polling location rather than polling subdivision.
ENABLE FLEXIBILITY FOR ADVANCE VOTING The changes implemented for advance polling in the 2019 General Election were very successful, and electors continue to demonstrate their interest in having this alternate voting opportunity. The legislation should enable more flexibility in how advance voting is delivered, aligning more with the practices utilized in the election.
Scrutineer Appointments
The legislation currently requires scrutineers to be appointed to a polling station and an Oath of Secrecy to be taken at each polling station. No clarity is provided in legislation for how many scrutineers can be appointed on advance polling days.
To simplify the appointment process, scrutineers should be appointed to a polling place, allowing them to take the Oath of Secrecy once with the supervisor of the poll. Candidates should be able to appoint the designated number of scrutineers for each voting day, providing an equal process whether for advance voting or Election Day.
This will simplify the process for election officers in the polls, and for candidates and their scrutineers.
Advance and Special Mobile Polls
While advance and special mobile polls operate on the same days, they have different criteria regarding when they are to operate and are covered in different sections of the Election Act. The terminology of ‘special mobile poll’ was found to be very confusing by returning office staff, election officers and scrutineers.
Combined, the features of advance and special mobile polls provided ample voting opportunities for electors. In several rural electoral divisions, the flexibility of special mobile polls was utilized to provide five small communities with one-day advance polls, rather than the poll being set in one location for all five days, requiring more people to travel to that location.
Merging the flexibility of the special mobile polls with the requirements for advance polls would provide a simplified requirement for these polls. Features that are important to include are:
Budget Impact:
• Increase in advance poll rental fees where more polls are established
Event Impact:
• Improves process of scrutineer appointments
• Increases opportunity for advance polling
• Increases flexibility for holding a mobile poll
• Reduces confusion between advance polls and special mobile polls
Impact on Election Act:
• s. 79: Scrutineer appointments
• s. 98: Advance polls • s. 120: Mobile polls • s. 125.1 – 125.3: Special
mobile polls
Elector Feedback:
• 84% of electors surveyed were aware that they could vote anywhere in the advance polls
• 31% of electors surveyed that voted in advance reported that they may not have voted without the vote anywhere feature being available
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• Five days of advance polling, the Tuesday through Saturday in the week preceding Election Day.
• Electors can receive the ballot for their electoral division at advance polls (vote anywhere feature), unless determined by the Chief Electoral Officer (for remote areas).
• At least one advance poll in each electoral division must operate for the full five days from 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
• Additional advance polls can be established on any of the advance poll days, for the time established between the returning officer and the Chief Electoral Officer.
• No elector shall travel more than 100 kilometers to access a polling location operating during the advance poll period.
Mobile Poll Voting Day Options
Mobile polls are offered to hospitals, treatment centres, supportive living facilities, long-term care facilities, shelters and community support centres with more than ten resident electors. These polls can be held on Election Day or on both Election Day and on any advanced voting day. The legislation does not allow for the mobile poll to be held only on an advance voting day. The facility operator and the returning officer work together to establish the day and time the poll will operate. In some cases, due to prior bookings, a facility operator may not consent to an Election Day poll. Allowing flexibility in the legislation for the mobile poll to be held on any of the voting days, would provide more opportunity for mobile polling.
Vote Anywhere for Mobile Polls held on Advance Voting Days
Electors voting at a mobile poll are deemed resident of the facility and receive a ballot based on the facility’s address. For individuals receiving treatment at a hospital or treatment centre, this does not allow them to vote for the candidates in their home electoral division. For mobile polls held during advance voting days, the ability to issue a vote anywhere ballot could be facilitated using the technology already deployed for the advance polls.
ENABLE USE OF TECHNOLOGY Technology can be successfully used to increase election officer efficiency, improve processes for voters and increase the speed at which tasks are completed. Without the use of electronic poll books, the vote anywhere feature offered in the advance polls would not have been possible. While the voting procedure used for advance polling was efficient, the count procedure was not. Vote tabulation equipment was not permitted in the advance polls, requiring an alternate process to be developed to complete the count of the vote anywhere ballots. This resulted in unofficial results for these ballots being delayed by 72 hours.
Allowing the use of vote tabulation equipment within the advance polls would allow for all ballots cast to be tabulated quickly after 8 p.m. on Election Day. As ballots are cast, vote tabulators record the vote cast, but do not report the results until required to do so at the close of polls. This is usually done by turning a key and entering a code and can be done by returning office staff. This results in significant benefits:
• Election officers working the advance polls can work on Election Day, as they are no longer required to come in to complete the advance poll count. This will reduce the number of election officers that need to be hired and trained, while increasing the number of experienced election officers available to work on Election Day.
• A single ballot style can be issued at the advance polls, resulting in less confusion for election officers and electors. This would allow for use of only one set of instructions for marking the ballot, and one voter template for vision impaired voters.
• Ballots would not need to be collected and securely transported to Elections Alberta for the count.
• Results for the advance polls would be available within minutes rather than days.
The acquisition and deployment of tabulators does, however, require additional money and staff. These additional election costs can be mitigated by contracting with other electoral agencies that have already invested in the technology, renting their equipment at a significantly reduced rate. For reference, all laptops deployed for the advance polls were rented from Elections Ontario at a cost savings of $750,000 compared with the cost of purchase.
Budget Impact:
• Increase in technology costs to support use of tabulators in advance polls
• Cost savings in election officer training
• Cost savings for staff fees to conduct the unofficial count of advance poll ballots
Event Impact:
• Allows for all unofficial results to be reported election night
• Allows for the use of one ballot style and process at the advance polls
Impact on Election Act:
• s. 4.1(1): Testing equipment
• s. 4.11: Directives • s. 4.12: Voting
equipment • s. 92: Persons entitled
to remain in the poll
Elector Feedback:
• 75% of electors surveyed supported the use of technology in the polls
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INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY OF SPECIAL BALLOT Electors who request a Special Ballot to be mailed to them have a very limited amount of time to receive, complete and mail back their package. While Special Ballots could be requested on January 1, 2019, the package could not be mailed until the writ was issued, resulting in 28 days for the entire process. This timeframe does not accommodate voters who request their packages to be mailed outside of Canada; the first delivery alone may exceed the time available. Several options are available to improve the accessibility of Special Ballots for electors requesting a ballot by mail:
OPTION 1: SEND ALL PACKAGES BY EXPEDITED MAIL
Currently, only Special Ballots mailed in Canada are sent by Priority Post. International mailings are sent by standard mail. All return postage costs are the responsibility of the elector for both local and international Special Ballot packages.
Priority postage has a significantly higher cost per package but would allow for the package to make it to the elector in time for them to complete and mail it back, provided they are also willing to pay for the priority return rates.
This option does not change the process for the elector to request a package but does have an increased cost to implement. Based on the number of packages mailed internationally in the 2019 General Election, changing to Priority Post would increase cost of postage by an estimated $140,000.
Estimated Shipping Rates
Location Standard
Rate Priority
Rate Increase in
Mailing Cost
USA $10.90 $42.59 $99,569.98
International $21.80 $89.00 $40,723.20
Budget Impact:
• Potential for increase in mailing costs
Event Impact:
• Improves the ability for electors to successfully receive and return a Special Ballot package
Impact on Election Act:
• s. 116 - 118: Special Ballots
Elector Feedback:
• Electors requesting Special Ballots from international locations were very concerned with the timeframe to receive and return a Special Ballot package
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OPTION 2: EARLIER MAILING OF PACKAGES
Electors can request a Special Ballot as early as January 1 in a General Election year, but it does not provide them with a significant benefit, as the package cannot be mailed until the writ is issued. In the 2019 General Election, only 431 Special Ballots (1.5% of the total requested) were requested before the writ was issued, as electors did not know the date of the election, and so would not know if they required a Special Ballot.
Combined with a fixed election date, allowing international requests to be made and fulfilled in the month prior to the writ being issued would allow time for mailing, even when using standard mailing options. This option does not impact on the cost of delivering Special Ballots but does impact the process for voters. Voters would need to be aware that:
• Requests for international Special Ballot packages can be made and delivered prior to the election being called;
• Special Ballot packages cannot be completed until the Writ of Election is issued; and
• Packages that have been return mailed prior to the writ being issued will be rejected.
OPTION 3: TELEPHONE VOTING OPTIONS
Introducing a telephone voting option for completing a Special Ballot would reduce the dependency on mail delivery timeframes. Special Ballot packages would still be mailed to the elector, but would include a PIN number that could be used to complete a vote by phone, if the mail delivery timeframes or expense of mailing would not otherwise allow the elector to have their Special Ballot package received at the returning office prior to 8 p.m. on Election Day. This retains the option for the elector to have their Special Ballot sent by return postage.
The telephone voting process would be conducted by the Elections Alberta call centre and consist of a verification process, in which the identity of the elector would be confirmed by:
• Name and Address;
• Unique PIN number; and
• Alberta Driver’s Licence or Identification Card Number.
Once authenticated, the elector would be transferred to another call-centre representative with no knowledge of their identity, for the vote to be taken on the paper ballot for their electoral division. Elections British Columbia utilizes a similar telephone voting process to ensure the secrecy of the ballot for electors with vision loss or with a disability that restricts their ability to vote independently at other voting opportunities.
This process would have minimal cost implications, as Special Ballot packages would continue being sent in the current manner. The process change for the elector would have a minimal impact, as package requests would continue in the current manner. The Special Ballot package mailed to the elector would provide information on the telephone voting option and would continue to offer the mail return option that electors are already familiar with.
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IMPROVE COLLECTION, USE AND PROTECTION OF ELECTOR DATA The 2018 Enumeration Report included three recommendations to improve the collection, use and protection of elector data:
1. Include the ability for alternative contact information, such as email addresses, to be contained in the Register of Electors.
2. Remove elector contact information from the List of Electors.
3. Require registered political parties and candidates to submit a privacy policy, following guidelines established by the Chief Electoral Officer, prior to receiving the List of Electors.
In addition to these recommendations, the following recommendations would improve how list data is utilized.
Improve Data Sharing
Through the collection of data for the Register of Electors and preparing for the General Election, Elections Alberta collects and utilizes significant mapping, addressing and geospatial information. This information could also be utilized by other public bodies, such as 911 services, should the Election Act be amended to allow for this information to be shared. Where agreements for data sharing exist, allowing the Chief Electoral Officer to share details related to addressing, mapping and geospatial information would improve other agencies data sets, and reduce duplicate data collection and processing efforts.
List Products for Registered Political Parties and Candidates
Registered political parties and candidates are entitled to receive the List of Electors, Additions to the List of Electors, Record of Electors who have requested a Special Ballot, Record of Electors who have Voted, and a copy of the Poll Books following the election. The requirements governing how this data can be accessed are not consistent and create a need for additional resources to prepare the requested items. The following recommendations will provide consistency in access to list products.
Budget Impact:
• Cost savings to move to electronic
Event Impact:
• Allows other public agencies to benefit from address, mapping, and geospatial information
• Improves consistency of processes for registered political parties and candidate access
Impact on Election Act:
• s. 13(2): Register of Electors
• s. 13(2.1): Mandatory elements
• s. 13.2(3.1): Data sharing
• s. 13.3(1): Removed from the register
• s. 17: List of Electors’ data elements
• s. 18: Additions to the list
• s. 19: Privacy policy • s. 98(6.3): Sequence
numbers • s. 152: Poll book data
Elector Feedback:
• Concerns were reported about the use of personal information and about receiving unsolicited phone calls and text messages
RECOMMENDATION 7
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• Additions to the List: Allow Additions to the List of Electors to be provided to registered political parties and candidates in the same form and manner as the original List of Electors. This would allow the Additions to the List to be distributed centrally from Elections Alberta, rather than every individual returning office, using either electronic or paper lists.
• Record of Electors who Voted at Advance Polls: Allow the use of the elector’s unique ID as the method of identifying electors who have voted at the advance polls rather than sequence numbers. Removing the use of sequence numbers at the advance polls, would allow for these to be issued after advance polls close. This would facilitate the integration of all additions to the list to be produced alphabetically in the Election Day poll book, increasing efficiency for electoral division election officers.
• Poll Books: Provide the option for registered political parties and candidates to request either a copy of the poll books or an electronic subset of the data contained within them, such as the Record of Electors who have Voted. Scanning the 7,216 poll books following the election requires significant resources and would only be undertaken after a request for copies was made. Full costs incurred to make the copies would then be the responsibility of the requestor(s).
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ESTABLISH A THRESHOLD FOR COMPLETING THE OFFICIAL COUNT At the close of polls on Election Day, over 14,000 Deputy Returning Officers and Poll Clerks completed the unofficial count of the 1,906,366 ballots cast. These results were posted to the Elections Alberta website as the counts were completed. Following Election Day, the Returning Officer, Election Clerk and support staff completed a full manual recount of all ballots cast in their electoral division for the Official Results that were released ten days following Election Day. This official count was completed regardless of whether the difference between the first and second candidate is 50 votes or 5000 votes. Following both the unofficial and official counts, candidates could also make application to the Court of Queen’s Bench for a judicial recount.
It is rare for the results from the official count to change the unofficial results by more than a couple of ballots. The second count is in most cases not a valuable use of resources. Changing the requirement to perform the official count from all contests, to those where the difference between the two leading candidates is 100 votes or less would allow for a more appropriate use of resources.
This is also consistent with other electoral legislation, as a full official count is completed in only one other province, Saskatchewan. All other provinces and territories, as well as elections at the federal and municipal level no longer require an automatic full recount of ballots for all contests.
Budget Impact:
• Cost savings for staff fees to complete the official count
Event Impact:
• Reduces the post-event requirements to prepare the official results
• Allows returning officers to focus on election officer payments in the post-election days
Impact on Election Act:
• s. 137: Official count
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1.
1(1)
(a) “
adva
nce
poll”
mea
ns a
pol
l tak
en in
ad
vanc
e of
pol
ling
day
1(1)
(w) “
pollin
g da
y” m
eans
the
day
fixed
for
votin
g at
an
elec
tion;
1(
1)(v
) “po
ll bo
ok” m
eans
a p
oll b
ook
refe
rred
to
in s
ectio
n 10
0(1)
; 1(
1)(x
) “po
lling
plac
e” m
eans
a p
lace
whe
re o
ne
or m
ore
pollin
g st
atio
ns a
re p
rovid
ed fo
r the
pu
rpos
e of
vot
ing
at a
n el
ectio
n;
1(1)
(y) “
pollin
g st
atio
n” m
eans
a p
lace
whe
re a
n el
ecto
r in
a po
lling
subd
ivisio
n ca
sts
the
elec
tor’s
vo
te;
1(1)
(z) “
pollin
g su
bdiv
ision
” mea
ns a
pol
ling
subd
ivisio
n re
ferre
d to
in s
ectio
n 14
(b);
1(1)
(a) “
adva
nce
voti
ng” m
eans
a v
otin
g da
y ta
ken
in a
dvan
ce o
f ele
ctio
n da
y;
1(1)
(w) “
elec
tion
day”
mea
ns th
e da
y fix
ed fo
r vo
ting
at a
n el
ectio
n;
1(1)
(v) “
votin
g re
cord
” mea
ns a
vot
ing
reco
rd re
ferre
d to
in s
ectio
n 10
0(1)
, whi
ch
may
be
in e
lect
roni
c fo
rm;
(x) “
votin
g pl
ace”
mea
ns a
pla
ce w
here
one
or
mor
e vo
ting
stat
ions
are
pro
vided
for t
he
purp
ose
of v
otin
g at
an
elec
tion;
1(
1)(y
) “vo
ting
stat
ion”
mea
ns a
pla
ce w
here
an
elec
tor i
n a
voti
ng a
rea
cast
s th
e el
ecto
r’s v
ote;
1(
1)(z
) “vo
ting
area
” mea
ns a
vot
ing
area
re
ferre
d to
in s
ectio
n 14
(b);
Ad
ditio
nal a
men
dmen
ts w
ill be
requ
ired
to
upda
te th
e te
rmin
olog
y th
roug
hout
the
Act.
This
will
mod
erni
ze th
e te
rmin
olog
y, b
y us
ing
the
mor
e co
mm
on te
rm “v
ote”
rath
er th
an “p
oll”.
• “p
oll”
to “v
ote”
•
“pol
ling
plac
e” to
“vot
ing
plac
e”
• “p
ollin
g st
atio
n” to
“vot
ing
stat
ion”
•
“pol
ling
subd
ivisi
on” t
o “v
otin
g ar
ea”
• “p
oll b
ook”
to “v
otin
g re
cord
” Th
e te
rm “e
lect
ion
day”
is re
com
men
ded
rath
er
than
“vot
ing
day”
for t
he d
ay fi
xed
for v
otin
g, a
s “e
lect
ion
day”
is a
sin
gle
day.
Vot
ing
days
wou
ld
not b
e a
defin
ed te
rm a
nd in
clude
s al
l vot
ing
days
(inc
ludi
ng S
pecia
l Bal
lot a
nd a
dvan
ce v
otin
g op
portu
nitie
s).
2.
1(1)
(b.1
) “ca
mpa
ign
perio
d” m
eans
(i) in
the
case
of a
gen
eral
ele
ctio
n he
ld
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith s
ectio
n 38
.1(2
), th
e pe
riod
com
men
cing
on F
ebru
ary
1 in
the
year
in w
hich
the
elec
tion
is he
ld a
nd
endi
ng 2
mon
ths
afte
r pol
ling
day,
…
(ii
i)
in th
e ca
se o
f an
elec
tion
unde
r th
e Al
berta
Sen
ate
Elec
tion
Act h
eld
in
conj
unct
ion
with
a g
ener
al e
lect
ion
held
in
acc
orda
nce
with
sec
tion
38.1
(2),
the
perio
d co
mm
encin
g on
Feb
ruar
y 1
in th
e ye
ar in
whi
ch th
e el
ectio
n is
held
and
en
ding
2 m
onth
s af
ter p
ollin
g da
y,
The
esta
blish
men
t of a
fixe
d da
te e
lect
ion
may
im
pact
the
date
iden
tifie
d as
the
star
t of t
he
cam
paig
n pe
riod.
The
esta
blish
men
t of a
fixe
d da
te e
lect
ion
may
im
pact
the
date
iden
tifie
d as
the
star
t of t
he
cam
paig
n pe
riod.
The
cam
paig
n pe
riod
may
co
mm
ence
eith
er o
n th
e da
te th
at th
e w
rit is
iss
ued,
or o
n th
e fir
st o
f the
mon
th in
whi
ch th
e w
rit is
issu
ed.
The
cam
paig
n pe
riod
star
ting
on th
e da
te th
e w
rit is
issu
ed w
ill re
quire
an
amen
dmen
t to
this
sect
ion.
Th
e ca
mpa
ign
perio
d st
artin
g on
the
first
of t
he
mon
th fo
r a G
ener
al E
lect
ion
held
on
the
third
Th
ursd
ay in
Mar
ch w
ould
be
Febr
uary
1,
requ
iring
no
amen
dmen
t to
this
sect
ion.
Th
e ca
mpa
ign
perio
d st
artin
g on
the
first
of t
he
mon
th fo
r a G
ener
al E
lect
ion
held
on
the
third
APPE
NDI
X A:
LIN
E-BY
-LIN
E PR
OPO
SED
LEG
ISLA
TIVE
AM
ENDM
ENTS
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visi
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nale
Tues
day
in M
ay w
ould
be
April
1, r
equi
ring
an
amen
dmen
t to
this
sect
ion.
3.
RELO
CATE
D FR
OM 2
1(8)
AD
D:
1(1)
(f.1)
“c
ounc
il” m
eans
the
“cou
ncil
of th
e ba
nd” w
ithin
the
mea
ning
of t
he In
dian
Act
(C
anad
a);
1(1)
(n.1
) “
Indi
an b
and”
mea
ns a
ban
d w
ithin
th
e m
eani
ng o
f the
Indi
an A
ct (C
anad
a);
1(1)
(ff.1
) “
settl
emen
t adm
inist
rato
r” m
eans
th
e pe
rson
app
oint
ed b
y th
e se
ttlem
ent c
ounc
il as
the
seni
or a
dmin
istra
tive
offic
er o
f the
se
ttlem
ent,
with
in th
e m
eani
ng o
f the
Met
is Se
ttlem
ents
Act
;
1(1)
(ff.2
) “
settl
emen
t cou
ncil”
mea
ns th
e co
uncil
of a
Met
is se
ttlem
ent w
ithin
the
mea
ning
of
the
Met
is Se
ttlem
ents
Act
.
Relo
cate
the
defin
ition
s fro
m 2
1(8)
so
that
they
ar
e co
ntai
ned
in o
ne p
lace
.
4.
1(1)
(i)
“ele
ctio
n of
ficer
” mea
ns a
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
, ele
ctio
n cle
rk, a
dmin
istra
tive
assis
tant
, su
perv
isory
dep
uty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
, reg
istra
tion
offic
er, d
eput
y re
turn
ing
offic
er, p
oll c
lerk
, in
form
atio
n of
ficer
or a
ny o
ther
per
son
appo
inte
d un
der s
ectio
n 4(
3)(c
);
(i) “e
lect
ion
offic
er” m
eans
an
indi
vidu
al
appo
inte
d un
der s
ectio
n 45
.1;
Addi
tiona
l am
endm
ents
will
be re
quire
d to
up
date
the
term
inol
ogy
thro
ugho
ut th
e Ac
t.
Indi
vidua
l titl
es a
nd a
ssoc
iate
d du
ties
and
resp
onsib
ilitie
s ar
e no
w to
be
subs
umed
in
adm
inist
rativ
e as
signm
ents
by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er (s
ee th
e pr
opos
ed s
ectio
n 45
.1).
Re
turn
ing
offic
ers
and
elec
tion
clerk
s ar
e st
ill to
be
def
ined
sep
arat
ely
(and
are
not
allo
wed
to b
e un
der 1
8 ye
ars
of a
ge).
Elec
tion
offic
ers
can
now
be
16
or 1
7 ye
ars
old.
5.
NEW
AD
D:
(z.2
) “re
cord
” mea
ns a
reco
rd o
f inf
orm
atio
n in
an
y fo
rm a
nd in
clude
s no
tes,
imag
es, a
udio
visua
l re
cord
ings
, x-ra
ys, b
ooks
, doc
umen
ts, m
aps,
dr
awin
gs, p
hoto
grap
hs, l
ette
rs, v
ouch
ers
and
pape
rs a
nd a
ny o
ther
info
rmat
ion
that
is w
ritte
n,
phot
ogra
phed
, rec
orde
d or
sto
red
in a
ny
man
ner,
but d
oes
not i
nclu
de s
oftw
are
or a
ny
mec
hani
sm th
at p
rodu
ces
reco
rds;
The
prop
osed
am
endm
ent w
ill up
date
the
lang
uage
from
“boo
ks o
r doc
umen
ts” (
whi
ch h
as
been
in p
lace
sin
ce 1
978)
to “r
ecor
ds,”
in s
ectio
n 4.
2(2)
and
153
.09.
Th
e pr
opos
ed d
efin
ition
is b
orro
wed
from
Fr
eedo
m o
f Inf
orm
atio
n an
d Pr
otec
tion
of P
rivac
y Ac
t (Al
berta
).
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6.
NEW
AD
D:
1(1.
1) F
or th
e pu
rpos
es o
f thi
s Ac
t, a
docu
men
t th
at is
requ
ired
to b
e fil
ed
(a)
with
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r is
filed
w
hen
it is
actu
ally
rece
ived
by
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r; an
d
(b)
with
a re
turn
ing
offic
er is
file
d w
hen
it is
actu
ally
rece
ived
by
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
.
The
purp
ose
of th
is am
endm
ent i
s to
cla
rify
the
mea
ning
of “
filed
”. A
sim
ilar s
ectio
n ex
ists
in th
e EF
CDA.
7.
3(3)
The
app
oint
men
t of t
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er e
xpire
s 12
mon
ths
afte
r pol
ling
day
for a
ge
nera
l ele
ctio
n un
less
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r is
reap
poin
ted
by th
e Lie
uten
ant G
over
nor i
n Co
uncil
prio
r to
that
dat
e on
the
reco
mm
enda
tion
of th
e St
andi
ng C
omm
ittee
.
3(3)
The
app
oint
men
t of t
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er e
xpire
s 12
mon
ths
afte
r vot
ing
day
of
the
seco
nd g
ener
al e
lect
ion
held
sin
ce th
e da
te o
f app
oint
men
t of
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er u
nder
sub
sect
ion
(1),
unle
ss th
e Ch
ief
Elec
tora
l Offi
cer i
s re
appo
inte
d by
the
Lieut
enan
t Go
vern
or in
Cou
ncil
prio
r to
that
dat
e on
the
reco
mm
enda
tion
of th
e St
andi
ng C
omm
ittee
.
A lo
nger
tenu
re p
rote
cts
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er fr
om b
ecom
ing
a po
litica
l pos
ition
and
pr
otec
ts th
e in
depe
nden
ce a
nd im
parti
ality
of t
he
posit
ion
from
pol
itica
l inf
luen
ces.
It a
lso
enha
nces
inst
itutio
nal m
emor
y an
d co
nsist
ency
. Be
twee
n ap
poin
tmen
ts, t
he D
eput
y w
ould
ste
p in
. Cu
rrent
ly, A
lber
ta h
as th
e sh
orte
st te
rm.
Fact
ually
, the
leng
ths
of te
rm fo
r eac
h Al
berta
Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer i
n th
e pa
st d
ecad
e or
so
have
bee
n sh
orte
r tha
n fo
ur y
ears
. A
two-
elec
tion
term
is a
low
bar
com
pare
d to
ot
her C
anad
ian
juris
dict
ions
. For
exa
mpl
e:
• Te
nure
: Ont
ario
, PEI
and
Yuk
on
• 10
-yea
r ter
m: C
anad
a, N
ova
Scot
ia a
nd
New
Bru
nsw
ick
• 7-
year
term
: Que
bec
and
Nuna
vut
• 1
year
afte
r the
sec
ond
gene
ral e
lect
ion:
Sa
skat
chew
an a
nd B
C A
two-
elec
tion
term
is a
lso m
ore
in li
ne w
ith th
e te
rms
of o
ther
inde
pend
ent o
ffice
rs o
f the
Le
gisla
ture
in A
lber
ta:
• Au
dito
r Gen
eral
– 8
yea
rs (s
. 2 A
udito
r Ge
nera
l Act
) •
Ombu
dsm
an –
5 y
ears
(s. 4
Om
buds
man
Ac
t) •
Ethi
cs C
omm
issio
ner –
5 y
ears
(s. 3
4 Co
nflic
ts o
f Int
eres
t Act
)
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visi
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• In
fo. &
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acy
Com
miss
ione
r – 5
yea
rs (s
. 46
FOI
PPA)
•
Child
& Y
outh
Adv
ocat
e –
5 ye
ars
(s. 3
Ch
ild &
You
th A
dvoc
ate
Act)
8.
4.1(
1) W
here
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r wish
es
to te
st a
t a b
y-el
ectio
n th
e us
e of
ele
ctio
n pr
oced
ures
and
equ
ipm
ent t
hat a
re d
iffer
ent
from
wha
t thi
s Ac
t req
uire
s, th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Of
ficer
sha
ll su
bmit
a w
ritte
n pr
opos
al to
the
Stan
ding
Com
mitt
ee d
escr
ibin
g in
det
ail t
he
elec
tion
proc
edur
es a
nd e
quip
men
t pro
pose
d to
be
test
ed.
…
(4)
A by
-ele
ctio
n he
ld in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
deta
ils p
rovid
ed in
the
appr
oved
pro
posa
l is
not
inva
lid b
y re
ason
of a
ny n
on-c
ompl
ianc
e w
ith th
is Ac
t.
(5)
To th
e ex
tent
of a
ny c
onfli
ct b
etw
een
the
appr
oved
pro
posa
l and
this
Act o
r a re
gula
tion
unde
r thi
s Ac
t, th
e ap
prov
ed p
ropo
sal p
reva
ils
and
has
the
forc
e of
law
with
resp
ect t
o th
e by
-ele
ctio
n.
4.1(
1) W
here
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r wish
es
to te
st a
t an
elec
tion
the
use
of e
lect
ion
proc
edur
es a
nd e
quip
men
t tha
t are
diff
eren
t fro
m w
hat t
his
Act r
equi
res,
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er s
hall
subm
it a
writ
ten
prop
osal
to th
e St
andi
ng C
omm
ittee
des
crib
ing
in d
etai
l the
el
ectio
n pr
oced
ures
and
equ
ipm
ent p
ropo
sed
to
be te
sted
. …
(4)
An e
lect
ion
held
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
e de
tails
pro
vided
in th
e ap
prov
ed p
ropo
sal i
s no
t in
valid
by
reas
on o
f any
non
-com
plia
nce
with
this
Act.
(5)
To th
e ex
tent
of a
ny c
onfli
ct b
etw
een
the
appr
oved
pro
posa
l and
this
Act o
r a re
gula
tion
unde
r thi
s Ac
t, th
e ap
prov
ed p
ropo
sal p
reva
ils
and
has
the
forc
e of
law
with
resp
ect t
o th
e el
ectio
n.
Prop
ose
chan
ging
“by-
elec
tion”
to “e
lect
ion”
in
4.1(
1), (
4) &
(5).
Whe
n so
met
hing
has
bee
n te
sted
at a
by-
elec
tion,
the
next
pha
se is
to u
se it
at a
gen
eral
el
ectio
n. C
urre
ntly
ther
e is
no a
utho
rity
to
actu
ally
use
succ
essf
ully
test
ed n
ew e
quip
men
t be
fore
legi
slativ
e am
endm
ent.
Ele
ctio
ns A
lber
ta
wou
ld li
ke to
be
able
to u
se n
ew e
quip
men
t at a
ge
nera
l ele
ctio
n if,
for i
nsta
nce,
the
new
eq
uipm
ent h
as b
een
succ
essf
ul in
a b
y-el
ectio
n bu
t is
still
diffe
rent
from
wha
t the
Act
requ
ires.
Th
e pr
opos
ed c
hang
e do
es n
ot n
egat
e a
rest
ricte
d ap
plica
tion
of n
ew e
quip
men
t tes
ting.
El
ectio
ns A
lber
ta m
ay u
se it
onl
y at
adv
ance
vo
ting,
or i
n ce
rtain
ele
ctor
al d
ivisio
ns.
Any
equi
pmen
t tes
ting
cont
inue
s to
be
subj
ect t
o ap
prov
al b
y th
e St
andi
ng C
omm
ittee
, and
pu
blica
tion.
9.
4.11
(2) T
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r, w
ith re
spec
t to
vot
ing
at a
n ad
vanc
e po
ll or
spe
cial m
obile
pol
l by
ele
ctor
s w
ho re
side
in a
n el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n ot
her t
han
in th
e el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n fo
r whi
ch th
e ad
vanc
e po
ll or
spe
cial m
obile
pol
l is
esta
blish
ed,
(a)
may
mak
e a
dire
ctive
(i)
des
crib
ing
the
proc
edur
es to
be
used
fo
r vot
ing
at th
e ad
vanc
e po
ll or
spe
cial
mob
ile p
oll,
inclu
ding
(A)
pro
vidin
g fo
r the
form
and
pr
intin
g of
bal
lots
for u
se a
t the
ad
vanc
e po
ll or
spe
cial m
obile
pol
l,
4.11
(2) <
DELE
TE>
Subs
ectio
n (1
) and
(3) a
llow
for s
uffic
ient
di
rect
ive m
akin
g ca
pacit
y, c
ombi
ned
with
am
endm
ents
to 4
.12.
Sub
sect
ion
(2) c
an b
e re
peal
ed.
118 | Recommendations
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
(B)
pro
vidin
g fo
r the
del
iver
y of
vot
es
to th
e lo
catio
n w
here
they
are
to b
e co
unte
d, a
nd
(C)
pro
vidin
g fo
r the
cou
ntin
g of
vo
tes,
(ii)
des
crib
ing
in d
etai
l how
the
Act w
ill be
mod
ified
for t
he p
urpo
ses
of th
is su
bsec
tion,
and
(iii)
re
ferri
ng to
the
prov
ision
s of
this
Act t
hat w
ill no
t be
com
plie
d w
ith a
nd
spec
ifyin
g th
e na
ture
and
ext
ent o
f no
n‑co
mpl
ianc
e in
eac
h ca
se, a
nd
(b)
if a
dire
ctive
is m
ade,
sha
ll
(i)
pro
vide
copi
es o
f the
dire
ctive
to th
e le
ader
of e
ach
regi
ster
ed p
oliti
cal p
arty
, to
any
mem
ber o
f the
Leg
islat
ive A
ssem
bly
who
is n
ot a
mem
ber o
f a re
gist
ered
po
litica
l par
ty a
nd to
any
inde
pend
ent
cand
idat
e, a
nd
(ii)
pub
lish
the
dire
ctiv
e on
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r’s w
ebsit
e.
10.
Acce
ssib
le v
otin
g eq
uipm
ent
4.12
(1) T
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r may
issu
e a
dire
ctive
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith s
ectio
n 4.
11
auth
orizi
ng th
e us
e of
acc
essib
le v
otin
g eq
uipm
ent d
urin
g an
ele
ctio
n.
(2)
The
follo
win
g re
stric
tions
app
ly w
ith re
spec
t to
the
use
of a
cces
sible
vot
ing
equi
pmen
t:
(a)
the
equ
ipm
ent m
ust a
llow
the
elec
tor t
o vo
te p
rivat
ely
and
inde
pend
ently
; (b
) t
he e
quip
men
t mus
t not
be
part
of o
r co
nnec
ted
to a
n el
ectro
nic
netw
ork,
exc
ept
that
the
equi
pmen
t may
be
secu
rely
Acce
ssib
le v
otin
g eq
uipm
ent
4.12
(1) T
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r may
issu
e a
dire
ctive
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith s
ectio
n 4.
11
auth
orizi
ng th
e us
e of
acc
essi
ble
votin
g eq
uipm
ent d
urin
g an
ele
ctio
n.
(2)
The
follo
win
g re
stric
tions
app
ly w
ith re
spec
t to
the
use
of a
cces
sibl
e vo
ting
equi
pmen
t:
(a)
the
equ
ipm
ent m
ust a
llow
the
elec
tor t
o vo
te p
rivat
ely
and
inde
pend
ently
; (b
) t
he e
quip
men
t mus
t not
be
part
of o
r co
nnec
ted
to a
n el
ectro
nic
netw
ork,
exc
ept
that
the
equi
pmen
t may
be
secu
rely
con
nect
ed
Appl
ying
this
sect
ion
mor
e br
oadl
y to
vot
ing
equi
pmen
t wou
ld a
llow
for b
oth
acce
ssib
le v
otin
g eq
uipm
ent a
nd v
ote
coun
ting
equi
pmen
t. Ut
ilizin
g vo
te c
ount
ing
equi
pmen
t for
the
adva
nce
polls
wou
ld a
llow
for a
sin
gle
ballo
t sty
le
to b
e us
ed fo
r all
adva
nce
poll
vote
rs a
nd a
llow
fo
r the
gen
erat
ion
of re
sults
for a
ll ad
vanc
e ba
llots
, inc
ludi
ng th
e vo
te a
nyw
here
bal
lots
, on
elec
tion
nigh
t Ac
cess
ible
vot
ing
equi
pmen
t can
onl
y be
use
d in
co
njun
ctio
n w
ith ta
bula
tors
and
can
stil
l be
depl
oyed
with
thes
e am
endm
ents
.
Recommendations | 119
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
conn
ecte
d to
a n
etw
ork
afte
r the
clo
se o
f pol
ls fo
r the
pur
pose
of t
rans
mitt
ing
info
rmat
ion
to
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r;
…
(3)
Acce
ssib
le v
otin
g eq
uipm
ent s
hall
not b
e us
ed u
nles
s an
ent
ity th
at th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Of
ficer
con
sider
s to
be
an e
stab
lishe
d in
depe
nden
t aut
horit
y on
the
subj
ect o
f vot
ing
equi
pmen
t has
cer
tifie
d th
at th
e eq
uipm
ent
mee
ts a
ccep
tabl
e se
curit
y an
d in
tegr
ity
stan
dard
s.
(4)
In th
is se
ctio
n, “a
cces
sible
vot
ing
equi
pmen
t” m
eans
vot
ing
equi
pmen
t and
rela
ted
vote
-cou
ntin
g eq
uipm
ent t
hat e
nabl
es e
lect
ors
requ
iring
ass
istan
ce to
vot
e in
depe
nden
tly.
to a
net
wor
k af
ter t
he c
lose
of v
otin
g fo
r the
pu
rpos
e of
tran
smitt
ing
info
rmat
ion
to th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer;
…
(3)
Acce
ssib
le v
otin
g eq
uipm
ent s
hall
not b
e us
ed u
nles
s an
ent
ity th
at th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Of
ficer
con
sider
s to
be
an e
stab
lishe
d in
depe
nden
t aut
horit
y on
the
subj
ect o
f vot
ing
equi
pmen
t has
cer
tifie
d th
at th
e eq
uipm
ent
mee
ts a
ccep
tabl
e se
curit
y an
d in
tegr
ity
stan
dard
s.
(4)
<DE
LETE
>
11.
4.2(
2) F
or th
e pu
rpos
e of
car
ryin
g ou
t an
inqu
iry
unde
r thi
s Ac
t, a
repr
esen
tativ
e of
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r, on
pro
duct
ion
of th
e re
pres
enta
tive’
s au
thor
izatio
n fro
m th
e Ch
ief
Elec
tora
l Offi
cer,
may
at a
ny re
ason
able
tim
e en
ter a
ny p
rem
ises
refe
rred
to in
the
auth
oriza
tion
in w
hich
boo
ks o
r doc
umen
ts o
f a
polit
ical p
arty
, con
stitu
ency
ass
ocia
tion
or
cand
idat
e re
leva
nt to
the
subj
ect-m
atte
r of t
he
inqu
iry a
re k
ept a
nd m
ay e
xam
ine
and
mak
e co
pies
of t
he b
ooks
or d
ocum
ents
or r
emov
e th
em te
mpo
raril
y fo
r the
pur
pose
of m
akin
g co
pies
.
4.2(
2) F
or th
e pu
rpos
e of
car
ryin
g ou
t an
inqu
iry
or u
nder
this
Act,
a re
pres
enta
tive
of th
e Ch
ief
Elec
tora
l Offi
cer,
on p
rodu
ctio
n of
the
repr
esen
tativ
e’s
auth
oriza
tion
from
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r, m
ay a
t any
reas
onab
le ti
me
ente
r any
pre
mise
s re
ferre
d to
in th
e au
thor
izatio
n in
whi
ch r
ecor
ds o
f a r
egis
tere
d po
litica
l par
ty, c
onst
ituen
cy a
ssoc
iatio
n or
ca
ndid
ate
rele
vant
to th
e su
bjec
t-mat
ter o
f the
in
quiry
are
kep
t and
may
exa
min
e an
d m
ake
copi
es o
f the
rec
ords
or r
emov
e th
em
tem
pora
rily
for t
he p
urpo
se o
f mak
ing
copi
es.
Prop
ose
chan
ging
“boo
ks o
r doc
umen
ts” t
o “r
ecor
ds.”
W
orkin
g w
ith th
e pr
opos
ed d
efin
ition
for “
reco
rd”
(See
pro
pose
d ne
w d
efin
ition
of “
reco
rds”
at
sect
ion
1(1)
(z.2
) abo
ve),
this
amen
dmen
t will
help
mod
erni
ze th
e la
ngua
ge a
nd b
e co
nsist
ent
with
info
rmat
ion
acce
ss a
nd p
rivac
y le
gisla
tion.
12.
5.1(
1) N
o pr
ocee
ding
s lie
aga
inst
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r, or
aga
inst
a p
erso
n ac
ting
for o
r un
der t
he d
irect
ion
of th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer,
for a
nyth
ing
done
, or o
mitt
ed to
be
done
, in
good
faith
in th
e ex
ercis
e or
per
form
ance
or t
he
inte
nded
exe
rcise
or p
erfo
rman
ce o
f a p
ower
, du
ty o
r fun
ctio
n un
der t
his
Act,
the
Elec
tion
Finan
ces a
nd C
ontri
butio
ns D
isclo
sure
Act
or t
he
Albe
rta S
enat
e El
ectio
n Ac
t.
5.1(
1) F
or th
e pu
rpos
es o
f thi
s se
ctio
n,
“ele
ctio
n of
ficer
” in
clud
es a
ret
urni
ng
offic
er a
nd e
lect
ion
cler
k.
(2)
No p
roce
edin
gs li
e ag
ains
t the
Chi
ef
Elec
tora
l Offi
cer,
an e
lect
ion
offic
er o
r aga
inst
a
pers
on a
ctin
g fo
r or u
nder
the
dire
ctio
n of
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r or
an e
lect
ion
offic
er,
for a
nyth
ing
done
, or o
mitt
ed to
be
done
, in
good
faith
in th
e ex
ercis
e or
per
form
ance
or t
he
Imm
unity
sho
uld
cove
r ret
urni
ng o
ffice
rs a
nd a
ll st
aff a
ctin
g in
goo
d fa
ith.
The
amen
dmen
t use
s th
e te
rm “e
lect
ion
offic
er”
base
d on
the
prop
osed
def
initi
on a
bove
. If
the
prop
osed
def
initi
on fo
r ele
ctio
n of
ficer
is n
ot
acce
pted
, thi
s se
ctio
n sh
ould
stil
l be
amen
ded
to
inclu
de a
ll el
ectio
n of
ficia
ls.
120 | Recommendations
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
in
tend
ed e
xerc
ise o
r per
form
ance
of a
pow
er,
duty
or f
unct
ion
unde
r thi
s Ac
t, th
e El
ectio
n Fin
ance
s and
Con
tribu
tions
Disc
losu
re A
ct o
r the
Al
berta
Sen
ate
Elec
tion
Act.
13.
NEW
AD
D:
5.2(
1) E
xcep
t as
othe
rwise
exp
ress
ly pr
ovid
ed, a
de
cisio
n, a
ct o
r om
issio
n by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er is
fina
l and
bin
ding
on
the
parti
es in
re
spec
t of w
hom
the
decis
ion
is m
ade
and
shal
l no
t be
ques
tione
d, re
view
ed o
r res
train
ed b
y an
y pr
ocee
ding
in th
e na
ture
of a
n ap
plica
tion
for
judi
cial r
evie
w o
r oth
erw
ise in
any
cou
rt.
(2) T
he s
tand
ard
of re
view
of a
cou
nt o
r rec
ount
of
bal
lots
(a
) by
a re
turn
ing
offic
er u
nder
sec
tion
137;
(b
) by
the
Cour
t of Q
ueen
’s Be
nch
unde
r se
ctio
n 14
6; a
nd
(c) b
y th
e Co
urt o
f App
eal u
nder
sec
tion
148
is co
rrect
ness
.
This
is a
priva
tive
claus
e, w
hich
sig
nals
to a
re
view
ing
cour
t to
be d
efer
entia
l to
decis
ions
of
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r on
revie
w o
r app
eal.
The
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r has
far g
reat
er
expe
rtise
in e
lect
oral
mat
ters
, a v
ery
spec
ializ
ed
area
, tha
n th
e co
urt.
The
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r is
also
a n
onpa
rtisa
n of
ficer
of t
he L
egisl
atur
e.
This
prop
osed
am
endm
ent i
s co
nsist
ent w
ith th
e co
mm
on la
w.
How
ever
, in
(2),
reco
mm
end
that
dec
ision
s be
re
view
ed o
n a
stan
dard
of c
orre
ctne
ss fo
r re
coun
ts.
This
will
rem
ove
ambi
guity
in c
ourts
. Th
e iss
ue o
f sta
ndar
d of
revie
w is
men
tione
d bu
t no
t det
erm
ined
in th
e Lu
kasz
uk ju
dicia
l rec
ount
ca
se (A
BCA)
. Dec
idin
g w
heth
er a
bal
lot s
houl
d be
cou
nted
or n
ot is
a m
atte
r tha
t sho
uld
be
done
ane
w b
y th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er, o
r by
a ju
dge.
14.
12 N
o pe
rson
who
has
bee
n ap
poin
ted
or is
ac
ting
as a
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
, ele
ctio
n cle
rk o
r ad
min
istra
tive
assis
tant
may
(a) e
ngag
e in
pol
itica
l act
ivity
on
beha
lf of
any
po
litica
l par
ty, c
andi
date
or c
onst
ituen
cy
asso
ciatio
n, o
r (b
) mak
e a
cont
ribut
ion
unde
r the
Elec
tion
Finan
ces a
nd C
ontri
butio
ns D
isclo
sure
Act
, w
hile
the
pers
on is
so
appo
inte
d or
act
ing.
12 N
o el
ectio
n of
ficer
may
(a) e
ngag
e in
pol
itica
l act
ivity
on
beha
lf of
any
po
litica
l par
ty, c
andi
date
or c
onst
ituen
cy
asso
ciatio
n, o
r (b
) mak
e a
cont
ribut
ion
unde
r the
Elec
tion
Finan
ces a
nd C
ontri
butio
ns D
isclo
sure
Act
, w
hile
the
indi
vidu
al is
so
appo
inte
d or
act
ing.
Neut
ralit
y pr
incip
le is
impo
rtant
but
sho
uld
be
cons
isten
tly a
pplie
d to
all
elec
tion
wor
kers
, in
cludi
ng, p
oll c
lerk
, dep
uty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
, in
form
atio
n of
ficer
, and
any
oth
er a
ppoi
ntee
(tr
aine
rs, I
T su
ppor
t). A
nyon
e re
quire
d to
pr
ovid
e el
ectio
n se
rvice
s sh
ould
be
requ
ired
to
do s
o in
a n
on-p
artis
an m
anne
r.
This
prop
osed
am
endm
ent r
elie
s on
the
prop
osed
new
def
initi
on o
f “el
ectio
n of
ficer
s”.
Recommendations | 121
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
15.
13(2
) The
regi
ster
of e
lect
ors
may
onl
y co
ntai
n th
e fo
llow
ing
info
rmat
ion
abou
t per
sons
or
dina
rily
resid
ent i
n Al
berta
who
are
ele
ctor
s or
w
ill be
elig
ible
to b
e el
ecto
rs:
… (c
) t
he te
leph
one
num
ber o
f the
per
son,
13(2
) The
regi
ster
of e
lect
ors
may
onl
y co
ntai
n th
e fo
llow
ing
info
rmat
ion
abou
t per
sons
or
dina
rily
resid
ent i
n Al
berta
who
are
ele
ctor
s or
w
ill be
elig
ible
to b
e el
ecto
rs:
… (c
) t
he c
onta
ct in
form
atio
n of
the
pers
on,
Upda
te te
leph
one
num
ber t
o co
ntac
t inf
orm
atio
n to
allo
w fo
r fle
xibilit
y in
wha
t ele
ctor
con
tact
in
form
atio
n is
colle
cted
. Thi
s w
ould
allo
w fo
r the
co
llect
ion
of e
-mai
l add
ress
es, t
hat c
ould
be
used
to
com
mun
icate
vot
ing
info
rmat
ion,
suc
h as
w
here
-to-v
ote
card
s w
ith e
lect
ors.
16.
NEW
AD
D:
13(2
.1) F
or a
n el
ecto
r or a
n in
divid
ual w
ho w
ill be
elig
ible
to b
e an
ele
ctor
to b
e in
clude
d in
the
regi
ster
, the
info
rmat
ion
refe
rred
to in
sub
sect
ion
(2)(
a), (
b), (
e) a
nd (f
) mus
t be
prov
ided
.
This
info
rmat
ion
will
aid
in c
ompl
eten
ess,
cu
rrenc
y an
d ac
cura
cy o
f the
regi
ster
of e
lect
ors.
Th
ese
data
ele
men
ts a
re re
quire
d to
con
firm
el
igib
ility
(nam
e, re
siden
tial a
ddre
ss, d
ate
of b
irth
and
citize
nshi
p).
The
date
of b
irth
will
also
ass
ist in
upd
atin
g th
e re
gist
er u
nder
sec
tion
13.1
(2)
17.
13.1
(2) T
he re
gist
er m
ay b
e re
vised
by
any
or a
ll of
the
follo
win
g m
etho
ds:
(a
) con
duct
ing
a do
or-to
-doo
r enu
mer
atio
n in
ac
cord
ance
with
Div
ision
3 o
f all
or s
ome
of
the
elec
tora
l divi
sions
, or p
ortio
ns o
f any
of
them
, as
dete
rmin
ed b
y th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Of
ficer
;
13.1
(2) T
he re
gist
er m
ay b
e re
vised
by
any
or a
ll of
the
follo
win
g m
etho
ds:
(a
) co
nduc
ting
an e
num
erat
ion
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith D
ivisi
on 3
of a
ll or
som
e of
th
e el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
ns, o
r por
tions
of a
ny o
f th
em, a
s de
term
ined
by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er;
Amen
ding
“doo
r-to-
door
” enu
mer
atio
n to
sim
ply
“an
enum
erat
ion”
allo
ws
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er fl
exib
ility
in d
eter
min
ing
how
an
enum
erat
ion
is m
ost e
ffect
ivel
y an
d ef
ficie
ntly
do
ne. T
his
wou
ld b
e pa
rticu
larly
impo
rtant
in
area
s su
ch a
s hi
gh m
obilit
y an
d ne
w g
row
th
area
s.
18.
13.1
(2.1
) If i
nfor
mat
ion
has
been
col
lect
ed u
nder
th
e Al
berta
Per
sona
l Inc
ome
Tax
Act w
ith th
e co
nsen
t of t
he ta
xpay
ers
to w
hom
the
info
rmat
ion
rela
tes
for t
he p
urpo
se o
f upd
atin
g th
e lis
t of e
lect
ors,
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r m
ust u
se th
at in
form
atio
n to
revis
e th
e re
gist
er.
13.1
(2.1
) If i
nfor
mat
ion
has
been
col
lect
ed u
nder
th
e Al
berta
Per
sona
l Inc
ome
Tax
Act w
ith th
e co
nsen
t of t
he ta
xpay
ers
to w
hom
the
info
rmat
ion
rela
tes
for t
he p
urpo
se o
f upd
atin
g th
e lis
t of e
lect
ors,
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r m
ay u
se th
at in
form
atio
n to
revis
e th
e re
gist
er.
Chan
ge “m
ust”
to a
“may
”. T
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er m
ay n
ot re
quire
use
of t
he ta
xpay
er
info
rmat
ion
if he
can
get
the
info
rmat
ion
in o
ther
w
ays
or h
as a
cces
s to
info
rmat
ion
that
may
re
flect
a m
ore
rece
nt u
pdat
e of
info
rmat
ion.
19.
13.2
(1) T
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r may
ent
er in
to
an a
gree
men
t with
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r of
Cana
da u
nder
the
Cana
da E
lectio
ns A
ct (C
anad
a)
(a
) t
o re
ceive
from
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er o
f Can
ada
info
rmat
ion
that
will
assis
t th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer o
f Alb
erta
in
revis
ing
the
regi
ster
, and
13.2
(1) T
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r may
ent
er in
to
an a
gree
men
t with
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r of
Cana
da u
nder
the
Cana
da E
lectio
ns A
ct (C
anad
a)
(a
) t
o re
ceive
from
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r of
Can
ada,
fede
ral,
prov
inci
al a
nd
terr
itori
al in
form
atio
n th
at w
ill as
sist t
he
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r of A
lber
ta in
revis
ing
the
regi
ster
, and
Broa
den
the
scop
e to
allo
w fo
r sha
ring
info
rmat
ion
betw
een
fede
ral a
nd
prov
incia
l/ter
ritor
ies.
Thi
s w
ould
allo
w fo
r in
form
atio
n to
be
shar
ed a
bout
ele
ctor
s th
at
have
mov
ed b
etw
een
juris
dict
ions
. Th
is w
ould
facil
itate
the
crea
tion
of a
nat
iona
l re
gist
er re
ducin
g du
plica
tion
of e
fforts
for e
ach
elec
tion
man
agem
ent b
ody.
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Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
(b)
to
prov
ide
to th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer
of C
anad
a in
form
atio
n th
at w
ill as
sist t
he
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r of C
anad
a in
pre
parin
g or
revis
ing
that
Chi
ef E
lect
oral
Offi
cer’s
in
form
atio
n fo
r the
pur
pose
of c
ompi
ling
or
revis
ing
lists
of e
lect
ors
unde
r the
Can
ada
Elec
tions
Act
(Can
ada)
.
(b)
to
prov
ide
to th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer
of C
anad
a in
form
atio
n th
at w
ill as
sist t
he C
hief
El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r of C
anad
a, in
pre
parin
g or
re
visin
g th
at C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r’s
info
rmat
ion
for t
he p
urpo
se o
f com
pilin
g or
re
visin
g lis
ts o
f ele
ctor
s un
der t
he C
anad
a El
ectio
ns A
ct (C
anad
a).
ADD
: (c
) To
prov
ide
to th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer o
f Ca
nada
info
rmat
ion
that
will
assis
t the
Chi
ef
Elec
tora
l Offi
cers
of o
ther
pro
vince
s an
d te
rrito
ries
in p
repa
ring
or re
visin
g th
at C
hief
El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r’s in
form
atio
n fo
r the
pur
pose
of
com
pilin
g or
revis
ing
lists
of e
lect
ors.
20.
13.2
(3) T
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r may
ent
er
into
agr
eem
ents
with
any
per
son
for t
he p
urpo
se
of o
btai
ning
add
ress
, map
ping
, dem
ogra
phic
or
geog
raph
ic in
form
atio
n, in
cludi
ng g
eosp
atia
l in
form
atio
n.
13.2
(3) T
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r may
ent
er
into
agr
eem
ents
with
any
per
son
for t
he
purp
ose
of e
xcha
ngin
g ad
dres
s, m
appi
ng,
dem
ogra
phic
or g
eogr
aphi
c in
form
atio
n,
inclu
ding
geo
spat
ial i
nfor
mat
ion.
The
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r mus
t be
able
to m
ake
agre
emen
ts w
ith d
epar
tmen
ts, a
genc
ies,
and
ot
her g
over
nmen
ts, i
nclu
ding
mun
icipa
litie
s.
Agre
emen
ts u
nder
this
sect
ion
will
rem
ain
subj
ect t
o co
nfid
entia
lity.
The
lim
iting
wor
ds in
se
ctio
n 13
.2(3
) are
that
the
agre
emen
ts a
re o
nly
“for t
he p
urpo
se o
f exc
hang
ing
…in
form
atio
n.”
The
obje
ctiv
e is
to a
llow
a re
cipro
cal e
xcha
nge
of
geos
patia
l inf
orm
atio
n (w
hich
is N
OT p
erso
nally
id
entif
iabl
e in
form
atio
n) in
ord
er to
impr
ove
the
accu
racy
of m
appi
ng u
sed
by e
mer
genc
y se
rvice
s (9
11, a
ir am
bula
nce)
.
21.
13.3
(1) A
per
son
or th
e pe
rson
’s ag
ent m
ay, o
n re
ques
t and
in th
e m
anne
r det
erm
ined
by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r,
(a) h
ave
acce
ss to
info
rmat
ion
in th
e re
gist
er
abou
t the
per
son
to d
eter
min
e w
heth
er th
e in
form
atio
n is
corre
ct, a
nd
(b) h
ave
his
or h
er p
erso
nal i
nfor
mat
ion
rem
oved
from
or n
ot in
clude
d in
the
regi
ster
.
13.3
(1) A
per
son
or th
e pe
rson
’s ag
ent m
ay, o
n re
ques
t and
in th
e m
anne
r det
erm
ined
by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r,
(a) h
ave
acce
ss to
info
rmat
ion
in th
e re
gist
er
abou
t the
per
son
to d
eter
min
e w
heth
er th
e in
form
atio
n is
corre
ct, a
nd
(b) h
ave
his
or h
er p
erso
nal i
nfor
mat
ion
rem
oved
from
or
not
a no
tatio
n m
ade
in
the
regi
ster
that
the
pers
on d
oes
not
Prac
tical
ly: W
hen
Elec
tions
Alb
erta
take
s a
nam
e of
f the
regi
ster
, the
pre
fera
ble
rout
e is
not t
o re
mov
e th
eir e
ntry
ent
irely
, but
rath
er to
mak
e a
nota
tion
in th
at e
ntry
that
the
pers
on d
oes
not
wan
t to
be o
n th
e re
gist
er.
Rem
ovin
g th
e en
try
runs
the
risk
that
it w
ill be
rest
ored
to th
e re
gist
er in
a s
ubse
quen
t upd
ate.
El
ecto
rs w
ho h
ave
requ
este
d to
be
rem
oved
are
no
t inc
lude
d in
a li
st o
f ele
ctor
s di
sclo
sed
to
parti
es.
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Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
(2) W
here
a re
ques
t is
mad
e un
der s
ubse
ctio
n (1
)(b)
, the
Chi
ef E
lect
oral
Offi
cer m
ust r
emov
e th
e pe
rson
’s pe
rson
al in
form
atio
n fro
m th
e re
gist
er o
r not
inclu
de th
e pe
rson
’s pe
rson
al
info
rmat
ion
in th
e re
gist
er.
(3) A
ny p
erso
n re
ques
ting
acce
ss to
info
rmat
ion
for t
he p
urpo
se s
et o
ut in
sub
sect
ion
(2) s
hall
com
plet
e an
d sig
n a
decla
ratio
n.
wan
t to
have
thei
r in
form
atio
n in
clude
d in
th
e re
gist
er.
(2) <
DELE
TE>
(3
) Any
per
son
or th
e pe
rson
’s a
gent
re
ques
ting
or p
rovi
ded
acce
ss to
info
rmat
ion
in
the
regi
ster
und
er th
is A
ct s
hall
com
plet
e an
d sig
n a
decla
ratio
n.
Requ
ests
of t
his
type
are
ofte
n m
ade
for s
ecur
ity
and
priva
cy re
ason
s (e
xam
ple
unde
rcov
er la
w
enfo
rcem
ent,
judi
ciary
, cel
ebrit
y, v
ictim
of
unla
wfu
l act
ivity
).
22.
14 T
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r sha
ll, fr
om ti
me
to
time,
in c
onsu
ltatio
n w
ith th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er fo
r ea
ch e
lect
oral
divi
sion,
(a) r
evie
w th
e bo
unda
ry o
f and
the
num
ber o
f el
ecto
rs in
eac
h su
bdivi
sion,
and
(b
) if n
eces
sary
, sub
divi
de th
e en
tire
elec
tora
l di
visio
n fo
r whi
ch th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er w
as
appo
inte
d in
to a
s m
any
sequ
entia
lly
num
bere
d su
bdivi
sions
as
cons
ider
ed
nece
ssar
y fo
r use
as
pollin
g su
bdivi
sions
in
any
gene
ral e
lect
ion,
by-
elec
tion,
refe
rend
um
or p
lebi
scite
an
d sh
all a
ttem
pt to
ens
ure,
as
far a
s po
ssib
le,
that
no
subd
ivisio
n co
ntai
ns m
ore
than
450
el
ecto
rs.
14 T
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r sha
ll, fr
om ti
me
to
time,
in c
onsu
ltatio
n w
ith th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er fo
r ea
ch e
lect
oral
divi
sion,
(a) r
evie
w th
e bo
unda
ry o
f and
the
num
ber o
f el
ecto
rs in
eac
h su
bdivi
sion,
and
(b
) if n
eces
sary
, sub
divi
de th
e en
tire
elec
tora
l di
visio
n fo
r whi
ch th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er w
as
appo
inte
d in
to a
s m
any
sequ
entia
lly n
umbe
red
area
s as
con
sider
ed n
eces
sary
for u
se a
s vo
ting
area
s in
any
gen
eral
ele
ctio
n, b
y-el
ectio
n, re
fere
ndum
or p
lebi
scite
. an
d sh
all a
ttem
pt to
ens
ure,
as
far a
s po
ssib
le, t
hat n
o su
bdiv
isio
n co
ntai
ns m
ore
than
450
ele
ctor
s.
Effic
ient
ope
ratio
n of
ele
ctio
ns re
quire
s gr
eate
r fle
xibilit
y in
def
inin
g vo
ting
area
s (p
revio
usly
ca
lled
subd
ivisi
ons)
. 45
0 is
not a
uni
vers
ally
desir
able
num
ber a
nd h
as n
ot b
een
mod
ified
sin
ce 1
980.
Th
e vo
ting
area
s sh
ould
be
dete
rmin
ed o
n th
e ba
sis o
f wor
kabi
lity,
not
by
a nu
mbe
r. In
crea
sed
use
of a
dvan
ce v
otin
g ha
s re
sulte
d in
redu
ced
num
bers
of e
lect
ors
appe
arin
g to
vot
e on
ele
ctio
n da
y.
This
cap
is a
max
, doe
sn’t
drive
dec
ision
s ar
ound
siz
e of
vot
ing
area
s in
rura
l are
as, a
s ru
ral v
otin
g ar
eas
are
dete
rmin
ed b
y di
stan
ce, g
eogr
aphy
(r
oads
), ac
cess
ibilit
y an
d av
aila
bilit
y of
vot
ing
plac
es.
In o
ther
wor
ds, t
his
cap
has
no im
pact
on
det
erm
inin
g ru
ral v
otin
g ar
eas.
In
urb
an a
reas
, the
cap
driv
es in
effic
ienc
ies.
The
pr
opos
ed a
men
dmen
t will
enab
le fl
exib
ility
and
will
redu
ce s
taffi
ng c
osts
. If
it is
dete
rmin
ed th
at a
cap
is n
eces
sary
, the
re
shou
ld b
e a
diffe
rent
cap
for u
rban
and
rura
l ar
eas.
23.
17
Subj
ect t
o se
ctio
n 18
(7),
only
the
first
na
mes
, mid
dle
nam
es a
nd s
urna
mes
, the
ad
dres
ses,
inclu
ding
pos
tal c
odes
, the
tele
phon
e nu
mbe
rs a
nd th
e un
ique
iden
tifie
r num
bers
of
elec
tors
may
be
cont
aine
d in
the
list o
f ele
ctor
s.
17
Subj
ect t
o se
ctio
n 18
(7),
only
the
first
na
mes
, mid
dle
nam
es a
nd s
urna
mes
, the
ad
dres
ses,
inclu
ding
pos
tal c
odes
, the
te
leph
one
num
bers
and
the
uniq
ue id
entif
ier
num
bers
of e
lect
ors
may
be
cont
aine
d in
the
list
of e
lect
ors.
Elec
tor c
onta
ct in
form
atio
n sh
ould
not
be
shar
ed
in th
e Li
st o
f Ele
ctor
s. E
lect
ors
have
repo
rted
conc
erns
with
this
data
bei
ng s
hare
d w
ith
regi
ster
ed p
oliti
cal p
artie
s an
d ca
ndid
ates
, whi
ch
has
resu
lted
in fe
wer
ele
ctor
s be
ing
willi
ng to
sh
are
cont
act i
nfor
mat
ion.
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rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
24.
18 (2
) The
info
rmat
ion
to b
e fu
rnish
ed u
nder
su
bsec
tion
(1) i
s as
follo
ws:
(a
) t
o a
regi
ster
ed p
oliti
cal p
arty
, (i)
2 m
aps
show
ing
the
pollin
g su
bdivi
sions
in e
ach
elec
tora
l divi
sion,
and
(i
i)
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
e po
litica
l pa
rty’s
requ
est,
one
prin
ted
copy
or o
ne
copy
in e
lect
roni
c fo
rm, o
r bot
h, o
f the
list
of
ele
ctor
s fo
r eac
h po
lling
subd
ivisio
n in
ea
ch e
lect
oral
divi
sion,
(3
) Th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer s
hall,
as
soon
as
poss
ible
afte
r a w
rit h
as b
een
issue
d fo
r a
gene
ral e
lect
ion,
furn
ish fr
ee o
f cha
rge
to e
ach
regi
ster
ed p
oliti
cal p
arty
,
(a)
2 m
aps
show
ing
the
pollin
g su
bdivi
sions
in
eac
h el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n, a
nd
(b)
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith th
e po
litica
l par
ty’s
requ
est,
one
prin
ted
copy
or o
ne c
opy
in
elec
troni
c fo
rm, o
r bot
h, o
f the
list
of e
lect
ors
for e
ach
pollin
g su
bdiv
ision
in e
ach
elec
tora
l di
visio
n.
18 (2
) The
info
rmat
ion
to b
e fu
rnish
ed u
nder
su
bsec
tion
(1) i
s as
follo
ws:
(a
) t
o a
regi
ster
ed p
oliti
cal p
arty
,
(i)
2 m
aps
show
ing
the
votin
g ar
eas
in
each
ele
ctor
al d
ivisio
n, a
nd
(ii)
in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
regi
ster
ed
polit
ical p
arty
’s re
ques
t, on
e pr
inte
d co
py
or o
ne c
opy
in e
lect
roni
c fo
rm, o
r bot
h, o
f th
e lis
t of e
lect
ors
for e
ach
votin
g ar
ea in
ea
ch e
lect
oral
divi
sion,
(3
) Th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer s
hall,
as
soon
as
poss
ible
afte
r a w
rit h
as b
een
issue
d fo
r a
gene
ral e
lect
ion,
furn
ish fr
ee o
f cha
rge
to e
ach
regi
ster
ed p
oliti
cal p
arty
,
(a)
2 m
aps
show
ing
the
votin
g ar
eas
in
each
ele
ctor
al d
ivisio
n, a
nd
(b)
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith th
e re
gist
ered
po
litica
l par
ty’s
requ
est,
one
prin
ted
copy
or
one
copy
in e
lect
roni
c fo
rm, o
r bot
h, o
f the
list
of
ele
ctor
s fo
r eac
h vo
ting
area
in e
ach
elec
tora
l divi
sion.
To e
nsur
e co
nsist
ency
in la
ngua
ge a
nd
appl
icatio
n of
def
initi
ons.
25.
NEW
AD
D:
18(3
.1) T
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r sha
ll,
follo
win
g th
e clo
se o
f rev
ision
s, fu
rnish
free
of
char
ge to
eac
h re
gist
ered
pol
itica
l par
ty a
nd e
ach
nom
inat
ed c
andi
date
, in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith th
e re
gist
ered
pol
itica
l par
ty’s
or n
omin
ated
ca
ndid
ate’
s re
ques
t, on
e pr
inte
d co
py o
r one
co
py in
ele
ctro
nic
form
, or b
oth,
of t
he a
dditi
ons
to th
e lis
t of e
lect
ors
for e
ach
votin
g ar
ea in
eac
h el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n.
18(3
.2) T
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r sha
ll,
follo
win
g th
e clo
se o
f adv
ance
vot
ing,
furn
ish
free
of c
harg
e to
eac
h re
gist
ered
pol
itica
l par
ty
and
each
nom
inat
ed c
andi
date
, in
acco
rdan
ce
The
prop
osed
cha
nge
is in
tend
ed to
ena
ble
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r to
prov
ide
elec
troni
c co
pies
of t
he li
st o
f ele
ctor
s (o
r a s
ubse
t) to
re
gist
ered
pol
itica
l par
ties
as w
ell a
s no
min
ated
ca
ndid
ates
. Fo
llow
ing
the
revis
ion
perio
d, th
e ad
ditio
ns to
the
list c
an b
e m
ade
avai
labl
e el
ectro
nica
lly to
the
regi
ster
ed p
oliti
cal p
artie
s.
Follo
win
g ad
vanc
e vo
ting,
the
revis
ed li
st o
f el
ecto
rs w
ould
inclu
de th
e el
ecto
rs th
at w
ere
adde
d to
the
list t
hrou
gh th
e de
clara
tion
of
elec
tor p
roce
ss a
nd w
ould
inclu
de a
reco
rd o
f the
el
ecto
rs w
ho h
ave
vote
d.
Recommendations | 125
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rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
with
the
regi
ster
ed p
oliti
cal p
arty
’s or
nom
inat
ed
cand
idat
e’s
requ
est,
one
copy
in e
lect
roni
c fo
rm,
of th
e re
vise
d lis
t of e
lect
ors
for e
ach
votin
g ar
ea
in e
ach
elec
tora
l divi
sion.
This
chan
ge is
rela
ted
to th
e pr
opos
al b
elow
to
dele
te s
ectio
n 51
(3).
26.
NEW
AD
D:
19.0
1(1)
The
Chi
ef E
lect
oral
Offi
cer s
hall
issue
gu
idel
ines
(a)
requ
iring
regi
ster
ed p
oliti
cal p
artie
s,
nom
inat
ed c
andi
date
s an
d m
embe
rs o
f the
Le
gisla
tive
Asse
mbl
y to
est
ablis
h a
polic
y go
vern
ing
the
care
, cus
tody
and
use
of
info
rmat
ion
furn
ished
by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er u
nder
sec
tion
18 o
r sec
tion
19, a
nd
(b)
setti
ng o
ut re
quire
d co
nten
t and
en
forc
emen
t of t
he p
olicy
, an
d sh
all p
ublis
h th
ose
guid
elin
es.
(2) T
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r is
not o
blig
ed to
fu
rnish
info
rmat
ion
unde
r sec
tion
18 o
r sec
tion
19 to
a re
gist
ered
pol
itica
l par
ty, n
omin
ated
ca
ndid
ate
or to
a m
embe
r of t
he L
egisl
ative
As
sem
bly
until
the
regi
ster
ed p
oliti
cal p
arty
, no
min
ated
can
dida
te o
r mem
ber o
f the
Le
gisla
tive
Asse
mbl
y ha
s pr
ovid
ed to
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r a c
opy
of a
pol
icy s
ettin
g ou
t re
quire
men
ts o
f car
e, c
usto
dy a
nd u
se o
f the
in
form
atio
n th
at m
eets
the
guid
elin
es is
sued
and
pu
blish
ed b
y th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer.
The
list o
f ele
ctor
s co
ntai
ns s
igni
fican
t per
sona
l in
form
atio
n th
at re
quire
s pr
otec
tion.
Th
e in
tent
is to
requ
ire p
artie
s an
d ot
her p
erso
ns
to p
rovid
e th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer w
ith a
cop
y of
thei
r pol
icy re
latin
g to
car
e, c
usto
dy a
nd u
se
of th
e lis
t of e
lect
ors
befo
re th
ey a
re g
iven
the
list.
27.
19(1
) The
Chi
ef E
lect
oral
Offi
cer s
hall,
forth
with
af
ter p
ollin
g da
y fo
r a g
ener
al e
lect
ion,
pre
pare
a
post
-pol
ling-
day
list o
f ele
ctor
s fo
r eac
h po
lling
subd
ivisio
n in
eac
h el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n.
(2) T
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r sha
ll fu
rnish
free
of
cha
rge
(a
) to
each
regi
ster
ed p
oliti
cal p
arty
, one
pr
inte
d co
py o
r one
cop
y in
ele
ctro
nic
form
, or
both
, in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith th
e po
litica
l par
ty’s
19(1
) The
Chi
ef E
lect
oral
Offi
cer s
hall,
fo
rthw
ith w
ithin
a re
ason
able
tim
e af
ter
elec
tion
day
for a
gen
eral
ele
ctio
n, p
repa
re a
po
st-e
lect
ion-
day
list o
f ele
ctor
s fo
r eac
h vo
ting
area
in e
ach
elec
tora
l divi
sion.
(2
) The
Chi
ef E
lect
oral
Offi
cer s
hall
furn
ish fr
ee
of c
harg
e
(a) t
o ea
ch re
gist
ered
pol
itica
l par
ty, o
ne
prin
ted
copy
or o
ne c
opy
in e
lect
roni
c fo
rm,
The
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r rec
ogni
zes
the
utilit
y of
the
upda
ted
list f
or M
LAs
in th
eir c
onst
ituen
cy.
How
ever
, “fo
rthw
ith” i
s an
unc
erta
in te
rm a
nd
lead
s to
an
expe
ctat
ion
for u
pdat
ed li
sts
that
is
not r
ealis
tic o
r pos
sible
. Th
e id
ea is
to c
aptu
re
the
upda
ted
info
rmat
ion
prov
ided
on
votin
g da
ys.
Upda
ting
the
lists
acc
urat
ely
take
s sig
nific
ant
time;
upd
ates
mus
t be
chec
ked
agai
nst t
he
decla
ratio
ns. T
he in
tent
of t
he s
ectio
n is
to
furn
ish li
sts
as s
oon
as th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer
126 | Recommendations
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rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
requ
est,
of th
e po
st-p
ollin
g-da
y lis
t of e
lect
ors
for e
ach
pollin
g su
bdiv
ision
in e
ach
elec
tora
l di
visio
n, a
nd
(b) t
o ea
ch m
embe
r of t
he L
egisl
ative
As
sem
bly,
one
prin
ted
copy
or o
ne c
opy
in
elec
troni
c fo
rm, o
r bot
h, in
acc
orda
nce
with
ea
ch m
embe
r’s re
ques
t, of
the
post
-pol
ling-
day
list o
f ele
ctor
s fo
r eac
h po
lling
subd
ivisio
n in
the
elec
tora
l div
ision
that
the
mem
ber
repr
esen
ts.
or b
oth,
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
e re
gist
ered
po
litica
l par
ty’s
requ
est,
of th
e po
st-
elec
tion-
day
list o
f ele
ctor
s fo
r eac
h vo
ting
area
in e
ach
elec
tora
l divi
sion,
and
(b
) to
each
mem
ber o
f the
Leg
islat
ive
Asse
mbl
y, o
ne p
rinte
d co
py o
r one
cop
y in
el
ectro
nic
form
, or b
oth,
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith
each
mem
ber’s
requ
est,
of th
e po
st-
elec
tion-
day
list o
f ele
ctor
s fo
r eac
h vo
ting
area
in th
e el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n th
at th
e m
embe
r rep
rese
nts.
has
had
a re
ason
able
am
ount
of t
ime
to u
pdat
e an
d ch
eck
for a
ccur
acy.
28.
19.1
(1) A
per
son
or re
gist
ered
pol
itica
l par
ty to
w
hom
a c
opy
of a
list
of e
lect
ors
has
been
fu
rnish
ed u
nder
this
Act s
hall
take
all
reas
onab
le
step
s to
pro
tect
the
list a
nd th
e in
form
atio
n co
ntai
ned
in it
from
loss
and
una
utho
rized
use
.
(2)
A pe
rson
or r
egist
ered
pol
itica
l par
ty to
w
hom
a c
opy
of a
list
of e
lect
ors
has
been
fu
rnish
ed u
nder
this
Act s
hall
imm
edia
tely
notif
y th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer i
f the
list
or
info
rmat
ion
cont
aine
d in
the
list h
as b
een
lost
.
(3)
On b
eing
not
ified
und
er s
ubse
ctio
n (2
), th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer s
hall
dire
ct th
e pe
rson
or
regi
ster
ed p
oliti
cal p
arty
to ta
ke a
ny a
ctio
n th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer c
onsid
ers
appr
opria
te.
ADD
:
19.1
(3.1
) A p
erso
n or
regi
ster
ed p
oliti
cal p
arty
ce
ases
to h
ave
prop
erty
of a
list
of e
lect
ors
whe
n th
e pu
rpos
e fo
r whi
ch th
e lis
t of e
lect
ors
was
fu
rnish
ed to
them
und
er th
is Ac
t exp
ires,
and
the
list o
f ele
ctor
s be
long
s ag
ain
to th
e Ch
ief
Elec
tora
l Offi
cer.
(3.2
) Upo
n a
pers
on o
r reg
ister
ed p
oliti
cal p
arty
ce
asin
g to
hav
e pr
oper
ty o
f a li
st o
f ele
ctor
s fu
rnish
ed to
them
, the
list
of e
lect
ors
shal
l be
secu
rely
dest
roye
d as
acc
ordi
ng to
pol
icy, a
nd
that
per
son
or re
gist
ered
pol
itica
l par
ty s
hall
be
in a
pos
ition
to p
rovid
e pr
oof o
f des
truct
ion.
Reco
mm
end
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r ret
ain
prop
erty
in th
e lis
ts o
f ele
ctor
s. T
he p
erso
ns a
nd
regi
ster
ed p
oliti
cal p
artie
s ha
ve o
nly
licen
ces
to
use
the
lists
for p
urpo
ses
auth
orize
d un
der t
his
Act.
The
coro
llary
is th
at th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Of
ficer
will
take
ext
raor
dina
ry s
teps
to re
cove
r lis
ts o
f ele
ctor
s.
29.
20(1
) In
this
sect
ion,
“ele
ctor
” inc
lude
s a
pers
on
who
is e
ligib
le to
vot
e at
a p
lebi
scite
or
refe
rend
um c
ondu
cted
und
er th
is Ac
t or u
nder
an
Act
to w
hich
this
Act a
pplie
s.
20(1
) In
this
sect
ion,
“ele
ctor
” inc
lude
s a
pers
on
who
is e
ligib
le to
vot
e at
an
elec
tion
held
un
der t
he A
lber
ta S
enat
e El
ectio
n Ac
t, an
el
ectio
n, p
lebi
scite
or r
efer
endu
m c
ondu
cted
un
der t
his
Act,
or u
nder
an
Act t
o w
hich
this
Act
appl
ies.
To b
road
en th
e de
finiti
on o
f ele
ctor
to in
clude
th
ose
elig
ible
to v
ote
in a
n el
ectio
n un
der t
he
Elec
tion
Act o
r Alb
erta
Sen
ate
Elec
tion
Act.
30.
21(1
) Prio
r to
the
gene
ral e
lect
ion
to b
e he
ld
follo
win
g th
e 20
15 g
ener
al e
lect
ion,
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r sha
ll co
nduc
t a d
oor-
to-d
oor
enum
erat
ion
of e
very
ele
ctor
al d
ivisio
n, in
cludi
ng
an e
num
erat
ion
of In
dian
rese
rves
and
Met
is se
ttlem
ents
.
21(1
) <DE
LETE
>
ADD
: (1
.1) T
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r may
con
duct
an
enum
erat
ion
by a
ny m
eans
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er d
eter
min
es to
be
suffi
cient
to m
eet t
he
purp
oses
of a
n en
umer
atio
n.
Enum
erat
ion
is im
porta
nt to
facil
itate
the
parti
cipat
ion
of e
lect
ors
in a
n el
ectio
n.
This
prop
osed
cha
nge
allo
ws
enum
erat
ions
by
othe
r mea
ns in
add
ition
to th
e tra
ditio
nal d
oor-
to-d
oor e
num
erat
ion,
whi
ch c
an b
e ve
ry c
ostly
an
d is
effe
ctive
onl
y w
hen
peop
le a
nsw
er th
eir
door
s. T
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r may
dev
elop
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rren
t Pro
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on
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osed
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ised
Pro
visi
on
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nale
(2) T
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r sha
ll gi
ve
reas
onab
le n
otice
in w
ritin
g to
the
coun
cil o
f ea
ch In
dian
ban
d an
d to
the
settl
emen
t cou
ncil
and
settl
emen
t adm
inist
rato
r of e
ach
Met
is se
ttlem
ent p
rior t
o an
enu
mer
atio
n of
the
elec
tors
on
the
Indi
an re
serv
e or
on
the
Met
is se
ttlem
ent,
resp
ectiv
ely,
pro
vidin
g no
tice
that
en
umer
ator
s w
ill be
con
duct
ing
an e
num
erat
ion
in th
e ar
ea.
(3)
The
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r sha
ll co
nsul
t with
th
e co
uncil
of e
ach
Indi
an b
and
and
with
the
coun
cil a
nd s
ettle
men
t adm
inist
rato
r of e
ach
Met
is se
ttlem
ent w
ith re
spec
t to
the
man
ner i
n w
hich
the
enum
erat
ion
can
mos
t effe
ctive
ly b
e co
nduc
ted.
(4
) Fo
llow
ing
the
enum
erat
ion
refe
rred
to in
su
bsec
tion
(1),
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r sha
ll ta
ble
a re
port
with
the
Stan
ding
Com
mitt
ee th
at
inclu
des
the
follo
win
g in
form
atio
n:
(a
) t
he n
umbe
r of r
esid
ence
s co
ntac
ted
durin
g an
enu
mer
atio
n;
(b)
the
per
cent
age
of p
erso
ns w
ho
resp
onde
d to
the
enum
erat
ion;
(c
) t
he n
umbe
r of I
ndia
n re
serv
es a
nd M
etis
settl
emen
ts c
onta
cted
by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er fo
r the
pur
pose
s of
con
duct
ing
an
enum
erat
ion;
(d)
the
num
ber o
f Ind
ian
rese
rves
and
Met
is se
ttlem
ents
that
par
ticip
ated
in th
e en
umer
atio
n;
(e)
any
cha
lleng
es e
ncou
nter
ed in
hiri
ng
pers
ons
to c
ondu
ct d
oor‑t
o‑do
or
enum
erat
ions
and
the
impa
ct o
f doo
r‑to‑
door
en
umer
atio
ns o
n ot
her e
lect
ion
offic
ers;
(2) <
DELE
TE>
(3
) Th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer s
hall
cons
ult w
ith
the
coun
cil o
f eac
h In
dian
ban
d an
d w
ith th
e co
uncil
and
set
tlem
ent a
dmin
istra
tor o
f eac
h M
etis
settl
emen
t with
resp
ect t
o th
e m
anne
r in
whi
ch th
e en
umer
atio
n ca
n m
ost e
ffect
ively
be
cond
ucte
d.
(4) <
DELE
TE>
(5
) <DE
LETE
>
(6) <
DELE
TE>
(7
) <DE
LETE
>
(8) <
MOV
E>
mor
e ef
ficie
nt m
etho
ds o
f obt
aini
ng e
lect
or
info
rmat
ion,
suc
h as
pro
vinc
ial m
ailo
uts,
a
prov
incia
l con
tact
cen
tre, t
arge
ted
enum
erat
ion,
or
a c
ombi
natio
n of
met
hods
sui
ted
to th
e cir
cum
stan
ces.
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ised
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visi
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(f)
the
cost
of c
ondu
ctin
g th
e en
umer
atio
n;
(g)
any
oth
er m
atte
r the
Chi
ef E
lect
oral
Of
ficer
con
sider
s ap
prop
riate
. (5
) Th
e St
andi
ng C
omm
ittee
sha
ll la
y th
e re
port
befo
re th
e Le
gisla
tive
Asse
mbl
y if
it is
then
sit
ting
or, i
f it i
s no
t the
n sit
ting,
not
mor
e th
an
15 d
ays
afte
r the
com
men
cem
ent o
f the
nex
t sit
ting
of th
e As
sem
bly.
(6)
The
Lieut
enan
t Gov
erno
r in
Coun
cil m
ay
mak
e re
gula
tions
resp
ectin
g th
e m
anne
r in
whi
ch
an e
num
erat
ion,
if a
ny, m
ay b
e co
nduc
ted
follo
win
g th
e en
umer
atio
n re
ferre
d to
in
subs
ectio
n (1
).
(7)
Notw
ithst
andi
ng a
nyth
ing
in th
is se
ctio
n, th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer m
ay, a
t any
tim
e th
e Ch
ief
Elec
tora
l Offi
cer c
onsid
ers
it ad
visab
le, c
ondu
ct
an e
num
erat
ion
of a
ll or
som
e of
the
elec
tora
l di
visio
ns, o
r with
in a
n el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n.
(8)
In th
is se
ctio
n an
d se
ctio
n 52
.1,
(a)
“co
uncil
” mea
ns th
e “c
ounc
il of
the
band
” with
in th
e m
eani
ng o
f the
Indi
an A
ct
(Can
ada)
;
(b)
“In
dian
ban
d” m
eans
a b
and
with
in th
e m
eani
ng o
f the
Indi
an A
ct (C
anad
a);
(c)
“se
ttlem
ent a
dmin
istra
tor”
mea
ns th
e pe
rson
app
oint
ed b
y th
e se
ttlem
ent c
ounc
il as
th
e se
nior
adm
inist
rativ
e of
ficer
of t
he
settl
emen
t, w
ithin
the
mea
ning
of t
he M
etis
Settl
emen
ts A
ct;
(d)
“se
ttlem
ent c
ounc
il” m
eans
the
coun
cil
of a
Met
is se
ttlem
ent w
ithin
the
mea
ning
of
the
Met
is Se
ttlem
ents
Act
.
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t Pro
visi
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osed
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ised
Pro
visi
on
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nale
31.
22(1
) In
cond
uctin
g an
enu
mer
atio
n, th
e Ch
ief
Elec
tora
l Offi
cer s
hall
prov
ide
map
s sh
owin
g su
bdivi
sion
boun
darie
s fo
r use
by
the
enum
erat
ors.
(2
) The
Chi
ef E
lect
oral
Offi
cer s
hall
prov
ide
each
re
turn
ing
offic
er w
ith s
uffic
ient
qua
ntiti
es o
f all
nece
ssar
y fo
rms
and
mat
eria
ls, in
cludi
ng
enum
erat
or id
entif
icatio
n do
cum
ents
, to
enab
le
the
effic
ient
con
duct
of t
he re
quire
d en
umer
atio
n.
23 E
ach
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sha
ll, in
acc
orda
nce
with
dire
ctio
ns is
sued
by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er, a
ppoi
nt s
uffic
ient
enu
mer
ator
s fo
r the
ef
ficie
nt c
ondu
ct o
f the
enu
mer
atio
n w
ithin
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
’s el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n.
REPL
ACE
ss 2
2 an
d 23
with
: 22
An
enum
erat
ion
may
be
cond
ucte
d by
: (a
) th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer,
or
(b)
a re
turn
ing
offic
er o
r ret
urni
ng o
ffice
rs, i
f th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer s
o di
rect
s.
23 (1
) The
Chi
ef E
lect
oral
Offi
cer s
hall
appo
int,
or d
irect
that
a re
turn
ing
offic
er a
ppoi
nt,
suffi
cient
enu
mer
ator
s fo
r the
con
duct
of t
he
enum
erat
ion.
(2
) The
Chi
ef E
lect
oral
Offi
cer s
hall
prov
ide
all
mat
eria
ls an
d di
rect
ions
as
requ
ired
for t
he
cond
uct o
f the
enu
mer
atio
n, a
nd m
ay is
sue
guid
elin
es o
r rul
es fo
r enu
mer
atio
ns in
cludi
ng
guid
elin
es o
r rul
es re
spec
ting:
(a)
form
s co
mpl
eted
und
er s
ectio
n 30
(2) f
or
each
vot
ing
area
, (b
) co
pies
of a
map
of t
he e
lect
oral
divi
sion
clear
ly in
dica
ting
the
sequ
entia
lly n
umbe
red
votin
g ar
eas,
(c
) ex
pens
e cla
ims,
(d
) un
used
enu
mer
atio
n m
ater
ials,
(e
) en
umer
ator
iden
tifica
tion
docu
men
ts,
and
(f)
info
rmat
ion
to b
e in
clude
d in
the
regi
ster
of
ele
ctor
s pr
epar
ed in
a m
anne
r pre
scrib
ed b
y th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer.
Thes
e pr
opos
ed c
hang
es a
llow
flex
ibilit
y in
eith
er
(a) t
he re
turn
ing
offic
er ru
nnin
g an
enu
mer
atio
n in
the
case
of t
radi
tiona
l ful
l or t
arge
ted
enum
erat
ions
, or (
b) th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer
runn
ing
an e
num
erat
ion,
in c
ases
whe
re it
is
mor
e ef
ficie
nt to
con
duct
it c
entra
lly.
The
wor
ding
in p
ropo
sed
sect
ion
23(2
) is
borro
wed
from
the
exist
ing
sect
ion
38.
32.
25(1
) Eac
h re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
e di
rect
ions
of t
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r ap
poin
t, as
an
enum
erat
or fo
r eac
h su
bdiv
ision
in
the
elec
tora
l divi
sion.
(2
) The
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
may
, with
the
appr
oval
of
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r, ap
poin
t a 2
nd
enum
erat
or fo
r sub
divis
ion
if th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er
cons
ider
s it
nece
ssar
y fo
r the
com
plet
ion
of th
e en
umer
atio
n of
the
secu
rity
of th
e en
umer
ator
.
25 <
DELE
TE>
26
<DE
LETE
>
27 <
DELE
TE>
In p
lace
of t
his
very
pre
scrip
tive
proc
ess,
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r will
enac
t a s
et o
f rul
es fo
r en
umer
atio
n. T
hose
rule
s w
ill in
clude
the
occu
patio
nal h
ealth
and
saf
ety
cont
ent (
not
wor
king
alon
e, e
nsur
ing
peop
le k
now
whe
n an
d w
here
they
are
goi
ng),
iden
tifica
tion
docu
men
ts,
etc.
to b
ette
r ens
ure
staf
f saf
ety.
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epea
led
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s10.
(4
) Whe
n 2
enum
erat
ors
are
appo
inte
d fo
r a
subd
ivisio
n, th
ey s
hall
(a
) act
join
tly a
nd n
ot in
divi
dual
ly in
eac
h st
ep
of th
e pr
epar
atio
n of
the
list o
f ele
ctor
s,
(b) b
oth
sign
any
docu
men
t tha
t is
requ
ired
to
be s
igne
d by
an
enum
erat
or in
resp
ect o
f an
enum
erat
ion,
and
(c
) rep
ort i
mm
edia
tely
to th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er
for t
he e
lect
oral
divi
sion
the
fact
s an
d de
tails
of
any
disa
gree
men
t bet
wee
n th
em.
(5) T
he re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
decid
e an
y m
atte
r un
der d
isagr
eem
ent r
efer
red
to th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er u
nder
sub
sect
ion
(4)(
c) a
nd im
med
iate
ly co
mm
unica
te th
at d
ecisi
on to
the
enum
erat
ors.
(6
) A q
ualif
ied
enum
erat
or m
ay, a
t the
disc
retio
n of
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
, be
appo
inte
d as
an
enum
erat
or fo
r mor
e th
an o
ne s
ubdi
visio
n.
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The
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sha
ll pr
ovid
e al
l ne
cess
ary
form
s an
d m
ater
ials,
inclu
ding
id
entif
icatio
n do
cum
ents
, to
each
enu
mer
ator
in
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
’s el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n.
27(1
) If a
n en
umer
ator
is u
nabl
e or
unw
illing
to
act o
r neg
lect
s th
e en
umer
ator
’s du
ties,
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
may
app
oint
ano
ther
en
umer
ator
in th
e en
umer
ator
’s pl
ace.
(2
) An
enum
erat
or re
plac
ed u
nder
this
sect
ion
shal
l, on
rece
ipt o
f a w
ritte
n re
ques
t sig
ned
by
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
, del
iver o
r give
up
to th
e en
umer
ator
’s su
cces
sor o
r any
oth
er a
utho
rized
pe
rson
the
enum
erat
or’s
iden
tifica
tion
docu
men
ts
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Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
and
any
enum
erat
ion
docu
men
ts a
nd w
ritte
n in
form
atio
n th
e en
umer
ator
has
obt
aine
d re
spec
ting
the
enum
erat
ion.
33.
30(2
) Sub
ject
to s
ubse
ctio
n (1
0), e
ach
enum
erat
or s
hall
cont
act,
eith
er in
per
son,
by
tele
phon
e or
by
mai
l, as
dire
cted
by
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
, eac
h as
signe
d re
siden
ce in
the
subd
ivisio
n to
det
erm
ine
whi
ch p
erso
ns re
sidin
g in
the
assig
ned
resid
ence
(a) a
re C
anad
ian
citize
ns,
(b) a
re a
t lea
st 1
8 ye
ars
of a
ge,
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epea
led
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, (d
) are
ord
inar
ily re
siden
t in
the
elec
tora
l di
visio
n an
d su
bdivi
sion
for w
hich
thos
e pe
rson
s ar
e to
hav
e th
eir n
ames
inclu
ded
on
the
list o
f ele
ctor
s,
as o
f a d
ate
dete
rmin
ed b
y th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Of
ficer
, and
sha
ll re
cord
on
the
form
pro
vided
by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r the
info
rmat
ion
refe
rred
to in
sec
tion
13(2
)(a)
to (f
) with
resp
ect
to th
ose
pers
ons.
30(2
) Sub
ject
to s
ubse
ctio
n (1
0), e
ach
enum
erat
or s
hall
cont
act,
as p
er th
e m
eans
di
rect
ed b
y th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Off
icer
or
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
, eac
h as
signe
d re
siden
ce in
the
subd
ivisio
n to
det
erm
ine
whi
ch in
divi
dual
s re
sidin
g in
the
assig
ned
resid
ence
(a) a
re C
anad
ian
citize
ns,
(b) a
re a
t lea
st 1
8 ye
ars
of a
ge,
(c) r
epea
led
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, (d
) are
ord
inar
ily re
siden
t in
the
elec
tora
l di
visio
n an
d su
bdivi
sion
for w
hich
thos
e in
divi
dual
s ar
e to
hav
e th
eir n
ames
inclu
ded
on th
e lis
t of e
lect
ors,
as
of a
dat
e de
term
ined
by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er, a
nd s
hall
reco
rd o
n th
e fo
rm p
rovid
ed b
y th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer t
he in
form
atio
n re
ferre
d to
in s
ectio
n 13
(2)(
a) to
(f) w
ith re
spec
t to
thos
e in
divi
dual
s.
Thes
e pr
opos
ed c
hang
es a
llow
flex
ibilit
y to
mak
e co
ntac
t in
pers
on, b
y te
leph
one
or b
y m
ail,
or
such
oth
er m
eans
as
may
be
dire
cted
by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r.
34.
30(3
) The
enu
mer
ator
sha
ll le
ave
at e
ach
assig
ned
resid
ence
con
tact
ed u
nder
sub
sect
ion
(2) a
not
ice th
at e
lect
or in
form
atio
n re
latin
g to
th
e pe
rson
s liv
ing
in th
at re
siden
ce h
as b
een
colle
cted
.
30(3
) <DE
LETE
>
It is
not n
eces
sary
to le
ave
a pa
per n
otice
afte
r co
llect
ing
info
rmat
ion
in p
erso
n. T
his
proc
ess
was
repl
aced
with
the
whe
re-to
-vot
e ca
rd.
35.
30(4
) An
enum
erat
or is
not
to v
isit o
r con
tact
tre
atm
ent c
entre
s, s
tude
nts’
resid
ence
s op
erat
ed
by a
n ed
ucat
iona
l ins
titut
ion
and
exem
pted
by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r, te
mpo
rary
wor
k ca
mps
, pen
itent
iarie
s, c
orre
ctio
nal i
nstit
utio
ns,
rem
and
cent
res,
det
entio
n ce
ntre
s, e
mer
genc
y sh
elte
rs o
r any
sim
ilar i
nstit
utio
ns u
nles
s th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er o
r the
Chi
ef E
lect
oral
Offi
cer i
s
30(4
) <DE
LETE
>
Rem
oves
the
pres
crip
tive
requ
irem
ents
. The
re
turn
ing
offic
er is
dire
cted
by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er w
here
enu
mer
atio
n is
to o
ccur
.
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rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
of th
e op
inio
n th
at th
ere
are
a su
fficie
nt n
umbe
r of
ele
ctor
s w
ho a
re re
sidin
g in
the
inst
itutio
n.
36.
(6)
Each
enu
mer
ator
, in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith th
e di
rect
ions
of t
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r, sh
all v
isit
ever
y as
signe
d re
siden
ce in
the
enum
erat
or’s
subd
ivisio
n at
leas
t onc
e du
ring
the
enum
erat
ion
perio
d, a
nd if
the
enum
erat
or h
as v
isite
d an
as
signe
d re
siden
ce a
nd fo
und
no re
spon
sible
pe
rson
ther
e, th
e en
umer
ator
sha
ll co
ntac
t the
re
siden
ce o
n at
leas
t 2 m
ore
occa
sions
. (8
) If
an e
num
erat
or h
as v
isite
d an
ass
igne
d re
siden
ce a
nd fo
und
no re
spon
sible
per
son
ther
e,
the
enum
erat
or s
hall
leav
e a
form
pro
vide
d by
th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer a
t the
resid
ence
so
that
any
qua
lifie
d el
ecto
r res
idin
g at
the
resid
ence
may
be
adde
d to
the
list o
f ele
ctor
s.
(9)
Prio
r to
the
date
det
erm
ined
by
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r, a
form
left
unde
r sub
sect
ion
(8)
may
be
retu
rned
as
stat
ed in
the
form
. (1
0) T
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r may
dire
ct a
re
turn
ing
offic
er fo
r an
elec
tora
l divi
sion
that
as
signe
d re
siden
ces
be c
onta
cted
with
in th
at
elec
tora
l divi
sion
by m
eans
oth
er th
an th
ose
refe
rred
to in
sub
sect
ion
(2).
30(6
) <DE
LETE
>
30(8
) <DE
LETE
>
30(9
) <DE
LETE
>
30(1
0) <
DELE
TE>
Rem
oves
the
requ
irem
ent f
or d
oor-t
o-do
or v
isits
to
occ
ur, a
s ot
her m
eans
may
be
utiliz
ed.
37.
30(1
1) N
otw
ithst
andi
ng a
nyth
ing
in th
is se
ctio
n,
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r may
dire
ct a
n en
umer
ator
not
to v
isit a
n as
signe
d re
siden
ce if
, in
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r’s o
pini
on, t
he s
afet
y of
an
enum
erat
or m
ay b
e at
risk
.
30(1
1) N
otw
ithst
andi
ng a
nyth
ing
in th
is
sect
ion,
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r may
dire
ct a
n en
umer
ator
not
to v
isit a
n as
signe
d re
siden
ce if
, in
the
enum
erat
or’s
opi
nion
, the
ir s
afet
y of
an
enum
erat
or m
ay b
e at
risk
.
Enum
erat
ors
are
in a
bet
ter p
ositi
on to
de
term
ine
whe
ther
it is
saf
e to
enu
mer
ate
an
assig
ned
resid
ence
. Thi
s is
cons
isten
t with
Oc
cupa
tiona
l Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
y le
gisla
tion.
38.
31(1
) The
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
for a
n el
ecto
ral
divis
ion
may
, with
the
appr
oval
of t
he C
hief
El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r, de
signa
te a
ny a
rea
of th
e el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n as
a re
mot
e ar
ea.
(2)
An e
lect
or o
rdin
arily
resid
ent i
n a
desig
nate
d re
mot
e ar
ea is
elig
ible
to v
ote
by S
pecia
l Bal
lot.
31(1
) <M
ove
to 5
2.2(
1)>
31
(2) <
Mov
e to
52.
2 (2
)>
31(3
) <DE
LETE
>
31(4
) <M
ove
to 5
2.2(
3)>
The
rem
ote
area
des
igna
tion
is no
long
er
appl
icabl
e fo
r enu
mer
atio
n, a
s th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Of
ficer
or R
etur
ning
Offi
cer w
ill de
term
ine
the
assig
ned
resid
ence
s.
The
rem
ote
area
pro
visio
ns re
late
d to
es
tabl
ishm
ent o
f a v
otin
g lo
catio
n an
d av
aila
bilit
y of
Spe
cial B
allo
t is
mor
e ap
prop
riate
ly lo
cate
d in
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Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
(3) N
otw
ithst
andi
ng s
ectio
n 30
, an
enum
erat
ion
in a
des
igna
ted
rem
ote
area
sha
ll, s
ubje
ct to
(a) t
he re
gula
tions
, and
(b
) any
dire
ctio
ns o
f the
Chi
ef E
lect
oral
Of
ficer
, be
con
duct
ed in
a w
ay th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er
cons
ider
s ap
prop
riate
. (4
) A
desig
nate
d re
mot
e ar
ea is
a p
ollin
g su
bdivi
sion
but n
o po
lling
plac
es m
ay b
e es
tabl
ished
in it
and
no
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
er
or p
oll c
lerk
may
be
appo
inte
d fo
r it.
Part
3 as
it re
late
s to
Ele
ctio
ns, B
y-El
ectio
ns a
nd
Pleb
iscite
s.
39.
32(1
) On
or b
efor
e th
e da
te d
eter
min
ed b
y th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer,
the
enum
erat
or s
hall
subm
it to
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
the
form
s co
mpl
eted
und
er s
ectio
n 30
(2).
(2)
Repe
aled
200
4 c2
3 s1
9.
(3)
With
in 5
day
s af
ter t
he c
ompl
etio
n of
the
enum
erat
ion,
the
enum
erat
or s
hall
(a
) s
ubm
it al
l cop
ies
of th
e fo
rms
com
plet
ed
unde
r sec
tion
30(2
) and
any
form
s re
ceive
d un
der s
ectio
n 30
(9),
and
(b)
ret
urn
all e
num
erat
ion
mat
eria
ls,
inclu
ding
the
enum
erat
or’s
iden
tifica
tion
docu
men
ts, t
o th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er.
32 <
DELE
TE>
No
w c
over
ed in
23(
2).
40.
38(1
) Eac
h re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall,
with
resp
ect t
o th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er’s
elec
tora
l divi
sion,
sub
mit
to th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer n
ot la
ter t
han
the
date
det
erm
ined
by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r,
(a) t
he fo
rms
com
plet
ed u
nder
sec
tion
30(2
) fo
r eac
h po
lling
subd
ivisi
on,
38 <
DELE
TE>
Sect
ion
38(1
) is
now
ach
ieve
d in
pro
pose
d se
ctio
n 23
(2),
whi
ch is
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er’s
gene
ral a
bilit
y to
dire
ct e
num
erat
ion.
Se
ctio
n 38
(2) i
s ac
hiev
ed in
pro
pose
d se
ctio
n 14
.
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rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
(b) o
ne c
opy
of a
map
of t
he e
lect
oral
divi
sion
clear
ly in
dica
ting
the
sequ
entia
lly n
umbe
red
pollin
g su
bdivi
sions
, (c
) all
expe
nse
claim
s,
(d) a
ll un
used
enu
mer
atio
n m
ater
ials,
(e
) all
enum
erat
or id
entif
icatio
n do
cum
ents
, w
ith a
sat
isfac
tory
acc
ount
ing
of a
ny
abse
nces
, and
(f)
info
rmat
ion
to b
e in
clude
d in
the
regi
ster
of
ele
ctor
s pr
epar
ed in
a m
anne
r pre
scrib
ed
by th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer.
(2) T
he re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
revie
w th
e bo
unda
ries
of a
nd th
e nu
mbe
r of e
lect
ors
in e
ach
subd
ivisio
n of
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
’s el
ecto
ral
divis
ion
and,
if th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er c
onsid
ers
it ne
cess
ary,
sha
ll, in
con
sulta
tion
with
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r, re
defin
e an
d, if
nec
essa
ry,
renu
mbe
r the
sub
divi
sions
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith
sect
ion
14 fo
r use
as
pollin
g su
bdivi
sions
in a
ny
elec
tion,
by-
elec
tion,
refe
rend
um o
r ple
bisc
ite.
41.
38.1
(1) N
othi
ng in
this
sect
ion
affe
cts
the
pow
ers
of th
e Lie
uten
ant G
over
nor,
inclu
ding
the
pow
er
to d
issol
ve th
e Le
gisla
ture
, in
Her M
ajes
ty’s
nam
e, w
hen
the
Lieut
enan
t Gov
erno
r see
s fit
. (2
) Sub
ject
to s
ubse
ctio
n (1
), a
gene
ral e
lect
ion
shal
l be
held
with
in th
e 3-
mon
th p
erio
d be
ginn
ing
on M
arch
1 a
nd e
ndin
g on
May
31
in
the
4th
cale
ndar
yea
r fol
low
ing
pollin
g da
y in
the
mos
t rec
ent g
ener
al e
lect
ion.
38.1
(1) N
othi
ng in
this
sect
ion
affe
cts
the
pow
ers
of th
e Lie
uten
ant G
over
nor,
inclu
ding
the
pow
er
to d
issol
ve th
e Le
gisla
ture
, in
Her M
ajes
ty’s
nam
e, w
hen
the
Lieut
enan
t Gov
erno
r see
s fit
. (2
) Sub
ject
to s
ubse
ctio
n (1
), a
gene
ral e
lect
ion
shal
l be
held
on
the
thir
d W
edne
sday
in
Mar
ch, i
n th
e 4t
h ca
lend
ar y
ear f
ollo
win
g el
ectio
n da
y in
the
mos
t rec
ent g
ener
al
elec
tion.
or
(2
) Sub
ject
to s
ubse
ctio
n (1
), a
gene
ral e
lect
ion
shal
l be
held
on
the
thir
d W
edne
sday
in M
ay,
Reco
mm
end
keep
ing
the
over
ride
in s
ectio
n 38
.1(1
) as
ther
e is
cons
titut
iona
l arg
umen
t tha
t le
gisla
tion
cann
ot a
ffect
the
Crow
n pr
erog
ative
. Pr
opos
e a
fixed
ele
ctio
n da
te s
et o
ut in
sec
tion
38.1
(2).
A fi
xed
elec
tion
date
(sub
ject
to th
e Cr
own
prer
ogat
ive) b
ette
r ena
bles
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r and
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
s to
pr
epar
e fo
r and
con
duct
the
elec
tion.
Set
dat
es
wou
ld a
llow
for:
• Ea
rly id
entif
icatio
n of
vot
ing
plac
es,
incr
easin
g ac
cess
ibilit
y fo
r ele
ctor
s.
• Re
ducin
g co
sts
by a
llow
ing
for a
sho
rter
retu
rnin
g of
fice
rent
al p
erio
d.
Recommendations | 135
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
in th
e 4t
h ca
lend
ar y
ear f
ollo
win
g el
ectio
n da
y in
the
mos
t rec
ent g
ener
al e
lect
ion.
• In
crea
sing
the
time
avai
labl
e to
pre
pare
and
di
strib
ute
whe
re-to
-vot
e m
ater
ials,
inclu
ding
ne
wsp
aper
ads
and
mai
l-out
s.
• In
crea
sing
effic
ienc
y of
the
elec
tion
offic
er
recr
uitm
ent p
roce
ss.
• In
crea
sing
avai
labi
lity
of S
pecia
l Bal
lots
for
elec
tors
that
are
not
ava
ilabl
e on
vot
ing
days
. W
ithin
the
curre
nt e
lect
ion
perio
d, th
e id
eal
fixed
-dat
e op
tions
are
with
in th
e th
ird w
eek
of
Mar
ch o
r May
, eith
er o
n a
Tues
day,
Wed
nesd
ay
or T
hurs
day.
For
exa
mpl
e, th
e th
ird W
edne
sday
in
Mar
ch o
r May
. The
se d
ates
take
into
co
nsid
erat
ion
the
impa
cts
of s
tatu
tory
hol
iday
s,
keep
the
retu
rnin
g of
fice
rent
al p
erio
d to
two-
mon
ths,
and
wou
ld a
void
ove
rlap
with
fede
ral o
r m
unici
pal e
lect
ions
. A
fixed
dat
e on
a S
unda
y or
Mon
day
is no
t re
com
men
ded
with
in th
e cu
rrent
28-
day
cale
ndar
bu
t cou
ld b
e ac
com
mod
ated
with
in a
35-
day
cale
ndar
. Thi
s is
requ
ired
for t
he ti
me
betw
een
the
close
of a
dvan
ce v
otin
g an
d op
enin
g of
El
ectio
n Da
y to
be
enou
gh to
gen
erat
e an
d di
strib
ute
votin
g re
cord
s in
cludi
ng a
ll ne
w
decla
ratio
ns a
nd re
cord
s of
ele
ctor
s th
at h
ave
vote
d.
42.
NEW
AD
D:
38.1
(3) E
lect
ion
day
for a
n el
ectio
n un
der
subs
ectio
n (2
) is
a no
n-in
stru
ctio
nal s
choo
l day
.
Not h
avin
g sc
hool
s op
erat
ing
on a
n El
ectio
n Da
y le
ads
to m
ore
scho
ols
bein
g av
aila
ble
to b
e us
ed
as v
otin
g lo
catio
ns, e
limin
ates
the
safe
ty c
once
rn
for t
he s
tude
nts,
redu
ces
conf
licts
with
oth
er
sche
dule
d ev
ents
and
tour
nam
ents
, and
allo
ws
for b
ette
r par
king
for e
lect
ors.
Ex
ampl
e is
in s
ectio
n 30
6 Qu
ebec
Elec
tion
Act:
30
6 Po
lling
day
is a
holid
ay fo
r pup
ils in
eve
ry
scho
ol o
f a sc
hool
boa
rd si
tuat
ed in
an
elect
oral
divis
ion
in w
hich
an
elect
ion
is he
ld.
136 | Recommendations
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
Ever
y ed
ucat
iona
l ins
titut
ion
shall
, on
pollin
g da
y, g
rant
leav
e to
thos
e pu
pils
and
stud
ents
wh
o ar
e ele
ctor
s.
43.
NEW
AD
D:
45.1
(1) T
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r sha
ll ap
poin
t, or
sha
ll pr
ovid
e fo
r the
app
oint
men
t by
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
s of
, all
elec
tion
offic
ers
to p
erfo
rm th
e fu
nctio
ns a
s se
t out
by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er, i
nclu
ding
the
follo
win
g fu
nctio
ns:
(a)
erec
t sig
ns a
nd p
ost b
ulle
tins
at v
otin
g st
atio
ns a
nd v
otin
g pl
aces
; (b
) im
med
iate
ly be
fore
ope
ning
of v
otin
g,
(i) s
how
bal
lot b
oxes
to th
e in
divid
uals
pres
ent s
o th
at th
ey m
ay s
ee th
at it
is
empt
y,
(ii) s
eal t
he b
oxes
so
that
they
can
not b
e op
ened
with
out b
reak
ing
the
seal
, (ii
i) pl
ace
and
mai
ntai
n th
e ba
llot b
oxes
on
a d
esk,
tabl
e, c
ount
er o
r sim
ilar p
lace
so
that
it is
raise
d ab
ove
the
floor
and
co
nsta
ntly
in th
e vie
w o
f all
indi
vidua
ls pr
esen
t; (c
) ke
ep b
allo
t box
es s
eale
d an
d m
aint
ain
the
secu
rity
of b
allo
t box
es;
(d)
mai
ntai
n th
e vo
ting
reco
rd in
the
pres
crib
ed m
anne
r;
(e)
take
oat
hs a
nd d
ecla
ratio
ns a
s re
quire
d un
der t
his
Act,
inclu
ding
und
er s
ectio
n 10
0;
(f)
inst
ruct
, ass
ist a
nd re
spon
d to
que
stio
ns
from
ele
ctor
s;
(g)
assis
t ele
ctor
s w
ho a
re n
ot o
n th
e lis
t of
elec
tors
in th
e co
mpl
etio
n of
a d
ecla
ratio
n re
ferre
d to
in s
ectio
n 10
0;
(h)
mai
ntai
n pe
ace
and
orde
r in
votin
g st
atio
ns, v
otin
g pl
aces
and
on
the
prem
ises
on
whi
ch v
otin
g pl
aces
are
loca
ted;
(i)
ac
t as
just
ice o
f the
pea
ce w
here
ne
cess
ary
unde
r thi
s Ac
t; (j)
pe
rform
cou
nts,
or a
ssist
in c
ount
s, o
f un
used
bal
lots
, dec
lined
bal
lots
, spo
iled
ballo
ts, v
alid
bal
lots
, rej
ecte
d ba
llots
Hist
orica
lly, t
he E
lectio
n Ac
t was
the
user
man
ual
for r
etur
ning
offi
cers
. Th
ere
was
orig
inal
ly no
in
depe
nden
t Chi
ef E
lect
oral
Offi
cer,
and
no
cent
raliz
ed a
dmin
istra
tion.
Muc
h ha
s ch
ange
d an
d en
ablin
g le
gisla
tion
will
be m
uch
mor
e ef
fect
ive
to fu
rther
ing
fairn
ess
and
be m
uch
mor
e ef
ficie
nt a
s w
ell.
The
flexib
ility
is no
t so
muc
h ab
out w
hat i
s be
ing
done
, but
who
is d
oing
it. D
utie
s ar
e th
e sa
me;
th
e co
nten
t is
take
n fro
m s
ectio
ns 4
7.1,
54,
71-
75, 7
5.1,
76-
77, 7
7.1,
78,
90,
94,
95,
100
, 111
, 11
2, 1
18 a
nd 1
24.
Elec
tion
offic
ers
will
still
have
title
s to
del
inea
te
thei
r rol
es, b
ut th
e tit
les
and
role
s w
ill be
as
signe
d as
an
adm
inist
rativ
e fe
atur
e, n
ot a
le
gisla
tive
feat
ure,
to c
over
all
the
requ
ired
dutie
s un
der t
he A
ct a
nd a
ny o
ther
pra
ctica
l du
ties
and
resp
onsib
ilitie
s as
set
by
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r.
Reco
mm
end
keep
ing
appo
intm
ent o
f ret
urni
ng
offic
ers
(sec
tions
9-1
2) a
nd e
lect
ion
clerk
s (s
ectio
ns 4
7-48
) sep
arat
e. T
hese
two
posit
ions
ar
e ap
poin
ted
dire
ctly
by th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Of
ficer
, not
by
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
s. T
his
sepa
ratio
n al
low
s th
e re
quire
men
t for
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
s an
d el
ectio
n cle
rks
to b
e el
ecto
rs.
Note
: kee
p se
ctio
n 77
.2:
77.2
An
y ele
ctio
n of
ficer
who
is a
ppoi
nted
to
carry
out
dut
ies in
an
elect
oral
divis
ion
may
, at
the
requ
est o
f his
or h
er s
uper
visor
, be
requ
ired
to c
arry
out
the
dutie
s of a
ny o
ther
of
ficer
at a
ny p
ollin
g pl
ace
in th
e ele
ctor
al di
visio
n if
that
oth
er e
lectio
n of
ficer
is u
nabl
e to
ca
rry o
ut h
is or
her
own
dut
ies.
Recommendations | 137
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
(i) in
adv
ance
vot
ing,
(ii
) on
elec
tion
day,
(ii
i) in
Spe
cial B
allo
t vot
es, a
nd
(iv) i
n m
obile
vot
es;
(k)
decid
e on
obj
ectio
ns to
bal
lots
mad
e by
in
divid
uals
atte
ndin
g co
unts
; (l)
co
mpl
ete
Stat
emen
ts o
f Vot
e;
(m)
prov
ide
over
all s
uper
visio
n w
here
ther
e ar
e m
ultip
le v
otin
g st
atio
ns in
a v
otin
g pl
ace,
(n
) ad
min
ister
oat
hs u
nder
aut
horit
y gi
ven
to th
em u
nder
sec
tion
4(3.
3);
(o)
appo
int,
in th
e pr
escr
ibed
form
, in
terp
rete
rs to
tran
slate
que
stio
ns a
nd a
nsw
ers
abou
t vot
ing
proc
edur
es fo
r ind
ividu
als
not
conv
ersa
nt in
the
Engl
ish la
ngua
ge;
(p)
dele
gate
dut
ies
to o
ther
ele
ctio
n of
ficer
s as
reas
onab
ly re
quire
d;
(q)
assis
t or a
ct in
pla
ce o
f ano
ther
ele
ctio
n of
ficer
to e
nsur
e th
e du
ties
of th
e ot
her
elec
tion
offic
er a
re p
erfo
rmed
; and
(r
) pe
rform
dut
ies
as re
quire
d un
der t
his
Act
or b
y th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer o
r ret
urni
ng
offic
er, a
s th
e ca
se m
ay b
e.
(2) T
he R
etur
ning
Offi
cer s
hall
ensu
re th
at
elec
tion
offic
ers
are
train
ed s
uffic
ient
ly in
ord
er
to p
erfo
rm th
eir f
unct
ions
und
er th
is Ac
t and
as
set o
ut b
y th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer.
(3) T
he R
etur
ning
Offi
cer s
hall
prov
ide
all
supp
lies
to e
lect
ion
offic
ers
in s
uffic
ient
tim
e to
en
able
eac
h of
them
to a
dequ
atel
y an
d ef
ficie
ntly
carry
out
thei
r dut
ies.
(3) a
nd (4
) are
bor
row
ed fr
om e
xistin
g se
ctio
ns
80 a
nd 8
5.
REPE
AL:
47.1
(AA)
71
-72
(DRO
) 73
-75
(PC)
75
.1 (I
O)
76-7
7 (S
DRO)
77
.1 (R
GO)
78 (i
nter
pret
er)
44.
44(1
) A p
erso
n w
ho is
oth
erw
ise e
ligib
le a
s an
el
ecto
r but
who
doe
s no
t mee
t the
resid
ence
re
quire
men
ts o
f sec
tion
16(c
) and
(d) b
ecau
se
the
pers
on’s
ordi
nary
pla
ce o
f res
iden
ce is
ou
tsid
e Al
berta
for t
he p
urpo
se o
f car
ryin
g ou
t th
e pe
rson
’s fu
nctio
n as
…
44(1
) A p
erso
n w
ho is
oth
erw
ise e
ligib
le a
s an
el
ecto
r but
who
doe
s no
t mee
t the
resid
ence
re
quire
men
ts o
f sec
tion
16(c
) an
d (d
) bec
ause
th
e pe
rson
’s or
dina
ry p
lace
of r
esid
ence
is
outs
ide
Albe
rta fo
r the
pur
pose
of c
arry
ing
out
the
pers
on’s
func
tion
as
…
Rem
ove
the
refe
renc
e to
16(
c), a
s it
has
been
re
peal
ed.
138 | Recommendations
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
45.
46(1
) The
follo
win
g pe
rson
s sh
all n
ot b
e ap
poin
ted
or a
ct a
s re
turn
ing
offic
ers
or e
lect
ion
clerk
s:
(a
) per
sons
who
are
not
ele
ctor
s;
(b) m
embe
rs o
f the
Par
liam
ent o
f Can
ada;
(c
) mem
bers
of t
he L
egisl
ative
Ass
embl
y;
(d) c
ounc
ilors
und
er th
e M
unici
pal
Gove
rnm
ent A
ct;
(e) t
rust
ees
of a
boa
rd o
f a s
choo
l divi
sion
unde
r the
Edu
catio
n Ac
t;
(f) c
andi
date
s;
(g) o
fficia
l age
nts;
(h
) jud
ges
of fe
dera
l or p
rovin
cial c
ourts
;
(i) p
erso
ns w
ho h
ave,
with
in th
e im
med
iate
ly pr
eced
ing
10 y
ears
, bee
n co
nvict
ed o
f an
indi
ctab
le o
ffenc
e w
here
the
pena
lty th
at m
ay
be im
pose
d fo
r tha
t offe
nce
is gr
eate
r tha
n 2
year
s’ im
priso
nmen
t.
(2)
The
pers
ons
liste
d in
cla
uses
(b) t
o (i)
sha
ll no
t be
appo
inte
d or
act
as
an e
lect
ion
offic
er
46(1
) The
follo
win
g pe
rson
s sh
all n
ot b
e ap
poin
ted
or a
ct a
s re
turn
ing
offic
ers
or e
lect
ion
clerk
s:
(a
) per
sons
who
are
not
ele
ctor
s;
(b) m
embe
rs o
f the
Par
liam
ent o
f Can
ada;
(c
) mem
bers
of t
he L
egisl
ative
Ass
embl
y;
(d) <
DELE
TE>
(e
) <DE
LETE
>
(f) c
andi
date
s;
(g) o
fficia
l age
nts;
(h
) jud
ges
of fe
dera
l or p
rovin
cial c
ourts
; (i)
per
sons
who
hav
e, w
ithin
the
imm
edia
tely
prec
edin
g 10
yea
rs, b
een
conv
icted
of a
n in
dict
able
offe
nce
whe
re th
e pe
nalty
that
may
be
impo
sed
for t
hat o
ffenc
e is
grea
ter t
han
2 ye
ars’
impr
isonm
ent.
(2
) Th
e pe
rson
s lis
ted
in c
laus
es (b
) to
(i) s
hall
not b
e ap
poin
ted
or a
ct a
s an
ele
ctio
n of
ficer
Rest
rictin
g m
unici
pal c
ounc
illors
and
sch
ool
boar
d tru
stee
s fro
m w
orki
ng a
s an
ele
ctio
n of
ficer
rule
s ou
t eng
aged
and
kno
wle
dgea
ble
peop
le in
are
as w
here
hiri
ng c
an b
e ch
alle
ngin
g an
d th
ere
is no
obv
ious
con
flict
in a
pro
vinc
ial
gene
ral e
lect
ion.
Also
, in
rura
l mun
icipa
litie
s be
ing
a co
uncil
lor i
s a
part-
time
job
and
shou
ld
not b
e a
barri
er to
wor
king
in a
pro
vinc
ial
elec
tion.
Th
is am
endm
ent i
s co
nsist
ent w
ith th
e qu
alifi
catio
ns fo
r enu
mer
ator
s in
sec
tion
24.
46.
51(3
) A c
andi
date
or t
he c
andi
date
’s of
ficia
l ag
ent m
ay in
spec
t the
list
of e
lect
ors
and
a se
para
te li
st o
f add
ition
s to
or r
evisi
on o
f the
list
of
ele
ctor
s fo
llow
ing
the
com
men
cem
ent o
f the
re
visio
n pe
riod
and
may
requ
est c
opie
s of
the
addi
tions
to th
e lis
t of e
lect
ors.
51(3
) <DE
LETE
>
Th
is se
ctio
n us
es o
utda
ted
lang
uage
and
wou
ld
no lo
nger
be
rele
vant
giv
en th
e pr
opos
ed
chan
ges
to s
ectio
n 18
. Th
ere
is no
long
er a
har
dcop
y lis
t to
“insp
ect”
.
47.
RELO
CATE
D FR
OM 3
1 AD
D:
52.2
(1) T
he re
turn
ing
offic
er fo
r an
elec
tora
l di
visio
n m
ay, w
ith th
e ap
prov
al o
f the
Chi
ef
Elec
tora
l Offi
cer,
desig
nate
any
are
a of
the
elec
tora
l divi
sion
as a
rem
ote
area
.
Relo
cate
d fro
m th
e en
umer
atio
n se
ctio
n, a
s it
appl
ies
to e
lect
ions
, by-
elec
tions
and
ple
bisc
ites.
Recommendations | 139
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
(2)
An e
lect
or o
rdin
arily
resid
ent i
n a
desig
nate
d re
mot
e ar
ea is
elig
ible
to v
ote
by S
pecia
l Bal
lot.
(3)
A de
signa
ted
rem
ote
area
is a
vot
ing
area
bu
t no
votin
g pl
aces
may
be
esta
blish
ed in
it a
nd
no e
lect
ion
offic
ers
may
be
appo
inte
d fo
r it.
48.
59(4
) At a
ny o
ne ti
me,
a p
erso
n is
not e
ligib
le to
be
nom
inat
ed a
s a
cand
idat
e fo
r mor
e th
an o
ne
elec
tora
l divi
sion.
59(4
) At a
ny o
ne ti
me,
a p
erso
n is
not e
ligib
le to
be
nom
inat
ed a
s a
cand
idat
e fo
r mor
e th
an o
ne
elec
tora
l divi
sion
or fo
r m
ore
than
one
re
gist
ered
pol
itica
l par
ty.
To p
rovid
e cla
rity
that
ther
e ca
n be
onl
y:
• On
e EF
CDA
regi
stra
tion.
•
One
nom
inat
ion.
•
One
party
. •
One
nam
e on
bal
lot.
The
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r doe
s no
t reg
ulat
e pu
blic
com
mun
icatio
n of
end
orse
men
t, bu
t the
on
e-to
-one
rela
tions
hip
is ne
cess
ary
for
regu
latio
n un
der t
he E
lectio
n Ac
t and
und
er th
e EF
CDA.
49.
61(1
) A n
omin
atio
n pa
per i
s no
t val
id a
nd s
hall
not b
e ac
cept
ed fo
r filin
g by
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
un
less
the
orig
inal
nom
inat
ion
pape
r is
subm
itted
fo
r filin
g an
d …
(e) i
t is
acco
mpa
nied
with
a d
epos
it of
$50
0,
…
(3
) On
the
filin
g of
a v
alid
nom
inat
ion
pape
r, th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
give
a re
ceip
t in
the
pres
crib
ed fo
rm, w
hich
is p
roof
of r
ecei
pt o
f the
de
posit
and
of t
he fi
ling
of th
e no
min
atio
n pa
per.
(4)
The
depo
sit o
f $50
0 re
ferre
d to
in s
ubse
ctio
n (1
)(e)
may
be
mad
e du
ring
the
time
perio
d re
ferre
d to
in s
ectio
n 59
(1.0
1)(d
) no
twith
stan
ding
sec
tion
9(1.
1) o
f the
Elec
tion
Finan
ces a
nd C
ontri
butio
ns D
isclo
sure
Act
.
61(1
) A n
omin
atio
n pa
per i
s no
t val
id a
nd s
hall
not b
e ac
cept
ed fo
r filin
g by
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
un
less
the
orig
inal
nom
inat
ion
pape
r is
subm
itted
fo
r filin
g an
d …
(e) <
DELE
TE>
(3) O
n th
e fil
ing
of a
val
id n
omin
atio
n pa
per,
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sha
ll gi
ve a
rece
ipt i
n th
e pr
escr
ibed
form
, whi
ch is
pro
of o
f rec
eipt
of t
he
depo
sit a
nd o
f the
filin
g of
the
an a
ccep
ted
nom
inat
ion
pape
r. (4
) <DE
LETE
>
(1)(
e) D
elet
e th
e re
quire
men
t for
a $
500
depo
sit,
as th
is w
ill be
mov
ed u
nder
sec
tion
9(2.
2) o
f the
EF
CDA
and
the
depo
sit w
ill be
hel
d by
Ele
ctio
ns
Albe
rta u
ntil
all r
epor
ting
requ
irem
ents
hav
e be
en m
et.
Cons
eque
ntia
lly, n
o re
ceip
t wou
ld b
e re
quire
d un
der s
ubse
ctio
n (4
), w
hich
cou
ld a
lso b
e de
lete
d.
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rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
50.
62(1
) The
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sha
ll no
t acc
ept a
de
posit
tend
ered
und
er s
ectio
n 61
(1)(
e) u
nles
s it
cons
ists
of
(a
) Ba
nk o
f Can
ada
note
s,
(b)
a ce
rtifie
d ch
eque
, (c
) a
bank
or p
osta
l mon
ey o
rder
, or
(d)
a co
mbi
natio
n of
any
of t
hose
form
s.
(2)
Repe
aled
201
0 c8
s24
. (2
.1)
The
depo
sit re
ceive
d un
der s
ectio
n 61
m
ust b
e re
fund
ed to
the
chie
f fin
ancia
l offi
cer o
f th
e ca
ndid
ate
if th
e re
quire
d re
turn
is fi
led
with
in
the
time
perio
d re
ferre
d to
in s
ectio
n 43
(2) o
f th
e El
ectio
n Fin
ance
s and
Con
tribu
tions
Di
sclo
sure
Act
. (3
) If
a ca
ndid
ate
dies
afte
r bei
ng n
omin
ated
an
d pr
ior t
o th
e clo
sing
of th
e po
lling
plac
es o
n po
lling
day,
the
depo
sit s
hall
be re
fund
ed to
the
cand
idat
e’s
chie
f fin
ancia
l offi
cer.
(4)
A de
posit
that
is n
ot re
fund
ed u
nder
this
sect
ion
shal
l be
trans
mitt
ed to
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er fo
r dep
osit
to th
e Ge
nera
l Rev
enue
Fun
d.
62 <
DELE
TE>
Th
e ca
ndid
ate
depo
sit is
pro
pose
d to
be
relo
cate
d to
sec
tion
9(2.
2) o
f the
EFC
DA.
51.
65(1
) At a
ny ti
me
afte
r the
filin
g of
the
cand
idat
e’s
nom
inat
ion
pape
r but
not
late
r tha
n 48
hou
rs b
efor
e th
e op
enin
g of
the
polls
on
pollin
g da
y, th
e ca
ndid
ate
may
with
draw
by
filin
g w
ith th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er a
dec
lara
tion
to th
at
effe
ct s
igne
d by
the
cand
idat
e an
d ha
ving
the
cand
idat
e’s
signa
ture
witn
esse
d.
65(1
) At a
ny ti
me
afte
r the
filin
g of
the
cand
idat
e’s
nom
inat
ion
pape
r but
not
late
r tha
n 48
hou
rs b
efor
e th
e op
enin
g of
vot
ing
for t
he
first
day
of a
dvan
ce v
otin
g, th
e ca
ndid
ate
may
with
draw
by
filin
g w
ith th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er
a de
clara
tion
to th
at e
ffect
with
an
orig
inal
si
gnat
ure
by th
e ca
ndid
ate
and
havin
g th
e ca
ndid
ate’
s sig
natu
re w
itnes
sed.
Curre
ntly
, 1(1
)(w
) “po
lling
day
(elec
tion
day)
” m
eans
the
day
fixed
for v
otin
g at
an
elect
ion;
Th
e cu
rrent
ver
sion
wor
ked
whe
n th
ere
was
a
singl
e vo
ting
day.
To
day,
48
hour
s or
mor
e be
fore
“ele
ctio
n da
y”
can
be in
the
mid
dle
of a
dvan
ce v
otin
g, w
hich
is
not c
onsis
tent
for a
with
draw
al.
This
may
not
be
adeq
uate
ly fi
xed
by 9
8(4)
:
Recommendations | 141
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
98(4
) The
pro
visio
ns re
spec
ting
the
cond
uct
of a
n ele
ctio
n on
pol
ling
day
and
relat
ed
mat
ters
app
ly, w
ith a
ll ne
cess
ary
mod
ifica
tions
, to
the
hold
ing
of a
n ad
vanc
e po
ll.
Addi
ng th
e re
quire
men
t for
an
orig
inal
sig
natu
re
to w
ithdr
aw a
s a
cand
idat
e re
cogn
izes
that
w
ithdr
awal
has
a s
igni
fican
t im
pact
.
52.
67(1
.1) T
he re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
send
the
depo
sits
rece
ived
unde
r sec
tion
61 to
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r.
<DEL
ETE>
Th
e ca
ndid
ate
depo
sit is
pro
pose
d to
be
relo
cate
d to
sec
tion
9(2.
2) o
f the
EFC
DA.
53.
79(1
) Eac
h ca
ndid
ate
may
app
oint
in th
e pr
escr
ibed
form
not
mor
e th
an 4
ele
ctor
s as
sc
rutin
eers
(a) t
o re
pres
ent t
he c
andi
date
at e
ach
pollin
g st
atio
n,
(b) t
o be
pre
sent
at t
he p
lace
to w
hich
the
ballo
t box
is b
roug
ht u
nder
sec
tion
96(1
.1),
(c) t
o ob
serv
e th
e el
ectio
n pr
oced
ures
on
the
cand
idat
e’s
beha
lf, a
nd
(d) t
o be
pre
sent
at t
he re
gist
ratio
n of
ficer
’s st
atio
n w
hile
an
elec
tor i
s co
mpl
etin
g a
decla
ratio
n un
der s
ectio
n 95
.
79(1
) Sub
ject
to s
ubse
ctio
n (1
.1),
eac
h ca
ndid
ate
may
app
oint
in th
e pr
escr
ibed
form
no
t mor
e th
an 4
ele
ctor
s as
scr
utin
eers
(a) t
o re
pres
ent t
he c
andi
date
at e
ach
votin
g st
atio
n,
(b) t
o be
pre
sent
at t
he p
lace
to w
hich
the
ballo
t box
is b
roug
ht u
nder
sec
tion
96(1
.1),
(c) t
o ob
serv
e th
e el
ectio
n pr
oced
ures
on
the
cand
idat
e’s
beha
lf, a
nd
(d) t
o be
pre
sent
at t
he re
gist
ratio
n of
ficer
’s st
atio
n w
hile
an
elec
tor i
s co
mpl
etin
g a
decla
ratio
n un
der s
ectio
n 10
0.
ADD
: (1
.1) F
or th
e pu
rpos
es o
f sub
sect
ion
(1):
(a
) on
ly on
e sc
rutin
eer f
or a
can
dida
te m
ay
be p
rese
nt a
t a v
otin
g st
atio
n or
the
regi
stra
tion
stat
ion
at a
ny o
ne p
oint
in ti
me;
(b
) ea
ch c
andi
date
may
hav
e 4
scru
tinee
rs
for e
lect
ion
day,
and
4 s
crut
inee
rs fo
r eac
h ad
vanc
e vo
ting
day
This
sect
ion
has
been
inte
rpre
ted
in v
ario
us
way
s.
The
idea
is to
hav
e on
ly on
e sc
rutin
eer f
or a
ca
ndid
ate
pres
ent a
t a v
otin
g st
atio
n at
any
one
tim
e. T
he re
ason
is to
avo
id o
verw
helm
ing
the
votin
g st
atio
n w
ith s
crut
inee
rs.
Limiti
ng th
e nu
mbe
r of s
crut
inee
rs re
duce
s in
stan
ces
of
disr
uptio
n, in
timid
atio
n an
d di
senf
ranc
hise
men
t in
the
votin
g pr
oces
s.
The
inte
nt o
f the
am
endm
ent i
s to
mak
e cle
ar
that
: •
Ther
e m
ay b
e 1
scru
tinee
r per
can
dida
te a
t a
regi
stra
tion
desk
, and
1 a
t all
votin
g st
atio
ns –
this
com
es fr
om s
. 92(
1)(f)
and
(f.
1).
• A
cand
idat
e m
ay a
ppoi
nt 4
scr
utin
eers
per
vo
ting
stat
ion,
but
onl
y 1
can
be th
ere
at
any
give
n tim
e.
• A
cand
idat
e m
ay re
appo
int t
he in
divid
ual
for a
noth
er d
ay o
r ano
ther
vot
ing
stat
ion.
•
A ca
ndid
ate
may
hav
e 4
scru
tinee
rs p
er
votin
g st
atio
n fo
r eac
h da
y of
vot
ing.
Thi
s is
a ch
ange
from
the
curre
nt le
gisla
tion,
as
5 da
ys o
f adv
ance
vot
ing
are
a sin
gle
even
t fo
r the
app
oint
men
t of s
crut
inee
rs, r
athe
r th
an c
onsid
ered
5 s
epar
ate
days
.
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t Pro
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on
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osed
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ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
54.
79 (5
) A s
crut
inee
r sha
ll co
mpl
y w
ith th
e co
de o
f co
nduc
t, an
d a
scru
tinee
r may
be
rem
oved
from
th
e po
lling
plac
e if
in th
e op
inio
n of
the
supe
rviso
ry d
eput
y re
turn
ing
offic
er o
r dep
uty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
the
scru
tinee
r fai
ls to
com
ply
with
the
code
.
79 (5
) A s
crut
inee
r sha
ll co
mpl
y w
ith th
e co
de o
f co
nduc
t, an
d a
scru
tinee
r may
be
rem
oved
from
th
e vo
ting
plac
e if
in th
e op
inio
n of
an
elec
tion
offic
er th
e sc
rutin
eer f
ails
to c
ompl
y w
ith th
e co
de.
ADD
: (5
.1) I
n th
e ev
ent a
scr
utin
eer i
s re
mov
ed fr
om
the
votin
g pl
ace,
that
scr
utin
eer s
hall
not b
e re
plac
ed, a
nd s
hall
not b
e ap
poin
ted
or a
ct a
s a
scru
tinee
r in
any
elec
tora
l divi
sion.
Chan
ges
prop
osed
for s
ectio
n 79
(5) a
re
term
inol
ogy
upda
tes.
The
inte
ntio
n of
the
prop
osed
add
ition
of (
5.1)
is to
rem
ove
scru
tinee
rs w
ho d
o no
t com
ply
with
the
code
of
cond
uct f
rom
bei
ng re
appo
inte
d at
ano
ther
lo
catio
n.
55.
80 T
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r sha
ll pr
ovid
e al
l su
pplie
s no
t pre
vious
ly d
eliv
ered
to th
e re
turn
ing
offic
ers
in s
uffic
ient
tim
e to
ena
ble
each
of t
hem
to
ade
quat
ely
and
effic
ient
ly c
arry
out
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
’s du
ties.
85
The
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sha
ll pr
ovid
e to
eac
h de
puty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
(a
) a c
opy
of th
e lis
t of e
lect
ors
for t
he d
eput
y re
turn
ing
offic
er’s
parti
cula
r pol
ling
subd
ivisio
n fo
r use
on
pollin
g da
y, a
nd
(b) a
suf
ficie
nt q
uant
ity o
f the
nec
essa
ry
form
s an
d m
ater
ials
to c
ondu
ct th
e po
ll.
80 <
DELE
TE>
85
<DE
LETE
>
Cont
ent r
eloc
ated
to s
ectio
n 45
.1(3
) and
(4).
Also
see
sec
tion
42.
56.
83(2
) Not
with
stan
ding
sub
sect
ion
(1)(
a), a
n ab
brev
iate
d fo
rm o
f the
nam
e of
the
regi
ster
ed
polit
ical p
arty
or r
ecog
niza
ble
initi
als
repr
esen
ting
that
par
ty a
s di
rect
ed b
y th
e le
ader
of t
he
polit
ical p
arty
und
er s
ectio
n 7(
1)(b
) of t
he
Elec
tion
Finan
ces a
nd C
ontri
butio
ns D
isclo
sure
Ac
t may
be
used
.
83(2
) No
twith
stan
ding
sub
sect
ion
(1)(
a), a
n ab
brev
iate
d fo
rm o
f the
nam
e of
the
regi
ster
ed
polit
ical p
arty
or r
ecog
niza
ble
initi
als
repr
esen
ting
that
reg
iste
red
polit
ical
par
ty a
s di
rect
ed b
y th
e le
ader
of t
he r
egis
tere
d po
litica
l par
ty u
nder
se
ctio
n 7(
1)(b
) of t
he E
lectio
n Fin
ance
s an
d Co
ntrib
utio
ns D
isclo
sure
Act
may
be
used
.
For c
onsis
tenc
y in
inte
rpre
tatio
n of
lang
uage
and
de
finiti
ons.
57.
87 W
hen
ther
e is
mor
e th
an o
ne p
ollin
g st
atio
n lo
cate
d in
a p
ollin
g pl
ace
and
no s
uper
viso
ry
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
er h
as b
een
appo
inte
d, th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er m
ay d
esig
nate
a d
eput
y re
turn
ing
offic
er o
f one
of t
he p
ollin
g st
atio
ns to
m
aint
ain
orde
r with
in th
e po
lling
plac
e.
87 W
hen
ther
e is
mor
e th
an o
ne v
otin
g st
atio
n lo
cate
d in
a v
otin
g pl
ace
and
no s
uper
viso
ry
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
er h
as b
een
appo
inte
d, th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er m
ay d
esig
nate
an
ele
ctio
n of
ficer
at
one
of th
e vo
ting
stat
ions
to m
aint
ain
orde
r with
in th
e vo
ting
plac
e.
Chan
ge la
ngua
ge to
refle
ct fl
exib
ility
in e
lect
ion
offic
ers
as p
er p
ropo
sed
sect
ion
45.1
.
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osed
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ised
Pro
visi
on
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nale
58.
88(1
) Sub
ject
to s
ubse
ctio
n (3
), po
lling
plac
es
shal
l be
open
for t
he p
urpo
se o
f vot
ing
durin
g th
e fo
llow
ing
hour
s on
ly:
(a
) a
t an
adva
nce
poll,
from
9 a
.m. t
o 8
p.m
.; (b
) a
t tre
atm
ent c
entre
s an
d su
ppor
tive
livin
g fa
ciliti
es w
here
mob
ile p
olls
are
held
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith s
ectio
n 12
0, d
urin
g th
e ho
urs
fixed
by
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
; (b
.1)
at a
spe
cial m
obile
pol
l hel
d in
ac
cord
ance
with
sec
tion
125.
1, d
urin
g th
e ho
urs
fixed
by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r; (c
) a
t the
takin
g of
the
poll
on p
ollin
g da
y,
from
9 a
.m. t
o 8
p.m
.
88(1
) Sub
ject
to s
ubse
ctio
n (3
), vo
ting
plac
es
shal
l be
open
for t
he p
urpo
se o
f vot
ing
durin
g th
e fo
llow
ing
hour
s on
ly:
(a
) a
t an
adva
nce
vote
, bet
wee
n 9
a.m
. an
d 8
p.m
.; (b
) a
t tre
atm
ent c
entr
es a
nd s
uppo
rtiv
e liv
ing
faci
litie
s w
here
mob
ile v
otes
are
hel
d in
acc
orda
nce
with
sec
tion
120,
dur
ing
the
hour
s fix
ed b
y th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er;
(b.1
) <
DELE
TE>
(c
) a
t the
takin
g of
the
vote
on
elec
tion
da
y, b
etw
een
9 a.
m. a
nd 8
p.m
.
To a
llow
for f
lexib
ility
in a
dvan
ce v
otin
g ho
urs,
th
roug
h th
e co
nsol
idat
ion
of a
dvan
ce a
nd s
pecia
l m
obile
vot
ing
(sec
tion
98).
To
inclu
de e
mer
genc
y sh
elte
rs a
nd c
omm
unity
su
ppor
t cen
tres
in th
e fa
ciliti
es th
at m
ay h
old
a m
obile
vot
e.
59.
Pers
ons
entit
led
to re
mai
n in
pol
ling
plac
e 92
(1) O
nly
the
follo
win
g pe
rson
s m
ay re
mai
n in
a
pollin
g pl
ace
durin
g po
lling
hour
s:
(a) t
he s
uper
viso
ry d
eput
y re
turn
ing
offic
er
and
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
ers;
(a.1
) the
regi
stra
tion
offic
ers;
(b) t
he p
oll c
lerk
s;
(c) t
he re
turn
ing
offic
er o
r ele
ctio
n cle
rk;
(d) t
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r, m
embe
rs o
f the
Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer’s
offi
ce s
taff
desig
nate
d by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r and
visi
ting
offic
ials
from
oth
er e
lect
oral
juris
dict
ions
au
thor
ized
by th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer;
(e) t
he o
fficia
l age
nts
of th
e ca
ndid
ates
;
(f) o
ne s
crut
inee
r per
can
dida
te fo
r eac
h ba
llot b
ox;
Indi
vidu
als
entit
led
to re
mai
n in
vot
ing
plac
e 92
(1) O
nly
the
follo
win
g in
divi
dual
s m
ay
rem
ain
in a
vot
ing
plac
e du
ring
votin
g ho
urs:
(a)
elec
tion
offic
ers
as r
equi
red
by th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Off
icer
to a
dmin
iste
r an
d ov
erse
e th
e vo
ting;
(a.1
) <DE
LETE
>
(b) <
DELE
TE>
(c) <
DELE
TE>
(d) t
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r, m
embe
rs o
f the
Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer’s
offi
ce s
taff
desig
nate
d by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r and
visi
ting
offic
ials
from
oth
er e
lect
oral
juris
dict
ions
au
thor
ized
by th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer;
(e)
<DE
LETE
>
(f)
one
scr
utin
eer p
er c
andi
date
for e
ach
votin
g st
atio
n;
Curre
ntly
, offi
cial a
gent
s ha
ve s
pecia
l sta
tus
to
rem
ain
at a
vot
ing
plac
e as
long
as
they
like
. Ho
wev
er, o
fficia
l age
nts
are
akin
to s
tand
-ins
for
cand
idat
es th
roug
hout
this
Act.
Offi
cial a
gent
s sh
ould
be
on th
e sa
me
stat
us a
s a
cand
idat
e.
Ther
e is
no re
ason
to le
t the
offi
cial a
gent
s re
mai
n th
ere
all d
ay.
A
prac
tical
alte
rnat
ive is
that
a c
andi
date
may
ap
poin
t the
offi
cial a
gent
as
a sc
rutin
eer.
In th
at
even
t, th
e of
ficia
l age
nt m
ay re
mai
n, b
ut w
ill be
su
bjec
t to
the
code
of c
ondu
ct fo
r scr
utin
eers
, an
d th
e of
ficia
l age
nt w
ill ta
ke th
e oa
th o
f se
crec
y –
see
sect
ion
93(1
).
(a.1
) thr
ough
(c) a
nd (g
) now
inclu
ded
in th
e de
finiti
on o
f “el
ectio
n of
ficer
”. P
ropo
sal f
or (j
) is
to e
nabl
e IT
sup
port
and
vend
or s
uppo
rt to
be
pres
ent a
s ne
eded
and
as
auth
orize
d by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r.
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one
scr
utin
eer p
er c
andi
date
at e
ach
regi
stra
tion
offic
er’s
stat
ion;
(g) t
he in
terp
rete
rs;
(h) p
eace
offi
cers
app
oint
ed u
nder
the
Peac
e Of
ficer
Act
;
(i) t
he in
form
atio
n of
ficer
s;
(j) o
ther
ele
ctio
n of
ficer
s au
thor
ized
by th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer.
92
(2) N
othi
ng in
this
Act r
estri
cts
a ca
ndid
ate
from
brie
fly v
isitin
g a
pollin
g pl
ace
durin
g po
lling
hour
s.
(f.1)
one
scr
utin
eer p
er c
andi
date
at e
ach
regi
stra
tion
offic
er’s
stat
ion;
(g)
<DE
LETE
>
(h)
pea
ce o
ffice
rs a
ppoi
nted
und
er th
e Pe
ace
Offic
er A
ct;
(i)
<DEL
ETE>
(j)
othe
r pe
rson
s au
thor
ized
by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffic
er.
92(2
) Not
hing
in th
is Ac
t res
trict
s a
cand
idat
e or
a
cand
idat
e’s
offic
ial a
gent
from
brie
fly
visiti
ng a
vot
ing
plac
e du
ring
votin
g ho
urs.
60.
95(1
) An
elec
tor w
ho is
oth
erw
ise e
ligib
le to
vot
e bu
t who
se n
ame
does
not
app
ear o
n th
e lis
t of
elec
tors
for t
he p
ollin
g su
bdivi
sion
in w
hich
the
elec
tor i
s or
dina
rily
resid
ent m
ay v
ote
if
(a
) th
e el
ecto
r pro
duce
s to
the
regi
stra
tion
offic
er o
r dep
uty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
the
follo
win
g pr
oof o
f his
or h
er id
entit
y an
d cu
rrent
resid
ence
: (i)
one
pie
ce o
f ide
ntifi
catio
n iss
ued
by a
Ca
nadi
an g
over
nmen
t, w
heth
er fe
dera
l, pr
ovin
cial o
r loc
al, o
r an
agen
cy o
f tha
t go
vern
men
t, th
at c
onta
ins
a ph
otog
raph
of
the
elec
tor a
nd h
is or
her
nam
e an
d cu
rrent
add
ress
, or
(ii) 2
pie
ces
of id
entif
icatio
n au
thor
ized
by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r eac
h of
whi
ch
esta
blish
the
elec
tor’s
nam
e an
d at
leas
t on
e of
whi
ch e
stab
lishe
s th
e el
ecto
r’s
curre
nt a
ddre
ss, a
nd
(b)
the
elec
tor s
igns
a d
ecla
ratio
n be
fore
th
e re
gist
ratio
n of
ficer
or d
eput
y re
turn
ing
offic
er s
tatin
g th
at th
e el
ecto
r (i)
qu
alifi
es a
s an
ele
ctor
, and
95 <
DELE
TE>
Co
mbi
ned
into
pro
pose
d se
ctio
n 10
0 be
low
.
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(ii) o
rdin
arily
resid
es in
that
pol
ling
subd
ivisio
n.
(2)
An e
lect
or m
ay in
stea
d pr
ove
his
or h
er
iden
tity
and
resid
ence
by
signi
ng a
dec
lara
tion
if he
or s
he is
acc
ompa
nied
by
an e
lect
or w
hose
na
me
appe
ars
on th
e lis
t of e
lect
ors
for t
he s
ame
pollin
g su
bdivi
sion
and
that
ele
ctor
(a
) pro
vides
to th
e re
gist
ratio
n of
ficer
or
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
er th
e pi
ece
or p
iece
s of
id
entif
icatio
n re
ferre
d to
in s
ubse
ctio
n (1
)(a)
, an
d
(b) v
ouch
es fo
r him
or h
er b
y sig
ning
a
decla
ratio
n
(3)
The
regi
stra
tion
offic
er o
r dep
uty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sha
ll in
dica
te o
n th
e de
clara
tion
refe
rred
to in
sub
sect
ions
(1) a
nd (2
) the
nat
ure
of th
e id
entif
icatio
n ac
cept
ed.
(4)
An e
lect
or w
ho h
as b
een
vouc
hed
for a
t an
elec
tion
may
not
vou
ch fo
r ano
ther
ele
ctor
at
that
ele
ctio
n.
(4.1
) Scr
utin
eers
may
not
vou
ch fo
r an
elec
tor.
(5
) Th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer s
hall
publ
ish e
ach
year
, and
with
in 3
day
s af
ter t
he is
sue
of a
writ
, in
a m
anne
r tha
t he
or s
he c
onsid
ers
appr
opria
te, a
not
ice s
ettin
g ou
t the
type
s of
id
entif
icatio
n th
at a
re a
utho
rized
for t
he p
urpo
se
of s
ubse
ctio
n (1
)(a)
(ii).
(6
) Th
e de
puty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sha
ll, a
fter
rece
iving
a s
igne
d de
clara
tion
unde
r sub
sect
ion
(1)(
b) o
r (2)
, ent
er th
e el
ecto
r’s n
ame
and
addr
ess
on th
e lis
t of e
lect
ors
and
ente
r in
the
poll
book
in th
e ap
prop
riate
col
umn
a ch
eck
mar
k or
oth
er a
nnot
atio
n in
dica
ting
that
the
vote
r sig
ned
a de
clara
tion
or w
as v
ouch
ed fo
r, as
th
e ca
se m
ay b
e.
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61.
96(1
) The
dep
uty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
, at t
he
requ
est o
f a v
oter
who
is u
nabl
e to
vot
e in
the
usua
l man
ner,
shal
l
(a)
ass
ist th
e vo
ter b
y m
arkin
g th
e vo
ter’s
ba
llot i
n th
e m
anne
r dire
cted
by
the
vote
r in
the
pres
ence
of t
he p
oll c
lerk
, and
(b
) i
f req
uest
ed b
y th
e vo
ter,
plac
e th
e ba
llot s
o m
arke
d in
the
ballo
t box
. (1
.1)
Whe
re a
vot
er is
una
ble
to a
cces
s a
pollin
g pl
ace
beca
use
of th
e vo
ter’s
phy
sical
disa
bilit
y,
the
poll
clerk
, and
the
othe
r ele
ctio
n of
ficer
s th
e de
puty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
con
sider
s ne
cess
ary,
sh
all b
ring
the
ballo
t box
to s
ome
othe
r pla
ce o
n th
e sit
e on
whi
ch th
e po
lling
plac
e is
loca
ted.
(1
.2)
Befo
re b
ringi
ng th
e ba
llot b
ox to
som
e ot
her p
lace
und
er s
ubse
ctio
n (1
.1),
the
poll
clerk
sh
all a
dvise
the
scru
tinee
rs a
t the
pol
ling
plac
e.
(2)
Repe
aled
200
4 c2
3 s4
9.
(3)
The
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
er, i
n th
e ca
se o
f a
vote
r ref
erre
d to
in s
ubse
ctio
n (1
), sh
all
(a
) i
f the
vot
er is
acc
ompa
nied
by
a fri
end,
(i)
per
mit
the
frien
d to
acc
ompa
ny th
e vo
ter i
nto
a po
lling
boot
h to
mar
k th
e vo
ter’s
bal
lot,
and
(ii)
if r
eque
sted
by
the
vote
r or t
he
frien
d, p
lace
the
ballo
t in
the
ballo
t box
, or
(b
) i
f the
vot
er is
not
acc
ompa
nied
by
a fri
end
or d
oes
not w
ish to
be
assis
ted
by th
e de
puty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
,
96(1
) An
elec
tion
offic
er, a
t the
requ
est o
f a
vote
r who
is u
nabl
e to
vot
e in
the
usua
l man
ner,
shal
l
(a)
ass
ist th
e vo
ter b
y m
arkin
g th
e vo
ter’s
ba
llot i
n th
e m
anne
r dire
cted
by
the
vote
r in
the
pres
ence
of a
sec
ond
elec
tion
offic
er,
and
(b)
if r
eque
sted
by
the
vote
r, pl
ace
the
ballo
t so
mar
ked
in th
e ba
llot b
ox.
(1.1
) Whe
re a
vot
er is
una
ble
to a
cces
s a
votin
g pl
ace
beca
use
of th
e vo
ter’s
phy
sical
disa
bilit
y,
at le
ast t
wo
elec
tion
offic
ers,
sha
ll br
ing
the
ballo
t box
to s
ome
othe
r pla
ce o
n th
e sit
e on
w
hich
the
votin
g pl
ace
is lo
cate
d.
(1.2
) Bef
ore
brin
ging
the
ballo
t box
to s
ome
othe
r pla
ce u
nder
sub
sect
ion
(1.1
), an
ele
ctio
n of
ficer
sha
ll ad
vise
the
scru
tinee
rs a
t the
vot
ing
plac
e.
(2)
Repe
aled
200
4 c2
3 s4
9.
(3)
An e
lect
ion
offic
er, i
n th
e ca
se o
f a v
oter
re
ferre
d to
in s
ubse
ctio
n (1
), sh
all
(a
) i
f the
vot
er is
acc
ompa
nied
by
a fri
end,
(i)
per
mit
the
frien
d to
acc
ompa
ny th
e vo
ter i
nto
a vo
ting
boot
h to
mar
k th
e vo
ter’s
bal
lot,
and
(ii)
if r
eque
sted
by
the
vote
r or t
he
frien
d, p
lace
the
ballo
t in
the
ballo
t box
, or
(b)
if t
he v
oter
is n
ot a
ccom
pani
ed b
y a
frien
d or
doe
s no
t wish
to b
e as
siste
d by
the
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
er,
A vo
ter w
ho re
quire
s as
sista
nce
to re
ad o
r mar
k th
e ba
llot s
houl
d no
t hav
e to
take
an
Oath
co
nfirm
ing
thei
r ina
bilit
y. U
pon
verb
al re
ques
t to
the
elec
tion
offic
er, t
he s
ervic
e sh
ould
be
avai
labl
e. C
ompl
etin
g an
Oat
h of
Inab
ility
to
Read
or M
ark
the
Ballo
t req
uire
s th
e vo
ter t
o sig
n th
e fo
rm, w
hich
is in
cons
isten
t with
thei
r ca
pacit
y.
The
frien
d of
the
vote
r sho
uld
cont
inue
to s
ign
an O
ath
befo
re p
rovid
ing
assis
tanc
e to
the
vote
r, en
surin
g th
at th
ey w
ill m
ark
the
ballo
t as
dire
cted
by
the
vote
r and
mai
ntai
n th
e se
crec
y of
th
e ba
llot.
Recommendations | 147
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
(i)
pro
vide
the
vote
r with
a V
oter
Te
mpl
ate
in th
e pr
escr
ibed
form
, and
(ii
) i
nstru
ct th
e vo
ter i
n its
use
. (4
) A
vote
r ref
erre
d to
in s
ubse
ctio
n (1
) and
the
frien
d of
suc
h a
vote
r, if
assis
ting
the
vote
r to
vote
, sha
ll bo
th ta
ke th
e pr
escr
ibed
oat
h be
fore
vo
ting.
(5
) W
hen
a ba
llot h
as b
een
mar
ked
purs
uant
to
this
sect
ion,
the
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
er o
r pol
l cle
rk s
hall
ente
r in
the
poll
book
opp
osite
the
nam
e of
the
vote
r and
in th
e ap
prop
riate
col
umn
eith
er “v
oter
ass
istan
ce” o
r “te
mpl
ate”
, as
the
case
may
be.
(i)
pro
vide
the
vote
r with
a V
oter
Te
mpl
ate
in th
e pr
escr
ibed
form
, and
(ii
) i
nstru
ct th
e vo
ter i
n its
use
. (4
) A
vote
r ref
erre
d to
in s
ubse
ctio
n (1
) an
d th
e fri
end
of s
uch
a vo
ter,
if as
sistin
g th
e vo
ter t
o vo
te, s
hall
both
take
the
pres
crib
ed
oath
bef
ore
assi
stin
g th
e vo
ter r
efer
red
to in
su
bsec
tion
(1)
to v
ote.
(5
) W
hen
a ba
llot h
as b
een
mar
ked
purs
uant
to
this
sect
ion,
an
elec
tion
offic
er s
hall
ente
r in
the
votin
g re
cord
opp
osite
the
nam
e of
the
vote
r and
in th
e ap
prop
riate
col
umn
eith
er “v
oter
as
sista
nce”
or “
tem
plat
e”, a
s th
e ca
se m
ay b
e.
62.
97 T
he re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
prov
ide
one
copy
of
the
list o
f ele
ctor
s fo
r all
assig
ned
pollin
g su
bdivi
sions
in th
e el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n fo
r use
by
the
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
er a
t the
adv
ance
pol
l.
REPL
ACE
WIT
H:
97 T
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r sha
ll pr
ovid
e a
copy
of t
he li
st o
f ele
ctor
s fo
r use
at t
he a
dvan
ce
vote
by
elec
tion
offic
ers.
For v
ote-
anyw
here
adv
ance
vot
ing,
the
list i
s el
ectro
nic
with
the
entir
e vo
ting
list f
or th
e w
hole
pr
ovin
ce o
f Alb
erta
ava
ilabl
e to
the
elec
tion
offic
ers
taki
ng th
e vo
tes.
63.
98(1
) The
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sha
ll es
tabl
ish a
t lea
st
one
and
no m
ore
than
4 p
ollin
g pl
aces
to e
nabl
e el
ecto
rs to
vot
e in
adv
ance
at a
n el
ectio
n.
(1.1
) Not
with
stan
ding
sub
sect
ion
(1),
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r may
requ
ire a
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
to
est
ablis
h m
ore
than
4 p
ollin
g pl
aces
if th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer c
onsid
ers
it ne
cess
ary.
98(1
) <DE
LETE
>
(1.1
) Not
with
stan
ding
sub
sect
ion
(1),
the
Retu
rnin
g O
ffic
er s
hall,
in c
onsu
ltatio
n w
ith th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer e
stab
lish
votin
g pl
aces
to
enab
le e
lect
ors
to v
ote
in a
dvan
ce
at a
n el
ectio
n.
The
inte
nt o
f thi
s ch
ange
is to
ena
ble
flexib
ility
in
the
num
ber o
f adv
ance
vot
ing
plac
es a
nd
max
imize
the
use
of v
ote
anyw
here
adv
ance
vo
ting.
64.
98(2
) The
Chi
ef E
lect
oral
Offi
cer s
hall
ensu
re
that
the
dist
ance
that
an
elec
tor w
ould
hav
e to
tra
vel t
o at
tend
at a
n ad
vanc
e po
ll is
no g
reat
er
than
100
km
, unl
ess
the
cost
to d
o so
in a
ny
parti
cula
r situ
atio
n w
ould
be
unre
ason
able
in th
e cir
cum
stan
ces.
(3
) The
pol
ling
plac
es fo
r adv
ance
pol
ling
shal
l be
ope
n fro
m 9
a.m
. to
8 p.
m. o
n ea
ch o
f the
Tu
esda
y, W
edne
sday
, Thu
rsda
y, F
riday
and
Sa
turd
ay o
f the
full
wee
k pr
eced
ing
pollin
g da
y.
98(2
) The
Chi
ef E
lect
oral
Offi
cer s
hall
ensu
re
that
the
dist
ance
that
an
elec
tor w
ould
hav
e to
tra
vel t
o at
tend
at a
n ad
vanc
e vo
ting
pla
ce is
no
gre
ater
than
100
km
, unl
ess
the
cost
to d
o so
in
any
par
ticul
ar s
ituat
ion
wou
ld b
e un
reas
onab
le
in th
e cir
cum
stan
ces.
98
(3) <
DELE
TE>
AD
D:
98(3
.1) A
t lea
st o
ne a
dvan
ce v
otin
g pl
ace
for
each
ele
ctor
al d
ivisio
n sh
all b
e op
en b
etw
een
9
The
purp
ose
is to
com
bine
the
feat
ures
of t
he
adva
nce
votin
g an
d sp
ecia
l mob
ile v
otin
g to
cr
eate
one
cat
egor
y of
adv
ance
vot
ing
with
fle
xibilit
y. E
very
ele
ctor
al d
ivisi
on w
ill co
ntin
ue to
ha
ve a
t lea
st o
ne a
dvan
ce v
otin
g lo
catio
n, w
ith a
lo
catio
n es
tabl
ished
not
mor
e th
an 1
00
kilom
eter
s fro
m e
ach
elec
tor.
Th
e ad
ditio
nal f
lexib
ility
will
allo
w fo
r add
ition
al
adva
nce
votin
g lo
catio
ns to
be
esta
blish
ed th
at
coul
d ru
n fo
r one
, tw
o, th
ree,
or f
our d
ays
or to
al
low
for a
ltern
ate
hour
s. T
his
allo
ws
for v
otin
g
148 | Recommendations
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
(4)
The
prov
ision
s re
spec
ting
the
cond
uct o
f an
elec
tion
on p
ollin
g da
y an
d re
late
d m
atte
rs a
pply,
w
ith a
ll ne
cess
ary
mod
ifica
tions
, to
the
hold
ing
of
an a
dvan
ce p
oll.
(5)
Afte
r the
ope
ning
of a
pol
ling
plac
e fo
r an
adva
nce
poll
the
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
take
all
reas
onab
le p
reca
utio
ns to
ens
ure
that
no
othe
r per
son
exce
pt th
e po
ll cle
rk h
as a
cces
s to
th
e ba
llot b
ox.
(6)
Each
day
at t
he c
lose
of t
he p
ollin
g pl
ace
for
an a
dvan
ce p
oll t
he b
allo
t box
(a)
sha
ll be
sea
led
by th
e de
puty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
and
pol
l cle
rk, a
nd
(b)
may
be
seal
ed b
y an
y ca
ndid
ate,
offi
cial
agen
t or s
crut
inee
r so
desir
ing,
so
that
it c
anno
t be
open
ed a
nd n
o ba
llots
can
be
dep
osite
d w
ithou
t bre
akin
g th
ose
seal
s.
(6.1
) If e
lect
roni
c do
cum
ents
are
use
d fo
r the
pu
rpos
es o
f an
adva
nce
poll,
eac
h da
y af
ter t
he
close
of a
pol
ling
plac
e fo
r an
adva
nce
poll,
a
copy
of a
reco
rd o
f ele
ctor
s w
ho v
oted
that
day
sh
all b
e m
ade
in p
rinte
d an
d el
ectro
nic
form
. (6
.2) A
cop
y of
the
reco
rd re
ferre
d to
und
er
subs
ectio
n (6
.1) s
hall
be p
rovid
ed to
regi
ster
ed
polit
ical p
artie
s or
regi
ster
ed c
andi
date
s on
re
ques
t. (6
.3) T
he re
cord
refe
rred
to in
sub
sect
ion
(6.1
) sh
all i
nclu
de e
ach
elec
tor’s
ele
ctor
al d
ivisio
n,
pollin
g su
bdivi
sion
num
ber a
nd s
eque
nce
num
ber
assig
ned
to th
e el
ecto
r by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al
Offic
e or
an
elec
tion
offic
er a
nd a
ny o
ther
in
form
atio
n th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer c
onsid
ers
appr
opria
te.
a.m
. and
8 p
.m. o
n ea
ch o
f the
Tue
sday
, W
edne
sday
, Thu
rsda
y, F
riday
and
Sat
urda
y of
th
e fu
ll w
eek
prec
edin
g el
ectio
n da
y.
(3.2
) A re
turn
ing
offic
er, i
n co
nsul
tatio
n w
ith th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer,
shal
l est
ablis
h ad
ditio
nal
adva
nce
votin
g pl
aces
, dee
med
nec
essa
ry b
y th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer.
(3
.3) A
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
who
has
est
ablis
hed
addi
tiona
l adv
ance
vot
ing
plac
es in
acc
orda
nce
with
(3.2
), sh
all,
in c
onsu
ltatio
n w
ith th
e Ch
ief
Elec
tora
l Offi
cer
(a
) fix
the
hour
s on
any
one
or m
ore
days
fix
ed fo
r adv
ance
vot
ing
whe
n th
e ad
vanc
e vo
ting
plac
e w
ill op
erat
e;
(b) e
nsur
e th
e fa
cility
mee
ts s
afet
y, s
ecur
ity
and
othe
r sta
ndar
ds e
stab
lishe
d by
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r for
vot
ing
plac
es;
(3.4
) Whe
re a
n ad
vanc
e vo
ting
plac
e is
esta
blish
ed, a
ny e
lect
or m
ay a
ttend
to v
ote
and
be p
rovid
ed w
ith th
e ba
llot f
or th
e el
ecto
ral
divis
ion
of th
eir o
rdin
ary
resid
ence
, unl
ess
dete
rmin
ed o
ther
wise
by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er, i
n w
hich
cas
e th
e ad
vanc
e vo
ting
loca
tion
will
be e
stab
lishe
d on
ly fo
r the
ele
ctor
s in
the
elec
tora
l div
ision
in w
hich
it is
loca
ted.
(4
) Th
e pr
ovisi
ons
resp
ectin
g th
e co
nduc
t of a
n el
ectio
n on
Ele
ctio
n da
y an
d re
late
d m
atte
rs
appl
y, w
ith a
ll ne
cess
ary
mod
ifica
tions
, to
the
hold
ing
of a
n ad
vanc
e vo
te.
(5)
Afte
r the
ope
ning
of a
vot
ing
plac
e fo
r an
adva
nce
vote
an
elec
tion
offic
er s
hall
take
all
reas
onab
le p
reca
utio
ns to
ens
ure
that
no
othe
r pe
rson
has
acc
ess
to th
e ba
llot b
ox.
plac
es to
be
esta
blish
ed fo
r sm
all c
omm
uniti
es
and
in fa
ciliti
es th
at a
re n
ot o
pen
for t
he fu
ll ho
urs
of a
dvan
ce v
otin
g.
For e
xam
ple,
five
rura
l com
mun
ities
in a
n el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n co
uld
be p
rovid
ed w
ith a
one
-da
y ad
vanc
e vo
te, r
athe
r tha
n on
e co
mm
unity
ha
ving
the
full
five-
day
adva
nce
vote
. Ne
w s
ectio
ns (3
.2) –
(3.4
) are
take
n fro
m 1
25.1
. Re
gard
ing
the
amen
dmen
t to
(6.3
):
Prov
idin
g th
e un
ique
iden
tifie
r num
ber a
s pa
rt of
th
e lis
t of e
lect
ors
(sec
tion
17) a
llow
s fo
r co
mpa
rison
with
the
orig
inal
list
of e
lect
ors,
whi
le
enab
ling
the
abilit
y fo
r add
ition
s to
the
list t
o be
co
nsol
idat
ed w
ithin
the
elec
tion
day
votin
g re
cord
in a
lpha
betic
al o
rder
.
Recommendations | 149
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
(7)
Seal
ing
mat
eria
l app
lied
to a
bal
lot b
ox s
hall
not b
e br
oken
from
the
time
it is
appl
ied
until
the
close
of t
he p
ollin
g pl
aces
on
pollin
g da
y, e
xcep
t as
may
be
nece
ssar
y at
the
open
ing
of th
e po
lling
plac
e fo
r the
adv
ance
pol
l on
the
Wed
nesd
ay, T
hurs
day,
Frid
ay a
nd S
atur
day
to
perm
it th
e de
posit
of b
allo
ts.
(8)
At th
e clo
se o
f the
pol
ling
plac
e fo
r the
ad
vanc
e po
ll on
the
final
day
the
depu
ty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sha
ll, a
fter t
he s
eal h
as b
een
appl
ied
purs
uant
to s
ubse
ctio
n (6
), ta
ke c
harg
e of
and
saf
ely
keep
the
ballo
t box
unt
il th
e clo
se
of p
olls
on p
ollin
g da
y, w
hen
the
ballo
ts s
hall
be
coun
ted
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith s
ectio
n 11
1.
98(6
) Eac
h da
y at
the
close
of t
he v
otin
g pl
ace
for a
n ad
vanc
e vo
te th
e ba
llot b
ox
(a
) sha
ll be
sea
led
by th
e el
ectio
n of
ficer
, an
d (b
) may
be
seal
ed b
y an
y ca
ndid
ate,
offi
cial
agen
t or s
crut
inee
r so
desir
ing,
so
that
it c
anno
t be
open
ed a
nd n
o ba
llots
can
be
dep
osite
d w
ithou
t bre
akin
g th
ose
seal
s.
(6.1
) If e
lect
roni
c vo
ting
reco
rds
are
used
for
the
purp
oses
of a
n ad
vanc
e vo
te, e
ach
day
afte
r th
e clo
se o
f a v
otin
g pl
ace
for a
n ad
vanc
e vo
te,
a co
py o
f a re
cord
of e
lect
ors
who
vot
ed th
at d
ay
shal
l be
mad
e in
prin
ted
and
elec
troni
c fo
rm.
(6.2
) A c
opy
of th
e re
cord
refe
rred
to u
nder
su
bsec
tion
(6.1
) sha
ll be
pro
vided
to re
gist
ered
po
litica
l par
ties
or re
gist
ered
can
dida
tes
on
requ
est.
(6.3
) The
reco
rd re
ferre
d to
in s
ubse
ctio
n (6
.1)
shal
l inc
lude
eac
h el
ecto
r’s u
niqu
e id
entif
ier
num
ber
assig
ned
to th
e el
ecto
r by
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
or a
n el
ectio
n of
ficer
and
any
ot
her i
nfor
mat
ion
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r co
nsid
ers
appr
opria
te.
(7)
Seal
ing
mat
eria
l app
lied
to a
bal
lot b
ox s
hall
not b
e br
oken
from
the
time
it is
appl
ied
until
the
close
of t
he v
otin
g pl
aces
on
elec
tion
day,
ex
cept
as
may
be
nece
ssar
y at
the
open
ing
of
the
adva
nce
votin
g pl
ace
for t
he a
dvan
ce p
oll
on th
e W
edne
sday
, Thu
rsda
y, F
riday
and
Sa
turd
ay to
per
mit
the
depo
sit o
f bal
lots
. (8
) At
the
close
of t
he v
otin
g pl
ace
for t
he
adva
nce
vote
on
the
final
day
an
elec
tion
offic
er s
hall,
afte
r the
sea
l has
bee
n ap
plie
d pu
rsua
nt to
sub
sect
ion
(6),
take
cha
rge
of a
nd
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safe
ly ke
ep th
e ba
llot b
ox u
ntil
the
close
of
votin
g on
ele
ctio
n da
y, w
hen
the
ballo
ts s
hall
be c
ount
ed in
acc
orda
nce
with
sec
tion
111.
65.
99(1
) Whe
n a
pers
on w
ho is
an
elec
tor a
ttend
s to
vot
e at
the
adva
nce
poll,
the
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
(a)
if t
he p
erso
n’s
nam
e ap
pear
s on
a li
st o
f el
ecto
rs, e
nter
opp
osite
the
nam
e of
that
pe
rson
on
the
list o
f ele
ctor
s in
the
appr
opria
te c
olum
n a
chec
k m
ark
or o
ther
an
nota
tion
indi
catin
g th
at th
e vo
ter v
oted
in
the
adva
nce
poll,
or
(b)
if t
he p
erso
n’s
nam
e do
es n
ot a
ppea
r on
any
list o
f ele
ctor
s,
(i)
requ
ire th
e pe
rson
to c
ompl
y w
ith
sect
ion
95(1
) or (
2), a
nd
(ii)
ent
er th
e pe
rson
’s na
me
and
addr
ess
on th
e lis
t of e
lect
ors
and
ente
r in
the
appr
opria
te c
olum
n in
the
poll
book
a
chec
k m
ark
or o
ther
ann
otat
ion
indi
catin
g th
at th
e vo
ter s
igne
d a
decla
ratio
n in
ac
cord
ance
with
sec
tion
95(1
) or s
igne
d a
decla
ratio
n an
d w
as v
ouch
ed fo
r in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith s
ectio
n 95
(2),
and
vote
d in
the
adva
nce
poll.
(2)
The
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
prov
ide
to
each
ele
ctor
reco
rded
in th
e po
ll bo
ok a
pr
efol
ded
ballo
t con
tain
ing
the
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
er’s
initi
als
in th
e pr
escr
ibed
pla
ce o
n its
ba
ck s
o th
at w
hen
the
ballo
t is
fold
ed th
e in
itial
s ca
n be
see
n w
ithou
t unf
oldi
ng it
.
99 <
DELE
TE>
The
proc
edur
e an
d re
quire
men
ts fo
r vot
ing
are
repl
aced
by
100.
1 –
100.
5.
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osed
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ised
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visi
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66.
NEW
AD
D:
Adva
nce
Votin
g
99.1
An
elec
tor a
t an
adva
nce
votin
g pl
ace
may
on
ly vo
te fo
r a c
andi
date
list
ed o
n th
e ba
llot f
or
the
elec
tora
l divi
sion
whe
re th
e el
ecto
r is
ordi
naril
y re
siden
t.
Need
to re
tain
the
abilit
y fo
r ele
ctor
s to
vot
e at
an
y ad
vanc
e vo
ting
loca
tion.
Mov
ed fr
om 1
25.2
.
67.
100(
1) E
ach
elec
tor w
ho p
rese
nts
him
self
or
hers
elf t
o vo
te o
n po
lling
day
shal
l give
his
or h
er
nam
e an
d ad
dres
s to
the
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
er
and
if
(a) t
he n
ame
of th
at e
lect
or a
ppea
rs o
n th
e lis
t of e
lect
ors
for t
he p
ollin
g su
bdivi
sion,
or
(b) t
he e
lect
or c
ompl
ies
with
sec
tion
95(1
) or
(2),
th
e po
ll cle
rk s
hall
strik
e th
e el
ecto
r’s n
ame
off
the
list o
f ele
ctor
s an
d en
ter t
he n
ame
and
addr
ess
in th
e po
ll bo
ok if
it is
not
alre
ady
ther
e,
and
for e
ach
nam
e so
reco
rded
the
poll
clerk
sh
all e
nter
a n
umbe
r in
cons
ecut
ive s
eque
nce
oppo
site
it.
(2)
The
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
prov
ide
to
each
ele
ctor
reco
rded
in th
e po
ll bo
ok a
pr
efol
ded
ballo
t
(a)
con
tain
ing
the
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
er’s
initi
als
in th
e pr
escr
ibed
pla
ce o
n its
bac
k so
th
at w
hen
the
ballo
t is
fold
ed th
e in
itial
s ca
n be
see
n w
ithou
t unf
oldi
ng it
, and
(b
) t
hat h
as a
cou
nter
foil
atta
ched
to it
on
the
back
of w
hich
the
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
er
has
inse
rted
a nu
mbe
r cor
resp
ondi
ng to
the
num
ber r
ecor
ded
next
to th
e el
ecto
r’s n
ame
in
the
poll
book
.
REPL
ACE
WIT
H:
100(
1) A
n el
ecto
r who
pre
sent
s hi
mse
lf or
her
self
to v
ote
on a
n ad
vanc
e vo
ting
day
or e
lect
ion
day
may
vot
e at
a v
otin
g st
atio
n if
the
elec
tor
com
plie
s w
ith s
ectio
n 10
0.1,
100
.2, 1
00.3
, 100
.4
or 1
00.5
.
(2) F
or th
e pu
rpos
es o
f sec
tions
100
.1, 1
00.2
, 10
0.3,
100
.4 a
nd 1
00.5
, “id
entif
icatio
n” m
eans
(a)
one
piec
e of
iden
tifica
tion
issue
d by
a
Cana
dian
gov
ernm
ent,
whe
ther
fede
ral,
prov
incia
l or l
ocal
, or a
n ag
ency
of t
hat
gove
rnm
ent,
that
con
tain
s a
phot
ogra
ph o
f th
e el
ecto
r and
the
elec
tor’s
nam
e an
d cu
rrent
add
ress
, or
(b)
2 pi
eces
of i
dent
ifica
tion
auth
orize
d by
th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer e
ach
of w
hich
es
tabl
ish th
e el
ecto
r’s n
ame
and
at le
ast o
ne
of w
hich
est
ablis
hes
the
elec
tor’s
cur
rent
ad
dres
s.
(3)
The
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r sha
ll pu
blish
eac
h ye
ar, a
nd w
ithin
3 d
ays
afte
r the
issu
e of
a w
rit,
in a
man
ner t
hat h
e or
she
con
sider
s ap
prop
riate
, a n
otice
set
ting
out t
he ty
pes
of
iden
tifica
tion
that
are
pre
scrib
ed f
or th
e pu
rpos
e of
sec
tion
(2)(
b).
(4) T
he li
st o
f ele
ctor
s m
ay b
e co
ntai
ned
with
in
the
votin
g re
cord
.
Conf
irmat
ion
of id
entit
y an
d ad
dres
s w
ill no
w b
e re
quire
d fro
m e
very
one.
Thi
s is
cons
isten
t with
m
unici
pal a
nd fe
dera
l ele
ctio
n le
gisla
tion.
Co
mbi
ning
cur
rent
sec
tions
95
and
100
unde
r a
singl
e se
t of p
rovi
sions
sim
plifi
es a
nd s
tream
lines
id
entif
icatio
n an
d vo
uchi
ng p
roce
sses
. Th
e pu
rpos
e is
twof
old:
(1) f
acilit
ate
the
vote
by
mak
ing
it cle
ar to
eve
ryon
e w
hat e
lect
ors
need
in
orde
r to
vote
; and
(2) p
rote
ct th
e in
tegr
ity o
f the
sy
stem
. Se
ctio
n 10
0 is
over
arch
ing,
acc
ompa
nied
by
5 po
ssib
ilitie
s de
pend
ing
on th
e el
ecto
r’s n
ame
bein
g on
the
list o
f ele
ctor
s, o
r not
; and
de
pend
ing
on th
e el
ecto
r pro
vidin
g th
e pr
escr
ibed
iden
tifica
tion,
or n
ot; a
nd d
epen
ding
on
the
elec
tor’s
iden
tifica
tion
mat
chin
g th
e in
form
atio
n in
the
list,
or n
ot:
• se
ctio
n 10
0.1
is w
hen
the
elec
tor’s
nam
e is
on th
e lis
t and
the
elec
tor’s
iden
tifica
tion
mat
ches
the
info
rmat
ion
on th
e lis
t. •
sect
ion
100.
2 is
whe
n th
e el
ecto
r’s n
ame
is on
the
list b
ut th
e el
ecto
r’s id
entif
icatio
n do
es n
ot m
atch
the
info
rmat
ion
on th
e lis
t (fo
r exa
mpl
e, th
e lis
t has
the
corre
ct
addr
ess
but t
he d
river
’s lic
ence
has
not
be
en u
pdat
ed).
• se
ctio
n 10
0.3
is w
hen
the
elec
tor’s
nam
e is
on th
e lis
t, bu
t the
ele
ctor
doe
s no
t pro
vide
the
pres
crib
ed id
entif
icatio
n.
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• se
ctio
n 10
0.4
is w
hen
the
elec
tor’s
nam
e is
not o
n th
e lis
t, bu
t the
ele
ctor
pro
vides
pr
escr
ibed
iden
tifica
tion.
•
sect
ion
100.
5 is
whe
n th
e el
ecto
r’s n
ame
is no
t on
the
list,
and
the
elec
tor d
oes
not
prov
ide
pres
crib
ed id
entif
icatio
n.
Ot
her j
urisd
ictio
ns re
quiri
ng p
roof
(or v
ouch
ing)
of
bot
h id
entit
y an
d re
siden
ce, e
ven
if th
e el
ecto
r is
in th
e re
gist
er, i
nclu
de:
• Ca
nada
•
Briti
sh C
olum
bia
• Sa
skat
chew
an
• M
anito
ba
• Qu
ebec
•
Onta
rio
• Pr
ince
Edw
ard
Isla
nd
• No
va S
cotia
•
North
wes
t Ter
ritor
ies
(4
) Add
ed to
pro
vide
cer
tain
ty th
at th
e lis
t of
elec
tors
is o
ne c
ompo
nent
of t
he v
otin
g re
cord
an
d do
es n
ot n
eed
to b
e a
sepa
rate
doc
umen
t or
reco
rd.
If th
is re
com
men
datio
n is
not a
ccep
ted,
the
refe
renc
e to
“cou
nter
foil”
in 1
00(2
)(b)
nee
ds to
be
del
eted
.
68.
NEW
AD
D:
100.
1 W
here
(a) t
he n
ame
of th
e el
ecto
r app
ears
in th
e vo
ting
reco
rd fo
r the
vot
ing
area
,
(b) t
he e
lect
or p
rovi
des
iden
tifica
tion,
and
(c) t
he n
ame
and
addr
ess
on th
e id
entif
icatio
n m
atch
the
nam
e an
d ad
dres
s in
the
votin
g re
cord
for t
he v
otin
g ar
ea,
100.
1 fo
r whe
n:
Nam
e on
list
? Ye
s.
Iden
tifica
tion?
Yes
. Id
entif
icatio
n m
atch
es?
Yes.
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the
elec
tion
offic
er re
spon
sible
for t
he v
otin
g re
cord
sha
ll gi
ve th
e el
ecto
r a b
allo
t and
mar
k th
e el
ecto
r as
vote
d in
the
votin
g re
cord
.
69.
NEW
AD
D:
100.
2(1)
Whe
re
(a) t
he n
ame
of th
e el
ecto
r app
ears
in th
e vo
ting
reco
rd fo
r the
vot
ing
area
,
(b) t
he e
lect
or p
rovi
des
iden
tifica
tion,
(c) t
he a
ddre
ss o
n th
e id
entif
icatio
n do
es n
ot
mat
ch th
e ad
dres
s in
the
votin
g re
cord
for t
he
votin
g ar
ea, a
nd
(d) t
he e
lect
or c
onfir
ms
his
or h
er id
entit
y an
d cu
rrent
phy
sical
add
ress
by
signi
ng a
de
clara
tion,
the
elec
tion
offic
er re
spon
sible
for t
he v
otin
g re
cord
sha
ll
(a)
add
the
elec
tor’s
nam
e an
d ad
dres
s to
the
votin
g da
y de
clara
tions
sec
tion
of th
e vo
ting
reco
rd,
(b)
ente
r in
the
votin
g re
cord
that
the
vote
r sig
ned
a de
clara
tion,
(c)
ente
r a n
umbe
r in
cons
ecut
ive s
eque
nce
oppo
site
the
elec
tor’s
nam
e,
(d) g
ive th
e el
ecto
r a b
allo
t, an
d (e
) mar
k th
e el
ecto
r as
vote
d in
the
votin
g re
cord
.
(2)
The
elec
tion
offic
er ta
king
the
decla
ratio
n in
su
bsec
tion
(1)(
d) s
hall
indi
cate
on
the
decla
ratio
n th
e na
ture
of t
he id
entif
icatio
n ac
cept
ed.
100.
2 is
for w
hen:
Na
me
on li
st?
Yes.
Id
entif
icatio
n? Y
es.
Iden
tifica
tion
mat
ches
? No
. Th
en:
Elec
tor c
onfir
ms
iden
tity
and
addr
ess
by
decla
ratio
n.
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NEW
AD
D:
100.
3(1)
Whe
re:
(a) t
he n
ame
of th
e el
ecto
r app
ears
in th
e vo
ting
reco
rd fo
r the
vot
ing
area
,
(b) t
he e
lect
or d
oes
not p
rovid
e id
entif
icatio
n,
(c) t
he e
lect
or is
acc
ompa
nied
by
anot
her
elec
tor w
hose
nam
e ap
pear
s in
the
votin
g re
cord
for t
he s
ame
votin
g ar
ea a
nd th
at o
ther
el
ecto
r
i. p
rovid
es h
is or
her
ow
n id
entif
icatio
n to
an
ele
ctio
n of
ficer
, and
ii. s
ubje
ct to
sub
sect
ions
(4) a
nd (5
), vo
uche
s fo
r the
ele
ctor
by
signi
ng a
de
clara
tion,
and
(d)
the
elec
tor c
onfir
ms
his
or h
er id
entit
y an
d cu
rrent
resid
ence
by
signi
ng a
dec
lara
tion,
the
elec
tion
offic
er re
spon
sible
for t
he v
otin
g re
cord
sha
ll gi
ve th
e el
ecto
r a b
allo
t and
mar
k th
e el
ecto
r as
vote
d in
the
votin
g re
cord
.
(2)
The
elec
tion
offic
er ta
king
the
decla
ratio
n in
su
bsec
tion
(1)(
c) s
hall
indi
cate
on
the
decla
ratio
n th
e na
ture
of t
he id
entif
icatio
n ac
cept
ed.
(3)
Afte
r rec
eivi
ng s
igne
d de
clara
tions
mad
e un
der s
ubse
ctio
n (1
)(c)
and
(1)(
d), a
n el
ectio
n of
ficer
sha
ll en
ter i
n th
e vo
ting
that
the
vote
r sig
ned
a de
clara
tion
and
was
vou
ched
for.
(4)
An e
lect
or w
ho h
as b
een
vouc
hed
for a
t an
elec
tion
may
not
vou
ch fo
r ano
ther
ele
ctor
at
that
ele
ctio
n.
(5)
Scru
tinee
rs m
ay n
ot v
ouch
for a
n el
ecto
r.
100.
3 is
for w
hen:
Na
me
on li
st?
Yes.
Id
entif
icatio
n? N
o.
Then
: El
ecto
r con
firm
s id
entit
y an
d ad
dres
s by
de
clara
tion,
and
is v
ouch
ed fo
r by
anot
her
elec
tor i
n th
e vo
ting
reco
rd fo
r the
sam
e vo
ting
area
who
doe
s ha
ve id
entif
icatio
n.
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rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
71.
NEW
AD
D:
100.
4(1)
Whe
re:
(a)
the
nam
e of
the
elec
tor d
oes
not a
ppea
r in
the
votin
g re
cord
for t
he v
otin
g ar
ea in
w
hich
the
elec
tor i
s or
dina
rily
resid
ent,
(b)
the
elec
tor p
rovid
es id
entif
icatio
n to
co
nfirm
his
or h
er id
entit
y an
d cu
rrent
phy
sical
ad
dres
s, a
nd
(c
) the
ele
ctor
sig
ns a
dec
lara
tion
befo
re a
n el
ectio
n of
ficer
sta
ting
that
the
elec
tor
i. q
ualif
ies
as a
n el
ecto
r, an
d
ii. o
rdin
arily
resid
es in
that
vot
ing
area
,
the
elec
tion
offic
er re
spon
sible
for t
he v
otin
g re
cord
sha
ll
(a)
add
the
elec
tor’s
nam
e an
d ad
dres
s to
the
votin
g da
y de
clara
tions
sec
tion
of th
e vo
ting
reco
rd,
(b)
ente
r in
the
votin
g re
cord
that
the
vote
r sig
ned
a de
clara
tion,
(c
) en
ter a
num
ber i
n co
nsec
utive
seq
uenc
e op
posit
e th
e el
ecto
r’s n
ame,
(d
) give
the
elec
tor a
bal
lot,
and
(e) m
ark
the
elec
tor a
s vo
ted
in th
e vo
ting
reco
rd.
(2)
The
elec
tion
offic
er ta
king
the
decla
ratio
n in
su
bsec
tion
(1)(
c) s
hall
indi
cate
on
the
decla
ratio
n th
e na
ture
of t
he id
entif
icatio
n ac
cept
ed.
100.
4 is
for w
hen:
Na
me
on li
st?
No.
Iden
tifica
tion?
Yes
. Th
en:
Elec
tor c
onfir
ms
iden
tity
and
addr
ess
by
iden
tifica
tion,
and
com
plet
es a
dec
lara
tion
to b
e ad
ded
to th
e vo
ting
reco
rd a
t the
ir cu
rrent
ad
dres
s.
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Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
72.
NEW
AD
D:
100.
5(1)
Whe
re:
(a) t
he n
ame
of th
e el
ecto
r doe
s no
t app
ear i
n th
e vo
ting
reco
rd fo
r the
vot
ing
area
in w
hich
th
e el
ecto
r is
ordi
naril
y re
siden
t,
(b) t
he e
lect
or d
oes
not p
rovid
e id
entif
icatio
n,
(c) t
he e
lect
or is
acc
ompa
nied
by
anot
her
elec
tor w
hose
nam
e ap
pear
s on
the
list o
f el
ecto
rs fo
r the
sam
e vo
ting
area
and
that
ot
her e
lect
or
i. pr
ovid
es h
is or
her
ow
n id
entif
icatio
n to
an
ele
ctio
n of
ficer
, and
ii. s
ubje
ct to
sub
sect
ions
(3) a
nd (4
), vo
uche
s fo
r the
ele
ctor
by
signi
ng a
de
clara
tion,
and
(d) t
he e
lect
or c
onfir
ms
his
or h
er id
entit
y an
d cu
rrent
resid
ence
by
signi
ng a
dec
lara
tion,
the
elec
tion
offic
er re
spon
sible
for t
he v
otin
g re
cord
sha
ll:
(a)
add
the
elec
tor’s
nam
e an
d ad
dres
s to
the
votin
g da
y de
clara
tions
sec
tion
of th
e vo
ting
reco
rd,
(b)
ente
r in
the
votin
g re
cord
that
the
vote
r w
as v
ouch
ed fo
r and
sig
ned
a de
clara
tion,
(c)
ente
r a n
umbe
r in
cons
ecut
ive s
eque
nce
oppo
site
the
elec
tor’s
nam
e,
(d) g
ive th
e el
ecto
r a b
allo
t, an
d (e
) mar
k th
e el
ecto
r as
vote
d in
the
votin
g re
cord
.
(2)
The
elec
tion
offic
er ta
king
the
decla
ratio
n in
su
bsec
tion
(1)(
c)(ii
) sha
ll in
dica
te o
n th
e
100.
5 is
for w
hen:
Na
me
on li
st?
No.
Iden
tifica
tion?
No.
Th
en:
Elec
tor i
s vo
uche
d fo
r by
anot
her e
lect
or in
the
votin
g re
cord
for t
he s
ame
votin
g ar
ea w
ho d
oes
have
iden
tifica
tion.
The
ele
ctor
then
com
plet
es a
de
clara
tion
to b
e ad
ded
to th
e vo
ting
reco
rd a
t th
eir c
urre
nt a
ddre
ss.
Recommendations | 157
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
decla
ratio
n th
e na
ture
of t
he id
entif
icatio
n ac
cept
ed.
(3)
An e
lect
or w
ho h
as b
een
vouc
hed
for a
t an
elec
tion
may
not
vou
ch fo
r ano
ther
ele
ctor
at
that
ele
ctio
n.
(4)
Scru
tinee
rs m
ay n
ot v
ouch
for a
n el
ecto
r.
73.
103
Im
med
iate
ly af
ter a
vot
er’s
ballo
t is
depo
sited
in th
e ba
llot b
ox th
e po
ll cle
rk s
hall
ente
r in
the
poll
book
opp
osite
the
nam
e of
the
vote
r and
in th
e ap
prop
riate
col
umn
a ch
eck
mar
k or
oth
er a
nnot
atio
n in
dica
ting
that
the
vote
r has
vot
ed.
103
<DE
LETE
>
Inco
rpor
ated
in 1
00.1
– 1
00.5
. If
reco
mm
enda
tion
is no
t acc
epte
d, th
e vo
ter
need
s to
be
mar
ked
as v
oted
in th
e vo
ting
reco
rd
at th
e tim
e th
e ba
llot i
s iss
ued
to th
e el
ecto
r. No
co
unte
rfoil
to c
onfir
m th
e el
ecto
r whe
n re
turn
ing
from
the
votin
g bo
oth.
74.
104(
1) A
dep
uty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sha
ll ad
min
ister
th
e de
clara
tion
in th
e pr
escr
ibed
form
to a
pe
rson
if
(a
) the
dep
uty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
dou
bts
the
elig
ibilit
y of
that
per
son
to v
ote,
or
(b) t
he d
eput
y re
turn
ing
offic
er is
requ
este
d to
do
so b
y a
cand
idat
e, o
fficia
l age
nt o
r sc
rutin
eer a
nd th
e de
puty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
is
of th
e op
inio
n th
at th
e re
ques
t is
mad
e in
go
od fa
ith.
(2) A
n el
ectio
n of
ficer
, can
dida
te, o
fficia
l age
nt
or s
crut
inee
r who
pre
sent
s hi
mse
lf or
her
self
for
the
purp
ose
of v
otin
g at
the
pollin
g su
bdivi
sion
in
whi
ch th
at p
erso
n or
dina
rily
resid
es m
ay b
e re
quire
d by
a c
andi
date
, offi
cial a
gent
or
scru
tinee
r bef
ore
that
per
son
vote
s to
sig
n th
e de
clara
tion
befo
re th
e de
puty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
or
poll
clerk
loca
ted
at th
at p
ollin
g su
bdivi
sion.
104(
1) A
n el
ecti
on o
ffice
r sha
ll ad
min
ister
the
decla
ratio
n in
the
pres
crib
ed fo
rm to
an
indi
vidu
al if
(a) t
he e
lect
ion
offic
er d
oubt
s th
e el
igib
ility
of
that
indi
vidu
al to
vot
e, o
r (b
) the
ele
ctio
n of
ficer
is re
ques
ted
to d
o so
by
a c
andi
date
, off
icia
l age
nt o
r sc
rutin
eer
and
the
elec
tion
offic
er is
of t
he o
pini
on th
at
the
requ
est i
s m
ade
in g
ood
faith
. (2
) An
elec
tion
offic
er w
ho p
rese
nts
him
self
or
hers
elf f
or th
e pu
rpos
e of
vot
ing
at th
e vo
ting
area
in w
hich
that
indi
vidu
al o
rdin
arily
resid
es
may
be
requ
ired
by a
scr
utin
eer,
befo
re th
at
elec
tion
offic
er v
otes
, to
sign
the
decla
ratio
n be
fore
a d
iffer
ent e
lect
ion
offic
er in
that
vo
ting
area
.
Typi
cally
, it i
s cit
izens
hip
that
is q
uest
ione
d.
Limit
the
requ
est a
bilit
y to
scr
utin
eers
as
they
ar
e th
e on
es w
ith a
utho
rity
to re
mai
n.
Dele
te c
andi
date
s an
d of
ficia
l age
nts
out o
f (1
)(b)
. Scr
utin
eers
are
app
oint
ed b
y ca
ndid
ates
or
offi
cial a
gent
s, ta
ke a
n oa
th a
nd a
re g
over
ned
by a
cod
e of
con
duct
. Offi
cial a
gent
s or
ca
ndid
ates
may
be
scru
tinee
rs.
(2) A
men
d to
add
ress
onl
y th
e sit
uatio
n w
here
an
ele
ctio
n of
ficer
is n
ot p
resid
ing
over
his
or h
er
own
decla
ratio
n. N
o ne
ed to
hav
e sp
ecia
l sec
tion
to d
eal w
ith e
lect
ors
who
are
also
can
dida
tes,
of
ficia
l age
nts,
or s
crut
inee
rs.
75.
Proh
ibite
d co
nduc
t dur
ing
pollin
g 10
5(1)
No
pers
on m
ay
Proh
ibite
d co
nduc
t dur
ing
votin
g 10
5(1)
No
pers
on o
r en
tity
may
(1)(
b) V
otin
g pl
aces
can
be
chur
ches
, sch
ools,
m
alls,
stri
p m
alls,
etc
. Ex
pans
ion
to in
clude
the
parc
el o
f lan
d is
inte
nded
to c
over
sig
nage
, ca
mpa
igni
ng a
nd e
xit p
olls
in th
e pa
rkin
g lo
ts,
etc.
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rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
(a) i
nter
fere
or a
ttem
pt to
inte
rfere
with
a
vote
r who
is a
ttem
ptin
g to
mar
k th
e vo
ter’s
ba
llot,
(b) a
ttem
pt to
obt
ain
any
info
rmat
ion
at a
po
lling
plac
e re
gard
ing
whi
ch c
andi
date
a
vote
r has
vot
ed fo
r, is
votin
g fo
r or i
s ab
out t
o vo
te fo
r, or
(c
) pre
vent
or a
ttem
pt to
pre
vent
a p
erso
n fro
m e
xerc
ising
the
pers
on’s
right
to v
ote.
(2) N
o pe
rson
may
com
mun
icate
any
info
rmat
ion
obta
ined
at a
pol
ling
plac
e re
gard
ing
whi
ch
cand
idat
e a
vote
r has
vot
ed fo
r, is
votin
g fo
r or i
s ab
out t
o vo
te fo
r.
(a) i
nter
fere
or a
ttem
pt to
inte
rfere
with
a
vote
r who
is a
ttem
ptin
g to
mar
k th
e vo
ter’s
ba
llot,
(b) a
ttem
pt to
obt
ain
any
info
rmat
ion
at a
vo
ting
plac
e or
with
in th
e bo
unda
ries
of
the
land
on
whi
ch th
e bu
ildin
g is
loca
ted,
re
gard
ing
whi
ch c
andi
date
a v
oter
has
vot
ed
for,
is vo
ting
for o
r is
abou
t to
vote
for,
or
(c) p
reve
nt o
r atte
mpt
to p
reve
nt a
n in
divi
dual
from
exe
rcisi
ng th
e in
divi
dual
’s
right
to v
ote.
(2) N
o pe
rson
or
entit
y m
ay c
omm
unica
te a
ny
info
rmat
ion
obta
ined
at a
vot
ing
plac
e re
gard
ing
whi
ch c
andi
date
a v
oter
has
vot
ed fo
r, is
votin
g fo
r or i
s ab
out t
o vo
te fo
r.
See
sect
ion
135(
2) a
s ref
eren
ce.
Keep
cur
rent
con
tent
in d
efin
ition
of “
votin
g pl
ace”
: 1(
1)(x
) “v
otin
g pl
ace”
mea
ns a
plac
e wh
ere
one
or m
ore
votin
g st
atio
ns a
re
prov
ided
for t
he p
urpo
se o
f vot
ing
at a
n ele
ctio
n;
76.
107.
1(1)
If a
per
son
retu
rns
the
pers
on’s
ballo
t in
dica
ting
that
the
pers
on d
oes
not w
ish to
mar
k th
e ba
llot,
the
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
imm
edia
tely
writ
e th
e w
ord
“dec
lined
” on
the
ballo
t and
pla
ce it
in th
e re
quire
d en
velo
pe to
be
sent
to th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er.
(2)
A pe
rson
who
retu
rns
a ba
llot u
nder
su
bsec
tion
(1)
(a
) f
orfe
its th
e rig
ht to
vot
e in
the
elec
tion,
an
d (b
) s
hall
forth
with
leav
e th
e po
lling
plac
e.
(3)
If a
pers
on d
eclin
es to
vot
e, th
e po
ll cle
rk
shal
l ann
otat
e th
e po
ll bo
ok a
ccor
ding
ly.
107.
1(1)
If a
per
son
retu
rns
the
pers
on’s
ballo
t in
dica
ting
that
the
pers
on d
oes
not w
ish to
mar
k th
e ba
llot,
the
elec
tion
offic
er s
hall
imm
edia
tely
writ
e th
e w
ord
“dec
lined
” on
the
ballo
t and
pla
ce
it in
the
requ
ired
enve
lope
to b
e se
nt to
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
. (2
) A
pers
on w
ho re
turn
s a
ballo
t und
er
subs
ectio
n (1
)
(a)
for
feits
the
right
to v
ote
in th
e el
ectio
n,
and
(b)
sha
ll fo
rthw
ith le
ave
the
votin
g pl
ace.
(3
) I
f a p
erso
n de
clin
es to
vot
e, th
e po
ll cl
erk
shal
l ann
otat
e th
e po
ll bo
ok
acco
rdin
gly
To e
nsur
e th
e se
crec
y of
the
ballo
t, an
ele
ctor
’s de
cisio
n to
dec
line
the
ballo
t sho
uld
not b
e an
nota
ted
in th
e vo
ting
reco
rd.
The
elec
tor i
s st
ill m
arke
d as
vot
ed in
the
votin
g re
cord
and
is n
ot e
ligib
le fo
r ano
ther
bal
lot.
Th
e nu
mbe
r of d
eclin
ed b
allo
ts w
ill st
ill be
re
porte
d, a
s th
e nu
mbe
r of b
allo
ts in
the
decli
ned
ballo
t env
elop
e w
ill be
cou
nted
at t
he
close
of v
otin
g.
77.
Proc
edur
e on
clo
se o
f pol
l 11
1(1)
Afte
r the
clo
sing
of th
e po
ll, th
e de
puty
re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
imm
edia
tely
coun
t the
nu
mbe
r of s
poile
d an
d de
cline
d ba
llots
and
Proc
edur
e on
clo
se o
f vot
ing
on E
lect
ion
Day
11
1(1)
Afte
r the
clo
se o
f eac
h vo
ting
loca
tion
on E
lect
ion
Day
, at l
east
two
elec
tion
offic
ers
shal
l im
med
iate
ly co
unt t
he n
umbe
r of
spoi
led
and
decli
ned
ballo
ts a
nd re
cord
the
tota
l
Elec
tion
offic
ers
shou
ld s
eal t
he e
nvel
opes
co
ntai
ning
bal
lots
afte
r the
cou
nt is
com
plet
ed
and
the
Stat
emen
t of V
ote
bala
nces
.
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rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
reco
rd th
e to
tal o
n th
e ou
tsid
e of
the
enve
lope
co
ntai
ning
thos
e ba
llots
and
then
sea
l it.
(2) O
n co
mpl
ying
with
sub
sect
ion
(1),
the
depu
ty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sha
ll co
unt
(a
) the
num
ber o
f ele
ctor
s w
hose
nam
es
appe
ar o
n th
e lis
t of e
lect
ors,
and
(b
) the
num
ber o
f vot
ers
reco
rded
in th
e po
ll bo
ok a
s ha
ving
vote
d,
and
shal
l dra
w a
line
imm
edia
tely
unde
r the
last
na
me
in th
e po
ll bo
ok a
nd a
ffix
the
depu
ty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
’s in
itial
s.
(3)
On c
ompl
ying
with
sub
sect
ion
(2),
the
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall,
in th
e pr
esen
ce o
f th
e po
ll cle
rk a
nd th
ose
cand
idat
es, o
fficia
l ag
ents
and
scr
utin
eers
ent
itled
to b
e pr
esen
t, op
en th
e ba
llot b
ox a
nd p
roce
ed w
ith a
cou
nt o
f th
e vo
tes,
usin
g ta
lly s
heet
s.
(4)
The
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
prov
ide
to
the
poll
clerk
and
any
oth
er p
erso
n pr
esen
t who
w
ishes
to k
eep
a ta
lly a
suf
ficie
nt n
umbe
r of t
ally
shee
ts.
on th
e ou
tsid
e of
the
enve
lope
con
tain
ing
thos
e ba
llots
and
then
sea
l it.
(2
) An
ele
ctio
n of
ficer
sha
ll co
unt
(a
) the
num
ber o
f ele
ctor
s w
hose
nam
es
appe
ar o
n th
e lis
t of e
lect
ors,
and
(b
) the
num
ber o
f vot
ers
reco
rded
in th
e vo
ting
reco
rd a
s ha
ving
vot
ed,
and
shal
l dra
w a
line
imm
edia
tely
unde
r the
last
na
me
in th
e vo
ting
reco
rd a
nd a
ffix
the
elec
tion
offic
er’s
initi
als.
(3
) On
com
plyi
ng w
ith s
ubse
ctio
n (1
) an
d (2
), at
leas
t tw
o el
ectio
n of
ficer
s an
d th
ose
cand
idat
es, o
fficia
l age
nts
and
scru
tinee
rs
entit
led
to b
e pr
esen
t, sh
all o
pen
each
bal
lot
box
and
proc
eed
with
a c
ount
of t
he v
otes
, usin
g ta
lly s
heet
s.
(4) T
he e
lect
ion
offic
er s
hall
prov
ide
to a
ny
othe
r per
son
pres
ent w
ho w
ishes
to k
eep
a ta
lly
a su
fficie
nt n
umbe
r of t
ally
shee
ts.
Addi
ng fl
exib
ility
in h
ow th
e un
offic
ial c
ount
is
com
plet
ed to
allo
w fo
r alte
rnat
e st
affin
g m
odel
s to
be
expl
ored
.
78.
111(
5) In
cou
ntin
g th
e vo
tes,
the
depu
ty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sha
ll re
ject
and
pla
ce in
a
reje
cted
bal
lot e
nvel
ope
any
ballo
t tha
t (a
) d
oes
not h
ave
on it
s ba
ck th
e na
me
of
the
elec
tora
l divi
sion
and
year
of t
he e
lect
ion,
(b
) d
oes
not i
ndica
te a
vot
e fo
r any
ca
ndid
ate,
(c
) i
n th
e ca
se o
f a v
ote
by S
pecia
l Bal
lot,
does
not
indi
cate
a v
ote
for a
ny c
andi
date
or
regi
ster
ed p
oliti
cal p
arty
, as
the
case
may
be,
REPL
ACE
WIT
H:
111(
5) A
bal
lot c
ast a
t a v
otin
g st
atio
n sh
all o
nly
be c
ount
ed if
it c
lear
ly in
dica
tes
the
vote
r’s
inte
ntio
n to
vot
e fo
r one
par
ticul
ar c
andi
date
. (5
.1) A
bal
lot c
ast a
s a
Spec
ial B
allo
t sha
ll on
ly be
cou
nted
if it
cle
arly
indi
cate
s th
e vo
ter’s
in
tent
ion
to v
ote
for o
ne p
artic
ular
can
dida
te o
r on
e pa
rticu
lar r
egist
ered
pol
itica
l par
ty.
(5.2
) A b
allo
t sha
ll no
t be
coun
ted
if it
(a)
doe
s no
t hav
e on
its
back
the
nam
e of
th
e el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n an
d ye
ar o
f the
ele
ctio
n,
Prop
osed
cha
nges
are
con
siste
nt w
ith L
ukas
zuk
v Ki
berm
anis,
200
5 AB
CA 2
6.
(5.1
) cod
ifies
the
gene
ral g
uidi
ng p
rincip
le fr
om
Luka
szuk
. Th
e am
ende
d pr
ovisi
on s
till e
xclu
des
out a
ll th
e ab
solu
tes
in (5
.2).
(5.2
)(c)
is a
sub
ject
ive te
st a
nd w
ill no
t hap
pen
ofte
n in
pra
ctice
. Re
mov
ed a
re th
e di
scre
tiona
ry “n
o”s:
the
exist
ing
(5)(
b), (
c), (
d), (
e), (
g), (
i).
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t Pro
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osed
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ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
(d)
con
tain
s vo
tes
for m
ore
than
one
ca
ndid
ate,
(e
) i
n th
e ca
se o
f a v
ote
by S
pecia
l Bal
lot,
cont
ains
vot
es fo
r mor
e th
an o
ne c
andi
date
or
regi
ster
ed p
oliti
cal p
arty
, as
the
case
may
be,
(f)
is s
o m
arke
d th
at it
is u
ncer
tain
for
whi
ch c
andi
date
the
vote
was
cas
t, (g
) i
n th
e ca
se o
f a v
ote
by S
pecia
l Bal
lot,
is so
mar
ked
that
it is
unc
erta
in fo
r whi
ch
cand
idat
e or
regi
ster
ed p
oliti
cal p
arty
, as
the
case
may
be,
the
vote
was
cas
t, (h
) c
onta
ins
a vo
te fo
r a c
andi
date
who
has
w
ithdr
awn,
(h
.1)
in
the
case
of a
Spe
cial B
allo
t, (i)
doe
s no
t hav
e th
e pr
escr
ibed
id
entif
icatio
n do
cum
ent o
r doc
umen
ts
requ
ired
unde
r sec
tion
118(
2)(c
.1)
inclu
ded
in th
e ce
rtific
ate
enve
lope
, or
(ii)
is
treat
ed a
s a
reje
cted
bal
lot u
nder
se
ctio
n 11
8(5)
(b),
(i)
in
the
case
of a
vot
e by
Spe
cial B
allo
t, co
ntai
ns a
vot
e fo
r a c
andi
date
who
has
w
ithdr
awn
or fo
r a re
gist
ered
pol
itica
l par
ty
that
doe
s no
t hav
e a
cand
idat
e fo
r the
el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n, o
r (j)
c
onta
ins
any
writ
ing
or m
ark
enab
ling
the
vote
r to
be re
adily
iden
tifie
d.
(6)
Notw
ithst
andi
ng s
ubse
ctio
n (5
)(a)
to (i
), a
ballo
t sha
ll no
t be
reje
cted
(b)
con
tain
s a
vote
for a
can
dida
te w
ho h
as
with
draw
n,
(c)
con
tain
s an
y w
ritin
g or
mar
k en
ablin
g th
e vo
ter t
o be
read
ily id
entif
ied,
or
(d)
in
the
case
of a
Spe
cial B
allo
t,
(i)
doe
s no
t hav
e th
e pr
escr
ibed
id
entif
icatio
n do
cum
ent o
r doc
umen
ts
requ
ired
unde
r sec
tion
118(
2)(c
.1)
inclu
ded
in th
e ce
rtific
ate
enve
lope
, or
(ii)
is
treat
ed a
s a
reje
cted
bal
lot u
nder
se
ctio
n 11
8(5)
(b)
(6
) An
ele
ctio
n of
ficer
sha
ll no
t dec
line
to c
ount
a
ballo
t sol
ely
for t
he re
ason
of a
ny w
ritin
g,
num
ber o
r mar
k m
ade
or o
mitt
ed b
y th
e el
ectio
n of
ficer
.
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on
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osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
(a)
by
reas
on o
f any
writ
ing,
num
ber o
r m
ark
mad
e or
om
itted
by
the
depu
ty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
, or
(b)
whe
n th
e vo
te, t
houg
h in
corre
ctly
mad
e on
the
ballo
t, cle
arly
indi
cate
s th
e vo
ter’s
in
tent
ion
to v
ote
for o
ne p
artic
ular
can
dida
te.
79.
111(
11) O
nly
the
follo
win
g pe
rson
s m
ay b
e pr
esen
t dur
ing
the
unof
ficia
l cou
nt o
f bal
lots
and
th
en o
nly
if th
ey h
ave
take
n th
e pr
escr
ibed
oat
h of
sec
recy
:
(a) t
he re
turn
ing
offic
er;
(a.1
) rep
eale
d 20
12 c
5 s4
2;
(b) a
ny o
ther
ele
ctio
n of
ficer
aut
horiz
ed b
y th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er;
(c) r
epea
led
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c5
s42;
(d
) the
Chi
ef E
lect
oral
Offi
cer,
mem
bers
of t
he
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r’s o
ffice
sta
ff de
signa
ted
by th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer a
nd v
isitin
g of
ficia
ls fro
m o
ther
ele
ctor
al ju
risdi
ctio
ns
auth
orize
d by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r; (e
) the
can
dida
tes;
(f)
the
offic
ial a
gent
s of
the
cand
idat
es;
(g) o
ne s
crut
inee
r per
can
dida
te fo
r eac
h ba
llot b
ox.
111(
11) O
nly
the
follo
win
g in
divi
dual
s m
ay b
e pr
esen
t dur
ing
the
unof
ficia
l cou
nt o
f bal
lots
and
th
en o
nly
if th
ey h
ave
take
n th
e pr
escr
ibed
oat
h of
sec
recy
and
onl
y if
they
are
pre
sent
in th
e vo
ting
stat
ion
at th
e cl
ose
of th
e vo
te:
(a
) the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
; (a
.1) r
epea
led
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s42;
(b
) any
oth
er e
lect
ion
offic
er a
utho
rized
by
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
; (c
) rep
eale
d 20
12 c
5 s4
2;
(d) t
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r, m
embe
rs o
f the
Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer’s
offi
ce s
taff
desig
nate
d by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r and
visi
ting
offic
ials
from
oth
er e
lect
oral
juris
dict
ions
or
othe
r pe
rson
s au
thor
ized
by th
e Ch
ief
Elec
tora
l Offi
cer;
(e) t
he c
andi
date
s;
(f) th
e of
ficia
l age
nts
of th
e ca
ndid
ates
; (g
) one
scr
utin
eer p
er c
andi
date
for e
ach
coun
ting
team
.
The
prac
tical
real
ity is
that
, afte
r doo
rs to
a
votin
g pl
ace
are
lock
ed a
t 8 p
.m.,
the
proc
edur
e is
to fi
nish
the
votin
g fo
r peo
ple
alre
ady
in li
ne,
then
cou
nt th
e vo
tes.
The
re is
no
answ
erin
g th
e do
ors
to p
eopl
e w
ho a
re w
antin
g to
get
in.
Scru
tinee
rs c
anno
t go
out a
nd c
ome
back
in.
Allo
win
g th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer t
o au
thor
ize
othe
r per
sons
to a
ttend
the
coun
t allo
ws
for
vend
ors,
suc
h as
tabu
lato
r sup
port
staf
f, to
be
pres
ent d
urin
g th
e co
unt.
80.
112
The
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall,
at t
he
conc
lusio
n of
the
coun
t,
(a
) com
plet
e a
Stat
emen
t of P
oll i
n su
fficie
nt
num
bers
that
sha
ll be
sig
ned
by th
e de
puty
re
turn
ing
offic
er, t
he p
oll c
lerk
and
any
per
son
112
An e
lect
ion
offic
er s
hall,
at t
he c
onclu
sion
of th
e co
unt,
(a
) com
plet
e a
Stat
emen
t of V
ote
in s
uffic
ient
nu
mbe
rs th
at s
hall
be s
igne
d by
at l
east
two
elec
tion
offic
ers
the
depu
ty re
turn
ing
Mod
erni
ze a
nd u
pdat
e te
rmin
olog
y:
• De
puty
Ret
urni
ng O
ffice
r cha
nge
to
elec
tion
offic
er
• At
leas
t 2 e
lect
ion
offic
ers
• Ad
min
ister
the
elec
tion
offic
er o
ath
to
any
elec
tion
offic
er in
volve
d in
the
coun
t
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ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
pres
ent w
ho w
ishes
to s
ign
the
stat
emen
t of
the
poll,
… (d
) adm
inist
er th
e po
ll cle
rk’s
oath
and
take
th
e de
puty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
’s oa
th in
the
pres
crib
ed fo
rms,
…
(f) p
lace
the
enve
lope
s co
ntai
ning
the
ballo
ts
in o
ne la
rge
enve
lope
that
the
depu
ty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sha
ll th
en s
eal a
nd e
ndor
se
with
an
indi
catio
n of
its
cont
ents
, and
any
sc
rutin
eer p
rese
nt m
ay, i
f the
scr
utin
eer s
o w
ishes
, writ
e th
e sc
rutin
eer’s
sig
natu
re a
cros
s th
e en
velo
pe a
nd it
s fla
p,
(g) p
lace
the
reje
cted
bal
lots
and
the
unus
ed
ballo
ts in
sep
arat
e en
velo
pes
each
of w
hich
th
e de
puty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sha
ll th
en s
eal
and
endo
rse
with
an
indi
catio
n of
its
cont
ents
, an
d an
y sc
rutin
eer p
rese
nt m
ay, i
f the
sc
rutin
eer s
o w
ishes
, writ
e th
e sc
rutin
eer’s
sig
natu
re a
cros
s th
e en
velo
pe a
nd it
s fla
p,
(h) e
nsur
e th
at
i.
the
list o
f ele
ctor
s,
ii. a
ll en
velo
pe c
onta
inin
g ba
llots
, iii.
the
poll
book
, iv.
the
orig
inal
cop
y of
the
Stat
emen
t of P
oll,
and
v.
all
othe
r doc
umen
ts re
latin
g to
the
oper
atio
n of
the
poll,
ar
e pl
aced
in th
e ba
llot b
ox th
at th
e de
puty
re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
imm
edia
tely
seal
,
(i) re
turn
the
seal
ed b
allo
t box
to th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er in
acc
orda
nce
with
sec
tion
114,
and
offic
er, t
he p
oll c
lerk
and
any
per
son
pres
ent w
ho w
ishe
s to
sig
n th
e st
atem
ent o
f the
pol
l,
… (d
) adm
inist
er th
e el
ectio
n of
ficer
’s o
ath
to
any
elec
tion
offic
er in
volv
ed in
the
coun
t,
… (f)
pla
ce th
e en
velo
pes
cont
aini
ng th
e ba
llots
in
one
larg
e en
velo
pe th
at th
e el
ecti
on
offic
er s
hall
then
sea
l and
end
orse
with
an
indi
catio
n of
its
cont
ents
, and
any
scr
utin
eer
pres
ent m
ay, i
f the
scr
utin
eer s
o w
ishes
, writ
e th
e sc
rutin
eer’s
sig
natu
re a
cros
s th
e en
velo
pe
and
its fl
ap,
(g
) pla
ce th
e re
ject
ed b
allo
ts a
nd th
e un
used
ba
llots
in s
epar
ate
enve
lope
s ea
ch o
f whi
ch
the
elec
tion
off
icer
sha
ll th
en s
eal a
nd
endo
rse
with
an
indi
catio
n of
its
cont
ents
, and
an
y sc
rutin
eer p
rese
nt m
ay, i
f the
scr
utin
eer
so w
ishes
, writ
e th
e sc
rutin
eer’s
sig
natu
re
acro
ss th
e en
velo
pe a
nd it
s fla
p,
(h) e
nsur
e th
at
i.
the
list o
f ele
ctor
s,
ii. a
ll en
velo
pe c
onta
inin
g ba
llots
, iii.
the
vot
ing
reco
rd,
iv. t
he o
rigin
al c
opy
of th
e St
atem
ent o
f Vo
te, a
nd
v. a
ll ot
her d
ocum
ents
rela
ting
to th
e op
erat
ion
of th
e vo
ting
loca
tion,
are
plac
ed in
the
ballo
t box
that
the
elec
tion
of
ficer
sha
ll im
med
iate
ly se
al
(i)
retu
rn th
e se
aled
bal
lot b
ox to
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith s
ectio
n 11
4, a
nd
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rren
t Pro
visi
on
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osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
(j) re
tain
the
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
er’s
copy
of
the
Stat
emen
t of P
oll u
ntil
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
com
plet
es th
e of
ficia
l cou
nt.
(j) re
tain
the
elec
tion
offic
er’s
cop
y of
the
Stat
emen
t of V
ote
until
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
co
mpl
etes
the
offic
ial c
ount
.
81.
113(
1) A
fter t
he c
losin
g of
the
pollin
g pl
aces
on
pollin
g da
y, th
e de
puty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
of e
ach
adva
nce
poll
and
the
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
er’s
poll
clerk
sha
ll at
tend
with
the
ballo
t box
at a
pl
ace
desig
nate
d by
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
and
th
en, i
n th
e pr
esen
ce o
f any
of t
he c
andi
date
s or
th
eir o
fficia
l age
nts
or s
crut
inee
rs w
ho a
ttend
, sh
all o
pen
the
ballo
t box
and
pro
ceed
to c
ount
th
e vo
tes,
and
sec
tions
111
and
112
app
ly, w
ith
all n
eces
sary
mod
ifica
tions
, to
the
coun
t.
(2) T
he re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
advis
e in
writ
ing
each
can
dida
te o
r eac
h ca
ndid
ate’
s of
ficia
l age
nt
of th
e pl
ace
whe
re th
e vo
tes
from
the
adva
nce
poll
will
be c
ount
ed.
(3) A
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
may
, if t
he re
turn
ing
offic
er c
onsid
ers
it ne
cess
ary,
app
oint
in th
e pr
escr
ibed
form
add
ition
al e
lect
ion
offic
ers
to
assis
t in
coun
ting
the
vote
s fro
m th
e ad
vanc
e po
ll.
113
Prio
r to
the
closin
g of
the
vot
ing
plac
es
on e
lect
ion
day,
at l
east
two
elec
tion
offic
ers
shal
l atte
nd w
ith th
e ad
vanc
e vo
ting
ballo
t box
at a
pla
ce d
esig
nate
d by
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
. Aft
er th
e cl
ose
of v
otin
g, in
the
pres
ence
of a
ny o
f the
can
dida
tes
or th
eir o
fficia
l ag
ents
or s
crut
inee
rs w
ho a
ttend
, sha
ll op
en
each
bal
lot b
ox a
nd p
roce
ed to
cou
nt th
e vo
tes,
an
d se
ctio
ns 1
11 a
nd 1
12 a
pply,
with
all
nece
ssar
y m
odifi
catio
ns, t
o th
e co
unt.
(2
) The
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sha
ll ad
vise
in w
ritin
g ea
ch c
andi
date
or e
ach
cand
idat
e’s
offic
ial a
gent
of
the
plac
e w
here
the
vote
s fro
m th
e ad
vanc
e vo
te w
ill be
cou
nted
. (3
) A re
turn
ing
offic
er m
ay, i
f the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
con
sider
s it
nece
ssar
y, a
ppoi
nt in
the
pres
crib
ed fo
rm a
dditi
onal
ele
ctio
n of
ficer
s to
as
sist i
n co
untin
g th
e vo
tes
from
the
adva
nce
vote
.
Mod
erni
ze a
nd u
pdat
e te
rmin
olog
y:
• At
leas
t tw
o el
ectio
n of
ficer
s •
Depu
ty R
etur
ning
Offi
cer c
hang
e to
el
ectio
n of
ficer
•
Adva
nce
poll
chan
ge to
adv
ance
vot
e
82.
114(
1) T
he d
eput
y re
turn
ing
offic
er is
re
spon
sible
for r
etur
ning
the
ballo
t box
to th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er a
s so
on a
s po
ssib
le a
fter t
he
conc
lusio
n of
the
unof
ficia
l cou
nt o
f the
vot
es.
(2) I
f the
dep
uty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
doe
s no
t pe
rson
ally
retu
rn th
e ba
llot b
ox to
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
, the
dep
uty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sha
ll en
sure
th
at th
e ba
llot b
ox is
retu
rned
to th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er b
y a
mea
ns a
ppro
ved
of b
y th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er.
114(
1) A
des
igna
ted
elec
tion
offic
er is
re
spon
sible
for r
etur
ning
the
ballo
t box
to th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er a
s so
on a
s po
ssib
le a
fter t
he
conc
lusio
n of
the
unof
ficia
l cou
nt o
f the
vot
es.
(2) I
f a d
esig
nate
d el
ecti
on o
ffice
r doe
s no
t pe
rson
ally
retu
rn th
e ba
llot b
ox to
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
, the
des
igna
ted
elec
tion
offic
er s
hall
ensu
re th
at th
e ba
llot b
ox is
retu
rned
to th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er b
y a
mea
ns a
ppro
ved
of b
y th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er.
Mod
erni
ze a
nd u
pdat
e te
rmin
olog
y:
• De
puty
Ret
urni
ng O
ffice
r cha
nges
to th
e de
signa
ted
elec
tion
offic
er.
83.
116(
1) A
n el
ecto
r who
is u
nabl
e to
vot
e at
an
adva
nce
poll
or a
t the
pol
l on
pollin
g da
y on
ac
coun
t of
(a
) phy
sical
inca
pacit
y,
116(
1) A
n el
ecto
r who
is u
nabl
e to
vot
e du
ring
ad
vanc
e vo
ting
or o
n El
ectio
n D
ay o
n ac
coun
t of
(a
) phy
sical
inca
paci
ty d
isab
ility
,
Mod
erni
ze a
nd u
pdat
e te
rmin
olog
y:
•
(1)(
a) p
hysic
al d
isabi
lity,
not
inca
pacit
y
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ised
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bsen
ce fr
om th
e el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n,
(c) b
eing
an
inm
ate
inclu
ding
a p
erso
n se
nten
ced
to a
term
of i
mpr
isonm
ent o
f 10
days
or l
ess
or fo
r the
non
-pay
men
t of f
ines
, (d
) bei
ng a
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
, ele
ctio
n cle
rk,
adm
inist
rativ
e as
sista
nt, s
uper
visor
y de
puty
re
turn
ing
offic
er, r
egist
ratio
n of
ficer
, dep
uty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
or o
ther
sta
ff m
embe
r w
orkin
g in
the
offic
e of
a re
turn
ing
offic
er,
poll
clerk
, int
erpr
eter
, pea
ce o
ffice
r app
oint
ed
unde
r the
Pea
ce O
ffice
r Act
, can
dida
te, o
fficia
l ag
ent o
r scr
utin
eer w
ho m
ay b
e lo
cate
d on
po
lling
day
at a
pol
ling
plac
e in
a p
ollin
g su
bdivi
sion
with
in th
e el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n ot
her
than
that
in w
hich
the
elec
tor i
s or
dina
rily
resid
ent,
(e) b
eing
a re
siden
t of a
rem
ote
area
de
signa
ted
unde
r sec
tion
31, o
r (f)
any
oth
er c
ircum
stan
ces
pres
crib
ed b
y th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer,
may
app
ly to
vot
e by
Spe
cial B
allo
t.
(b) a
bsen
ce fr
om th
e el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n,
(c) b
eing
an
inm
ate
as d
efin
ed u
nder
the
Corre
ctio
ns A
ct in
clud
ing
a pe
rson
se
nten
ced
to a
term
of i
mpr
ison
men
t of
10 d
ays
or le
ss o
r for
the
non-
paym
ent o
f fin
es,
(d) b
eing
an
elec
tion
offic
er, p
eace
offi
cer
appo
inte
d un
der t
he P
eace
Offi
cer A
ct,
cand
idat
e, o
fficia
l age
nt o
r scr
utin
eer w
ho m
ay
be lo
cate
d on
ele
ctio
n da
y at
a v
otin
g pl
ace
in a
vot
ing
area
with
in th
e el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n ot
her t
han
that
in w
hich
the
elec
tor i
s or
dina
rily
resid
ent,
(e) b
eing
a re
siden
t of a
rem
ote
area
de
signa
ted
unde
r sec
tion
52.2
, or
(f) a
ny o
ther
circ
umst
ance
s pr
escr
ibed
by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r, m
ay a
pply
to v
ote
by S
pecia
l Bal
lot.
• (1
)(c)
no
long
er a
pplie
s. U
nder
the
Corre
ctio
ns A
ct, a
n “in
mat
e” d
oes
not
have
a re
stric
tion
on a
mou
nt o
f tim
e of
th
e se
nten
ce.
84.
116(
2) A
n ap
plica
tion
for a
Spe
cial B
allo
t may
be
mad
e
(a) i
n w
ritin
g,
(b) b
y te
leph
one,
(c
) by
fax
or e
lect
roni
c m
ail,
or
(d) i
n pe
rson
, by
an
elec
tor t
o th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er o
f the
el
ecto
r’s e
lect
oral
divi
sion
at a
ny ti
me
betw
een
the
issue
of t
he w
rit a
nd th
e clo
sing
of p
olls
on
116(
2) A
n ap
plica
tion
for a
Spe
cial B
allo
t may
be
mad
e
(a) i
n w
ritin
g,
(b) b
y te
leph
one,
(c
) by
fax
by o
nlin
e ap
plic
atio
n or
el
ectro
nic
mai
l, or
(d
) in
pers
on,
by a
n el
ecto
r to
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
of t
he
elec
tor’s
ele
ctor
al d
ivisio
n at
any
tim
e
This
will
mak
e th
e de
adlin
e fo
r mai
ling
a Sp
ecia
l Ba
llot p
acka
ge th
e sa
me
for b
oth
retu
rnin
g of
fices
and
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r. Fo
r el
ecto
rs th
at a
re re
ques
ting
thei
r Spe
cial B
allo
t pa
ckag
e in
per
son
or th
roug
h a
desig
nate
at
tend
ing
in p
erso
n, th
e de
adlin
e re
mai
ns o
n th
e clo
se o
f vot
ing
on E
lect
ion
Day.
Sp
ecia
l Bal
lot r
eque
sts
are
no lo
nger
rece
ived
by
fax.
The
mos
t com
mon
met
hod
of re
ques
t is
thro
ugh
an o
nlin
e re
ques
t for
m.
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rren
t Pro
visi
on
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osed
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ised
Pro
visi
on
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nale
pollin
g da
y or
to th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer i
n ac
cord
ance
with
sub
sect
ion
(2.1
). (2
.1) A
n ap
plica
tion
refe
rred
to in
sub
sect
ion
(2)
may
be
mad
e to
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r
(a) i
n th
e ca
se o
f a g
ener
al e
lect
ion
held
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith s
ectio
n 38
.1(2
),
i.
no e
arlie
r tha
n Ja
nuar
y 1
in th
e ye
ar in
w
hich
the
elec
tion
is he
ld, a
nd
ii.
no
late
r tha
n
A.
if th
e el
ecto
r app
lies
in p
erso
n, a
t the
en
d of
pol
ling
day,
and
B.
in a
ny o
ther
cas
e, 6
p.m
. on
the
day
befo
re a
dvan
ce p
olls
open
, an
d
(b) i
n th
e ca
se o
f a g
ener
al e
lect
ion
held
oth
er
than
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith s
ectio
n 38
.1(2
) or a
by
-ele
ctio
n, n
o la
ter t
han
i. if
the
elec
tor a
pplie
s in
per
son,
at t
he
end
of p
ollin
g da
y, a
nd
ii.
in
any
othe
r cas
e, 6
p.m
. on
the
day
befo
re a
dvan
ce p
olls
open
.
(3)
On re
ceip
t of a
n ap
plica
tion
unde
r thi
s se
ctio
n, th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er o
r ele
ctio
n cle
rk o
r pe
rson
des
igna
ted
by th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer
shal
l (a)
ente
r in
the
Spec
ial B
allo
t Pol
l Boo
k
i. th
e el
ecto
r’s n
ame
and
whe
re th
e el
ecto
r is
ordi
naril
y re
siden
t, an
d
betw
een
the
issu
e of
the
wri
t and
the
clos
ing
of p
olls
on
polli
ng d
ay o
r to
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith s
ubse
ctio
n (2
.1).
(2.1
) An
appl
icatio
n re
ferre
d to
in s
ubse
ctio
n (2
) m
ay b
e m
ade
to th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Off
icer
(a) i
n th
e ca
se o
f a g
ener
al e
lect
ion
held
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith s
ectio
n 38
.1(2
),
i.
no e
arlie
r tha
n Ja
nuar
y 1
in th
e ye
ar in
w
hich
the
elec
tion
is he
ld, a
nd
ii.
no
late
r tha
n
A.
if th
e el
ecto
r app
lies
in p
erso
n or
id
entif
ies
a de
sign
ate
to p
ick
up th
e Sp
ecia
l Bal
lot i
n pe
rson
, pri
or to
the
clos
e of
vot
ing
on e
lect
ion
day,
and
B.
in a
ny o
ther
cas
e, 6
p.m
. on
the
day
befo
re a
dvan
ce v
otin
g op
ens,
an
d
(b) i
n th
e ca
se o
f a g
ener
al e
lect
ion
held
oth
er
than
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith s
ectio
n 38
.1(2
) or a
by
-ele
ctio
n, n
o la
ter t
han
i. if
the
elec
tor a
pplie
s in
per
son,
at t
he
end
of e
lect
ion
day,
and
ii. in
any
oth
er c
ase,
6 p
.m. o
n th
e da
y be
fore
adv
ance
vot
ing
open
s.
(3)
On re
ceip
t of a
n ap
plica
tion
unde
r thi
s se
ctio
n, th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er o
r ele
ctio
n cle
rk o
r pe
rson
des
igna
ted
by th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer
shal
l
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me
and
num
ber o
f the
pol
ling
subd
ivisio
n in
whi
ch th
e el
ecto
r res
ides
,
and
(b)
afte
r the
writ
of e
lect
ion
has
been
iss
ued,
cau
se th
e ap
prop
riate
form
s to
be
prov
ided
to th
e ap
plica
nt.
(a)
ente
r in
the
Spec
ial B
allo
t Vot
ing
Reco
rd
i. th
e el
ecto
r’s n
ame
and
whe
re th
e el
ecto
r is
ordi
naril
y re
siden
t, an
d
ii. th
e na
me
and
num
ber o
f the
vot
ing
area
in w
hich
the
elec
tor r
esid
es,
and
(b)
afte
r the
writ
of e
lect
ion
has
been
iss
ued,
cau
se th
e ap
prop
riate
form
s to
be
prov
ided
to th
e ap
plica
nt.
85.
117
The
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sha
ll, o
n re
ques
t, m
ake
avai
labl
e to
any
can
dida
te in
the
elec
tora
l di
visio
n or
the
cand
idat
e’s
offic
ial a
gent
the
nam
es a
nd a
ddre
sses
of t
he o
rdin
ary
resid
ence
s of
thos
e el
ecto
rs in
the
elec
tora
l divi
sion
who
ha
ve a
pplie
d fo
r and
bee
n pr
ovid
ed w
ith th
e ap
prop
riate
form
s un
der s
ectio
n 11
6.
The
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffic
er s
hall,
on
requ
est,
mak
e av
aila
ble
to a
ny r
egis
tere
d po
litic
al
part
y, c
andi
date
or t
he c
andi
date
’s of
ficia
l age
nt
the
nam
es a
nd a
ddre
sses
of t
he o
rdin
ary
resid
ence
s of
thos
e el
ecto
rs in
the
elec
tora
l di
visi
on w
ho h
ave
appl
ied
for a
nd b
een
prov
ided
with
the
appr
opria
te fo
rms
unde
r se
ctio
n 11
6.
To fa
cilita
te th
e sh
arin
g of
the
info
rmat
ion
thro
ugh
elec
troni
c m
eans
suc
h as
a c
entra
lized
ca
ndid
ate
porta
l.
86.
118(
1) O
n re
ceip
t of t
he p
resc
ribed
form
s, th
e vo
ter s
hall
mar
k th
e ba
llot b
y w
ritin
g, w
ith a
pen
or
pen
cil o
f any
col
our,
in th
e sp
ace
prov
ided
, th
e na
me
of th
e ca
ndid
ate
or th
e re
gist
ered
po
litica
l par
ty o
f the
can
dida
te o
f the
vot
er’s
choi
ce.
(2)
Afte
r mar
king
the
vote
r’s b
allo
t, th
e vo
ter
shal
l (a) p
lace
the
mar
ked
ballo
t in
the
ballo
t en
velo
pe,
(b) s
eal t
he b
allo
t env
elop
e,
(c) p
lace
the
ballo
t env
elop
e in
the
certi
ficat
e en
velo
pe,
(c.1
) pla
ce a
cop
y of
the
pres
crib
ed
iden
tifica
tion
docu
men
t or d
ocum
ents
in th
e ce
rtific
ate
enve
lope
,
118(
1) O
n re
ceip
t of t
he p
resc
ribed
form
s, th
e vo
ter s
hall
mar
k th
e ba
llot b
y w
ritin
g, w
ith a
pen
or
pen
cil o
f any
col
our,
in th
e sp
ace
prov
ided
, th
e na
me
of th
e ca
ndid
ate
or th
e re
gist
ered
po
litica
l par
ty o
f the
can
dida
te o
f the
vot
er’s
choi
ce.
(2)
Afte
r mar
king
the
vote
r’s b
allo
t, th
e vo
ter
shal
l (a) p
lace
the
mar
ked
ballo
t in
the
ballo
t en
velo
pe,
(b) s
eal t
he b
allo
t env
elop
e,
(c)
plac
e th
e ba
llot e
nvel
ope
in th
e ce
rtifi
cate
env
elop
e,
(c.1
) pl
ace
a co
py o
f the
pre
scri
bed
iden
tific
atio
n do
cum
ent o
r doc
umen
ts in
th
e ce
rtifi
cate
env
elop
e,
To s
tream
line
the
Spec
ial B
allo
t pac
kage
for
elec
tors
. Sec
recy
of t
he b
allo
t is
still
mai
ntai
ned,
as
the
ballo
t is
plac
ed in
a s
epar
ate
enve
lope
. Th
e ba
llot e
nvel
ope,
pre
scrib
ed id
entif
icatio
n an
d sig
ned
certi
ficat
e ca
n th
en b
e pl
aced
in th
e re
turn
(out
er) e
nvel
ope.
Recommendations | 167
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
(d) c
ompl
ete
and
sign
part
1 of
the
certi
ficat
e an
d se
al th
e ce
rtific
ate
enve
lope
,
(e) p
lace
the
certi
ficat
e en
velo
pe in
the
oute
r en
velo
pe, a
nd
(f) s
eal t
he o
uter
env
elop
e.
(3)
The
oute
r env
elop
e, w
hen
seal
ed, s
hall
be
forw
arde
d so
that
it re
ache
s th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er
or th
e pe
rson
des
igna
ted
by th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Of
ficer
not
late
r tha
n th
e clo
se o
f the
pol
ling
plac
es o
n po
lling
day.
(4)
On re
ceip
t of t
he o
uter
env
elop
e, th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er, e
lect
ion
clerk
or p
erso
n de
signa
ted
by th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer s
hall
rem
ove
and
open
the
certi
ficat
e en
velo
pe a
nd
dete
rmin
e
(a) w
heth
er th
e na
me
on th
e ce
rtific
ate
enve
lope
is th
e sa
me
as th
at o
f a p
erso
n al
read
y en
tere
d in
the
Spec
ial B
allo
t Pol
l Boo
k un
der s
ectio
n 11
6,
(b) w
heth
er a
cop
y of
the
pres
crib
ed
iden
tifica
tion
docu
men
t or d
ocum
ents
has
be
en in
clude
d, a
nd
(c) w
heth
er p
art 1
of t
he c
ertif
icate
has
bee
n pr
oper
ly co
mpl
eted
.
(d) c
ompl
ete
and
sign
part
1 of
the
certi
ficat
e an
d se
al th
e ce
rtifi
cate
env
elop
e,
(e) p
lace
the
ballo
t env
elop
e, s
igne
d ce
rtifi
cate
and
the
copy
of t
he p
resc
ribe
d id
entif
icat
ion
docu
men
t in
the
oute
r en
velo
pe, a
nd
(f) s
eal t
he o
uter
env
elop
e.
(3)
The
oute
r env
elop
e, w
hen
seal
ed, s
hall
be
forw
arde
d so
that
it re
ache
s th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er
or th
e pe
rson
des
igna
ted
by th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Of
ficer
not
late
r tha
n th
e clo
se o
f the
vot
ing
plac
es o
n el
ectio
n da
y.
(4)
On re
ceip
t of t
he o
uter
env
elop
e, th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er, e
lect
ion
clerk
or p
erso
n de
signa
ted
by th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer s
hall
rem
ove
and
open
the
cert
ifica
te e
nvel
ope
and
dete
rmin
e
(a) w
heth
er th
e na
me
on th
e ce
rtific
ate
enve
lope
is th
e sa
me
as th
at o
f a p
erso
n al
read
y en
tere
d in
the
Spec
ial B
allo
t vot
ing
reco
rd u
nder
sec
tion
116,
(b) w
heth
er a
cop
y of
the
pres
crib
ed
iden
tifica
tion
docu
men
t or d
ocum
ents
has
be
en in
clude
d, a
nd
(c) w
heth
er p
art 1
of t
he c
ertif
icate
has
bee
n pr
oper
ly co
mpl
eted
.
87.
118(
5) O
n de
term
inin
g th
at th
e vo
ter i
s re
cord
ed
in th
e Sp
ecia
l Bal
lot P
oll B
ook,
that
a c
opy
of th
e pr
escr
ibed
iden
tifica
tion
docu
men
t or d
ocum
ents
ha
s be
en in
clude
d an
d th
at p
art 1
of t
he
certi
ficat
e is
com
plet
ed, t
he re
turn
ing
offic
er, e
lect
ion
clerk
or p
erso
n de
signa
ted
by th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer a
s th
e ca
se m
ay b
e, s
hall,
(a) i
f the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
, ele
ctio
n cle
rk o
r pe
rson
des
igna
ted
by th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
118(
5) O
n de
term
inin
g th
at th
e vo
ter i
s re
cord
ed
in th
e Sp
ecia
l Bal
lot v
otin
g re
cord
, tha
t a c
opy
of th
e pr
escr
ibed
iden
tifica
tion
docu
men
t or
docu
men
ts h
as b
een
inclu
ded
and
that
par
t 1 o
f th
e ce
rtific
ate
is co
mpl
eted
, the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
, ele
ctio
n cle
rk o
r per
son
desig
nate
d by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r as
the
case
may
be,
sha
ll,
(a) i
f the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
, ele
ctio
n cle
rk o
r pe
rson
des
igna
ted
by th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Chan
ges
to s
uppo
rt th
e re
mov
al o
f the
cer
tifica
te
enve
lope
.
168 | Recommendations
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
Offic
er is
sat
isfie
d as
to th
e vo
ter’s
elig
ibilit
y to
vo
te, i. sig
n pa
rt 2
of th
e ce
rtific
ate,
ii. if
the
vote
r’s n
ame
appe
ars
on th
e lis
t of
elec
tors
for t
he p
ollin
g su
bdivi
sion
in
whi
ch th
e vo
ter i
s en
title
d to
vot
e, p
ut a
lin
e th
roug
h th
e vo
ter’s
nam
e an
d en
ter
oppo
site
the
nam
e of
that
per
son
on th
e lis
t of e
lect
ors
the
wor
d “s
pecia
l”,
iii. if
the
vote
r’s n
ame
does
not
app
ear o
n th
e lis
t of e
lect
ors
for t
he p
ollin
g su
bdivi
sion
in w
hich
the
vote
r is
entit
led
to v
ote,
ent
er th
e vo
ter’s
nam
e on
the
list
of e
lect
ors
and
put a
line
thro
ugh
the
vote
r’s n
ame
and
ente
r opp
osite
the
nam
e of
that
vot
er o
n th
e lis
t of e
lect
ors
the
wor
d “s
pecia
l”,
iv. re
cord
in th
e Sp
ecia
l Bal
lot P
oll B
ook
in
the
appr
opria
te c
olum
n th
e da
te th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er, e
lect
ion
clerk
or p
erso
n de
signa
ted
by th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer
rece
ived
the
certi
ficat
e en
velo
pe,
v. re
mov
e th
e se
aled
bal
lot e
nvel
ope
from
th
e ce
rtific
ate
enve
lope
, rem
ove
the
Spec
ial B
allo
t fro
m th
e se
aled
bal
lot
enve
lope
and
pla
ce th
e Sp
ecia
l Bal
lot i
n a
seal
ed b
allo
t box
mar
ked
“spe
cial b
allo
t”,
vi. e
nter
in th
e Sp
ecia
l Bal
lot P
oll B
ook,
in
the
appr
opria
te c
olum
ns, a
che
ck m
ark
or
othe
r ann
otat
ion
indi
catin
g th
at th
e vo
ter
has
vote
d an
d th
e re
ason
for u
sing
the
Spec
ial B
allo
t, th
at is
, phy
sical
inca
pacit
y,
abse
nce,
inm
ate,
ele
ctio
n of
ficer
, ca
ndid
ate,
offi
cial a
gent
, scr
utin
eer,
rem
ote
area
or a
noth
er re
ason
pre
scrib
ed
by th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer,
and
vii. r
etai
n th
e ce
rtific
ate
enve
lope
and
the
copy
of t
he id
entif
icatio
n do
cum
ent o
r do
cum
ents
and
forw
ard
them
to th
e Ch
ief
Offic
er is
sat
isfie
d as
to th
e vo
ter’s
elig
ibilit
y to
vo
te, i. sig
n pa
rt 2
of th
e ce
rtific
ate,
ii. if
the
vote
r’s n
ame
appe
ars
in th
e vo
ting
reco
rd fo
r the
vot
ing
area
in
whi
ch th
e vo
ter i
s en
title
d to
vot
e, p
ut a
lin
e th
roug
h th
e vo
ter’s
nam
e an
d en
ter
oppo
site
the
nam
e of
that
per
son
on th
e Sp
ecia
l Bal
lot v
otin
g re
cord
the
wor
d “s
pecia
l”,
iii. if
the
vote
r’s n
ame
does
not
app
ear i
n th
e vo
ting
reco
rd fo
r the
vot
ing
area
in
whi
ch th
e vo
ter i
s en
title
d to
vot
e, e
nter
th
e vo
ter’s
nam
e in
the
Spec
ial B
allo
t vo
ting
reco
rd a
nd p
ut a
line
thro
ugh
the
vote
r’s n
ame
and
ente
r opp
osite
the
nam
e of
that
vot
er in
the
votin
g re
cord
the
wor
d “s
pecia
l”,
iv. re
cord
in th
e Sp
ecia
l Bal
lot v
otin
g re
cord
in th
e ap
prop
riate
col
umn
the
date
th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er, e
lect
ion
clerk
or
pers
on d
esig
nate
d by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er re
ceive
d th
e ou
ter
enve
lope
,
v. re
mov
e th
e se
aled
bal
lot e
nvel
ope
from
th
e ou
ter
enve
lope
, rem
ove
the
Spec
ial
Ballo
t fro
m th
e se
aled
bal
lot e
nvel
ope
and
plac
e th
e Sp
ecia
l Bal
lot i
n a
seal
ed b
allo
t bo
x m
arke
d “s
pecia
l bal
lot”
,
vi. e
nter
in th
e Sp
ecia
l Bal
lot v
otin
g re
cord
, in
the
appr
opria
te c
olum
ns, a
che
ck m
ark
or o
ther
ann
otat
ion
indi
catin
g th
at th
e vo
ter h
as v
oted
and
the
reas
on fo
r usin
g th
e Sp
ecia
l Bal
lot,
that
is, p
hysic
al
inca
pacit
y, a
bsen
ce, i
nmat
e, e
lect
ion
offic
er, c
andi
date
, offi
cial a
gent
, sc
rutin
eer,
rem
ote
area
or a
noth
er re
ason
pr
escr
ibed
by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r, an
d
vii. r
etai
n th
e ce
rtific
ate
enve
lope
and
the
copy
of t
he id
entif
icatio
n do
cum
ent o
r
Recommendations | 169
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
Elec
tora
l Offi
cer i
n ac
cord
ance
with
se
ctio
n 14
2,
(b) i
f the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
, ele
ctio
n cle
rk o
r pe
rson
des
igna
ted
by th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Of
ficer
is n
ot s
atisf
ied
as to
the
vote
r’s
elig
ibilit
y to
vot
e,
i. re
tain
the
certi
ficat
e en
velo
pe a
nd it
s co
nten
ts,
ii. tr
eat t
he b
allo
t in
the
enve
lope
as
a re
ject
ed b
allo
t, an
d
iii. m
ark
the
certi
ficat
e en
velo
pe a
ccor
ding
ly.
docu
men
ts a
nd fo
rwar
d th
em to
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith s
ectio
n 14
2,
(b) i
f the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
, ele
ctio
n cle
rk o
r pe
rson
des
igna
ted
by th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Of
ficer
is n
ot s
atisf
ied
as to
the
vote
r’s
elig
ibilit
y to
vot
e,
i. re
tain
the
oute
r en
velo
pe a
nd it
s co
nten
ts,
ii. tr
eat t
he b
allo
t in
the
enve
lope
as
a re
ject
ed b
allo
t, an
d
iii. m
ark
the
certi
ficat
e Pa
rt 2
acc
ordi
ngly.
88.
NEW
ADD
:
118(
5.1)
Not
with
stan
ding
sec
tion
118(
5), i
f an
elec
tor a
ppea
rs in
per
son
to c
ast t
heir
vote
by
Spec
ial B
allo
t, th
eir p
resc
ribed
iden
tifica
tion
does
no
t nee
d to
be
copi
ed;
If an
ele
ctor
vot
es b
y Sp
ecia
l Bal
lot i
n pe
rson
at
the
offic
e of
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
and
pro
duce
s hi
s or
her
iden
tifica
tion
to th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er o
r el
ectio
n cle
rk, a
cop
y of
the
pres
crib
ed
iden
tifica
tion
docu
men
t or d
ocum
ents
is n
ot
requ
ired,
but
the
type
of i
dent
ifica
tion
is re
cord
ed o
n Pa
rt 2
of th
e ce
rtific
ate.
89.
120(
2) If
a re
turn
ing
offic
er d
eter
min
es th
at
ther
e ar
e fa
ciliti
es a
s de
scrib
ed in
sub
sect
ion
(1)(
a) o
r (b)
, the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sha
ll,
(a
) det
erm
ine,
in c
onsu
ltatio
n w
ith a
n of
ficia
l of
eac
h su
ppor
tive
livin
g fa
cility
, whe
ther
a
mob
ile p
oll s
houl
d be
hel
d at
the
facil
ity,
(b) i
n co
nsul
tatio
n w
ith a
n of
ficia
l of e
ach
supp
ortiv
e liv
ing
facil
ity w
here
a p
oll i
s to
be
held
and
with
an
offic
ial o
f eac
h tre
atm
ent
cent
re
(i)
fix
the
hour
s on
pol
ling
day
whe
n a
mob
ile p
oll w
ill op
erat
e at
the
facil
ity,
(i.1)
det
erm
ine
whe
ther
a m
obile
pol
l will
be
held
on
any
one
or m
ore
days
fixe
d fo
r an
adva
nce
poll
and,
if s
o, fi
x th
e ho
urs
whe
n
120(
2) If
a re
turn
ing
offic
er d
eter
min
es th
at
ther
e ar
e fa
ciliti
es a
s de
scrib
ed in
sub
sect
ion
(1),
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sha
ll,
(a
) det
erm
ine,
in c
onsu
ltatio
n w
ith a
n of
ficia
l of
eac
h su
ppor
tive
livin
g fa
cility
, whe
ther
a
mob
ile v
ote
shou
ld b
e he
ld a
t the
facil
ity,
(b) i
n co
nsul
tatio
n w
ith a
n of
ficia
l of e
ach
supp
ortiv
e liv
ing
facil
ity w
here
a v
ote
is to
be
hel
d an
d w
ith a
n of
ficia
l of e
ach
trea
tmen
t cen
tre
(i)
fix
the
date
and
hou
rs o
n po
lling
day
w
hen
a m
obile
vot
e w
ill op
erat
e at
the
facil
ity,
(i.1)
det
erm
ine
whe
ther
a m
obile
vot
e w
ill be
hel
d on
any
one
or m
ore
days
fixe
d fo
r an
adv
ance
vot
e an
d, if
so,
fix
the
hour
s
Rath
er th
an c
ondu
ctin
g m
obile
vot
ing
only
on
elec
tion
day,
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
and
the
facil
ity
offic
ials
will
now
hav
e an
opt
ion
from
the
6 vo
ting
days
(adv
ance
vot
ing
and
elec
tion
day)
to
choo
se fr
om.
120(
2) a
nd (3
) can
be
com
bine
d as
the
prov
ision
s ar
e th
e sa
me
for a
ll fa
ciliti
es in
whi
ch
a m
obile
vot
e oc
curs
. (c
) app
oint
at l
east
2 e
lect
ion
offic
ers.
170 | Recommendations
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
that
mob
ile p
oll w
ill op
erat
e at
the
facil
ity,
and
(ii) d
eter
min
e th
e nu
mbe
r of m
obile
pol
ls to
be
est
ablis
hed
with
in th
e fa
cility
and
the
form
at th
at e
ach
mob
ile p
oll i
s to
take
as
eith
er fi
xed
loca
tion
or b
ed-to
-bed
vis
itatio
ns, o
r bot
h,
and
(c) a
ppoi
nt a
dep
uty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
and
pol
l cle
rk fo
r eac
h m
obile
pol
l so
requ
ired.
(3)
If a
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
det
erm
ines
that
ther
e ar
e fa
ciliti
es a
s de
scrib
ed in
sub
sect
ion
(1)(
c) o
r (d
), th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
(a
) d
eter
min
e, in
con
sulta
tion
with
an
offic
ial o
f eac
h fa
cility
, whe
ther
a m
obile
pol
l sh
ould
be
held
at t
he fa
cility
, (b
) i
n co
nsul
tatio
n w
ith a
n of
ficia
l of e
ach
facil
ity w
here
a p
oll i
s to
be
held
(i)
fix
the
hour
s on
pol
ling
day
whe
n a
mob
ile p
oll w
ill op
erat
e at
the
facil
ity,
(ii)
det
erm
ine
whe
ther
a m
obile
pol
l will
be h
eld
on a
ny o
ne o
r mor
e da
ys fi
xed
for
an a
dvan
ce p
oll a
nd, i
f so,
fix
the
hour
s w
hen
that
mob
ile p
oll w
ill op
erat
e at
the
facil
ity, a
nd
(iii)
de
term
ine
the
num
ber o
f mob
ile
polls
to b
e es
tabl
ished
with
in th
e fa
cility
an
d th
e fo
rmat
that
eac
h m
obile
pol
l is
to
take
, and
(c
) a
ppoi
nt a
dep
uty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
and
po
ll cle
rk fo
r eac
h m
obile
pol
l so
requ
ired.
whe
n th
at m
obile
vot
e w
ill op
erat
e at
the
facil
ity, a
nd
(ii) d
eter
min
e th
e nu
mbe
r of m
obile
vot
ing
stat
ions
to b
e es
tabl
ished
with
in th
e fa
cility
an
d th
e fo
rmat
that
eac
h m
obile
vot
ing
stat
ion
is to
take
as
eith
er fi
xed
loca
tion
or
bed-
to-b
ed v
isita
tions
, or b
oth,
an
d
(c) a
ppoi
nt a
t lea
st tw
o el
ectio
n of
ficer
s fo
r eac
h m
obile
vot
e so
requ
ired.
(3
) <DE
LETE
>
Recommendations | 171
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
12
5.1(
1) A
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
, in
cons
ulta
tion
with
th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer,
may
est
ablis
h on
e or
m
ore
spec
ial m
obile
pol
ls in
acc
orda
nce
with
this
sect
ion.
(2)
Facil
ities
at w
hich
a s
pecia
l mob
ile p
oll m
ay
be e
stab
lishe
d in
clude
the
follo
win
g:
(a)
fac
ilitie
s on
the
cam
puse
s of
pub
lic
post
‑sec
onda
ry in
stitu
tions
; (b
) f
acilit
ies
on In
dian
rese
rves
; (c
) f
acilit
ies
on M
etis
settl
emen
ts;
(d)
wor
k ca
mps
; (e
) c
orre
ctio
nal i
nstit
utio
ns u
nder
the
Corre
ctio
ns A
ct, p
enite
ntia
ries
unde
r the
Co
rrect
ions
and
Con
ditio
nal R
eleas
e Ac
t (C
anad
a) a
nd p
lace
s of
cus
tody
und
er th
e Yo
uth
Just
ice A
ct o
r the
You
th C
rimin
al Ju
stice
Ac
t (Ca
nada
);
(f)
any
pub
lic b
uild
ing
dete
rmin
ed b
y th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer t
o be
sec
ure
and
suita
ble
for t
he p
urpo
ses
of a
spe
cial m
obile
po
ll.
(3
) A
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
, in
cons
ulta
tion
with
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r, sh
all n
ot e
stab
lish
a sp
ecia
l mob
ile p
oll i
n a
facil
ity if
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r det
erm
ines
that
the
facil
ity d
oes
not m
eet s
afet
y, s
ecur
ity a
nd a
ny o
ther
st
anda
rds
esta
blish
ed b
y th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Of
ficer
for p
ollin
g pl
aces
.
(4)
A re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
(a)
det
erm
ine,
in c
onsu
ltatio
n w
ith a
n of
ficia
l of e
ach
facil
ity s
et o
ut in
sub
sect
ion
125.
1 <D
ELET
E>
125.
2 <D
ELET
E>
125.
3 <D
ELET
E>
Spec
ial m
obile
pol
l fea
ture
s ar
e co
nsol
idat
ed w
ith
adva
nce
votin
g in
sec
tion
98 &
99.
1.
172 | Recommendations
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
(2)(
a), (
b), (
c), (
d) a
nd (e
), w
heth
er a
spe
cial
mob
ile p
oll s
houl
d be
hel
d at
the
facil
ity,
(b)
in
cons
ulta
tion
with
an
offic
ial o
f eac
h fa
cility
whe
re a
spe
cial m
obile
pol
l is
to b
e he
ld, f
ix th
e ho
urs
on a
ny o
ne o
r mor
e da
ys
fixed
for a
dvan
ce p
ollin
g w
hen
a sp
ecia
l m
obile
pol
l will
oper
ate
at th
e fa
cility
, and
(c
) a
ppoi
nt a
dep
uty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
, pol
l cle
rk a
nd o
ther
ele
ctio
n of
ficer
s if
requ
ired
for
each
spe
cial m
obile
pol
l.
(5)
Whe
n a
pers
on w
ho is
an
elec
tor a
ttend
s to
vo
te a
t the
spe
cial m
obile
pol
l, th
e de
puty
re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
(a)
if t
he p
erso
n’s
nam
e ap
pear
s on
a li
st o
f el
ecto
rs, e
nter
opp
osite
the
nam
e of
that
pe
rson
on
the
list o
f ele
ctor
s in
the
appr
opria
te c
olum
n a
chec
k m
ark
or o
ther
an
nota
tion
indi
catin
g th
at th
e el
ecto
r vot
ed in
th
e sp
ecia
l mob
ile p
oll,
or
(b)
if t
he p
erso
n’s
nam
e do
es n
ot a
ppea
r on
any
list o
f ele
ctor
s,
(i)
re
quire
the
pers
on to
com
ply
with
se
ctio
n 95
(1) o
r (2)
, and
(ii
) e
nter
the
pers
on’s
nam
e an
d ad
dres
s on
the
list o
f ele
ctor
s an
d en
ter i
n th
e ap
prop
riate
col
umn
in th
e po
ll bo
ok a
ch
eck
mar
k or
oth
er a
nnot
atio
n in
dica
ting
that
the
vote
r sig
ned
a de
clara
tion
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith s
ectio
n 95
(1) o
r sig
ned
a de
clara
tion
and
was
vou
ched
for i
n ac
cord
ance
with
sec
tion
95(2
), an
d vo
ted
in th
e sp
ecia
l mob
ile p
oll.
(6
) Th
e de
puty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sha
ll ad
vise
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
of t
he n
ames
and
ele
ctor
al
Recommendations | 173
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
divis
ions
of a
ll el
ecto
rs w
ho v
oted
at t
he d
eput
y re
turn
ing
offic
er’s
spec
ial m
obile
pol
l, an
d th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer s
hall,
prio
r to
pollin
g da
y,
advis
e ea
ch re
turn
ing
offic
er o
f the
nam
es o
f the
el
ecto
rs fo
r the
ir re
spec
tive
elec
tora
l divi
sion
who
ha
ve s
o vo
ted.
125.
2 A
n el
ecto
r at a
spe
cial m
obile
pol
l may
on
ly vo
te fo
r a c
andi
date
in th
e el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n w
here
the
elec
tor i
s or
dina
rily
resid
ent.
125.
3 E
very
facil
ity a
t whi
ch o
ne o
r mor
e sp
ecia
l mob
ile p
olls
are
esta
blish
ed is
a p
ollin
g pl
ace
unde
r thi
s Ac
t and
all
rele
vant
pro
visio
ns o
f th
is Ac
t app
ly w
ith a
ll ne
cess
ary
mod
ifica
tions
.
90.
132(
1) A
n em
ploy
ee w
ho is
an
elec
tor q
ualif
ied
to v
ote
shal
l, w
hile
the
polls
are
ope
n on
pol
ling
day
at a
n el
ectio
n or
ple
bisc
ite, b
e al
low
ed 3
co
nsec
utiv
e ho
urs
for t
he p
urpo
se o
f cas
ting
the
empl
oyee
’s vo
te.
(2) I
f the
em
ploy
ee’s
hour
s of
em
ploy
men
t do
not a
llow
for t
he 3
con
secu
tive
hour
s’ ab
senc
e,
the
empl
oyee
’s em
ploy
er s
hall
allo
w th
e em
ploy
ee a
dditi
onal
tim
e fo
r vot
ing
to p
rovid
e th
e 3
cons
ecut
ive h
ours
, but
the
addi
tiona
l tim
e fo
r vot
ing
shal
l be
gran
ted
at th
e co
nven
ienc
e of
th
e em
ploy
er.
REPL
ACE
WIT
H:
132(
1) I
f the
wor
k sc
hedu
le o
f an
empl
oyee
w
ho is
an
elec
tor q
ualif
ied
to v
ote
does
not
pe
rmit
the
empl
oyee
to v
ote
durin
g an
adv
ance
vo
te o
r on
elec
tion
day
at a
n el
ectio
n or
pl
ebisc
ite, t
he e
mpl
oyer
sha
ll al
low
3 c
onse
cutiv
e ho
urs
on a
ny o
f the
day
s of
vot
ing
to th
at
empl
oyee
, at t
he c
onve
nien
ce o
f the
em
ploy
er,
for t
he p
urpo
se o
f the
em
ploy
ee c
astin
g a
vote
.
(2) <
DELE
TE>
The
prop
osed
cha
nge
com
bine
s (1
) and
(2).
Inclu
de th
e 5
days
of a
dvan
ce v
otin
g, s
o th
e em
ploy
ee’s
sche
dule
mus
t pre
vent
the
pers
on
from
vot
ing
durin
g al
l 6 d
ays.
Thi
s w
ill gr
eatly
re
duce
abu
se o
f thi
s pr
ovisi
on a
nd re
duce
the
burd
en o
n em
ploy
ers.
Th
e ad
vanc
e vo
ting
vote
-any
whe
re s
yste
m
mak
es v
otin
g ev
en e
asie
r for
em
ploy
ees.
91.
134(
1) In
this
sect
ion,
“adv
ertis
emen
t” m
eans
an
adve
rtise
men
t, fo
r whi
ch th
ere
is or
nor
mal
ly
wou
ld b
e a
char
ge, i
n an
y br
oadc
ast,
prin
t, el
ectro
nic
or o
ther
med
ia, i
nclu
ding
tele
phon
e,
fax,
inte
rnet
, ele
ctro
nic
mai
l and
text
mes
sagi
ng,
with
the
purp
ose
of p
rom
otin
g or
opp
osin
g an
y re
gist
ered
pol
itica
l par
ty o
r the
ele
ctio
n of
a
regi
ster
ed c
andi
date
.
(2) A
regi
ster
ed c
andi
date
, a re
gist
ered
co
nstit
uenc
y as
socia
tion
and
a re
gist
ered
pol
itica
l pa
rty m
ust e
nsur
e th
at a
dver
tisem
ents
134(
1) In
this
sect
ion,
“adv
ertis
emen
t” m
eans
an
adve
rtise
men
t, fo
r w
hich
ther
e is
or n
orm
ally
w
ould
be
a ch
arge
, in
any
broa
dcas
t, pr
int,
elec
troni
c or
oth
er m
edia
, inc
ludi
ng te
leph
one,
fa
x, in
tern
et, e
lect
roni
c m
ail a
nd te
xt m
essa
ging
, w
ith th
e pu
rpos
e of
pro
mot
ing
or o
ppos
ing
any
regi
ster
ed p
oliti
cal p
arty
or t
he e
lect
ion
of a
re
gist
ered
can
dida
te.
REPL
ACE
WIT
H:
(2) A
regi
ster
ed c
andi
date
, a re
gist
ered
co
nstit
uenc
y as
socia
tion
and
a re
gist
ered
pol
itica
l
Prop
ose
takin
g th
e m
oney
com
pone
nt o
f ele
ctio
n ad
verti
sing
by p
oliti
cal e
ntiti
es o
ut o
f the
Elec
tion
Act –
the
obje
ctiv
e is
to b
e tra
nspa
rent
abo
ut
who
is b
ehin
d po
litica
l adv
ertis
ing,
rega
rdle
ss o
f th
e co
st o
f the
adv
ertis
ing.
Adv
ertis
ing
spen
ding
lim
its a
re re
gula
ted
unde
r the
EFC
DA.
The
obje
ct o
f sec
tion
134
of th
e El
ectio
n Ac
t is
to
ensu
re th
at a
ds fo
r whi
ch th
e po
litica
l ent
ity is
re
spon
sible
bea
r the
nam
e an
d co
ntac
t inf
o in
a
form
com
plyi
ng w
ith g
uide
lines
ado
pted
by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r.
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rren
t Pro
visi
on
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osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
spon
sore
d by
the
regi
ster
ed c
andi
date
, the
re
gist
ered
con
stitu
ency
ass
ocia
tion
or th
e re
gist
ered
pol
itica
l par
ty c
ompl
y w
ith th
e fo
llow
ing
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
e gu
idel
ines
of t
he
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r:
(a) t
he a
dver
tisem
ent m
ust i
nclu
de th
e sp
onso
r’s n
ame
and
cont
act i
nfor
mat
ion
and
mus
t ind
icate
whe
ther
the
spon
sor a
utho
rizes
th
e ad
verti
sem
ent;
(b) s
ubje
ct to
cla
use
(c),
in th
e ca
se o
f an
adve
rtise
men
t tha
t is
broa
dcas
t or i
s m
ade
thro
ugh
elec
troni
c m
edia
, the
info
rmat
ion
refe
rred
to in
cla
use
(a) m
ust b
e st
ated
at t
he
begi
nnin
g of
the
adve
rtise
men
t;
(c) i
n th
e ca
se o
f an
adve
rtise
men
t tra
nsm
itted
to a
tele
phon
e, w
heth
er in
the
form
of a
live
cal
l or a
n au
tom
ated
pre
-re
cord
ed c
all,
i. th
e te
leph
one
num
ber o
f the
spo
nsor
m
ust b
e ca
pabl
e of
bei
ng d
ispla
yed
on th
e ca
ll di
spla
y of
cal
led
parti
es w
ho s
ubsc
ribe
to c
all d
ispla
y, a
nd m
ust n
ot b
e bl
ocke
d fro
m b
eing
disp
laye
d;
ii. th
e na
me
of th
e sp
onso
r and
the
spon
sor’s
pa
rty a
ffilia
tion,
if a
ny, m
ust b
e st
ated
at
the
begi
nnin
g of
the
adve
rtise
men
t;
iii. th
e ad
verti
sem
ent m
ust s
tate
whe
ther
the
spon
sor a
utho
rizes
the
adve
rtise
men
t;
iv. th
e te
leph
one
num
ber o
f the
spo
nsor
or
the
spon
sor’s
cam
paig
n of
fice
at w
hich
the
spon
sor c
an b
e co
ntac
ted
mus
t be
stat
ed
at th
e en
d of
the
adve
rtise
men
t.
party
mus
t ens
ure
that
adv
ertis
emen
ts
spon
sore
d au
thor
ized
by
the
regi
ster
ed
cand
idat
e, th
e re
gist
ered
con
stitu
ency
as
socia
tion
or th
e re
gist
ered
pol
itica
l par
ty
incl
ude
the
nam
e an
d co
ntac
t inf
orm
atio
n of
the
regi
ster
ed c
andi
date
, reg
iste
red
cons
titue
ncy
asso
ciat
ion
or re
gist
ered
po
litic
al p
arty
, and
mus
t ind
icat
e th
at th
e re
gist
ered
can
dida
te, r
egis
tere
d co
nstit
uenc
y as
soci
atio
n or
regi
ster
ed
polit
ical
par
ty a
utho
rize
s th
e ad
vert
isem
ent.
(a)
<DEL
ETE>
(b)
<DEL
ETE>
(c)
<DEL
ETE>
(3) T
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r sha
ll es
tabl
ish
guid
elin
es re
spec
ting
the
requ
irem
ents
refe
rred
to in
sub
sect
ions
(2).
(4) T
he g
uide
lines
mus
t be
publ
ished
on
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r’s w
ebsit
e.
(5) I
f an
adve
rtise
men
t is
not i
n co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith
this
sect
ion
or w
ith th
e gu
idel
ines
, the
Chi
ef
Elec
tora
l Offi
cer m
ay c
ause
it to
be
rem
oved
or
disc
ontin
ued,
and
in th
e ca
se o
f an
adve
rtise
men
t disp
laye
d on
a s
ign,
pos
ter o
r ot
her s
imila
r for
mat
nei
ther
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er n
or a
ny p
erso
n ac
ting
unde
r the
Chi
ef
Elec
tora
l Offi
cer’s
inst
ruct
ions
is li
able
for
tresp
ass
or d
amag
e re
sulti
ng fr
om o
r occ
asio
ned
by th
e re
mov
al.
In a
dditi
on, r
emov
ing
a co
st c
ompo
nent
from
the
defin
ition
leve
ls th
e fie
ld fo
r soc
ial m
edia
etc
. w
hich
freq
uent
ly do
es n
ot a
ssoc
iate
a c
harg
e w
ith tr
ansm
issio
n.
(2) C
onse
quen
tial h
ouse
keep
ing:
cha
nge
“spo
nsor
” to
“aut
horiz
e” b
ecau
se s
pons
or
conn
otes
mon
ey.
Mov
e th
e pr
escr
iptiv
e ro
boca
ll de
tails
– (2
)(b)
(c)
– in
to g
uide
lines
issu
ed b
y th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Of
ficer
. Thi
s al
low
s gr
eate
r fle
xibilit
y to
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r to
set o
ut ru
les
that
are
requ
ired
to b
e se
t out
, or t
o av
oid
absu
rd re
sults
(e.g
. a
14-s
econ
d ad
requ
iring
9 s
econ
ds o
f sec
tion
134
com
plia
nce)
, and
to a
dapt
to c
hang
ing
tech
nolo
gies
.
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Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
(3) T
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r sha
ll es
tabl
ish
guid
elin
es re
spec
ting
the
requ
irem
ents
refe
rred
to in
sub
sect
ion
(2).
(4) T
he g
uide
lines
mus
t be
publ
ished
on
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r’s w
ebsit
e.
(5) I
f an
adve
rtise
men
t is
not i
n co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith
this
sect
ion,
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r may
cau
se
it to
be
rem
oved
or d
iscon
tinue
d, a
nd in
the
case
of
an
adve
rtise
men
t disp
laye
d on
a s
ign,
pos
ter
or o
ther
sim
ilar f
orm
at n
eith
er th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Of
ficer
nor
any
per
son
actin
g un
der t
he C
hief
El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r’s in
stru
ctio
ns is
liab
le fo
r tre
spas
s or
dam
age
resu
lting
from
or o
ccas
ione
d by
the
rem
oval
.
92.
136
The
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
for e
ach
elec
tora
l di
visio
n sh
all p
rovid
e ad
equa
te q
uarte
rs a
nd
facil
ities
for r
ecei
ving
and
cond
uctin
g th
e of
ficia
l co
unt o
f the
bal
lots
rece
ived
from
all
the
depu
ty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
s of
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
’s el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n.
136
The
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
for e
ach
elec
tora
l di
visio
n sh
all p
rovid
e ad
equa
te q
uart
ers
and
facil
ities
for r
ecei
ving
and
cond
uctin
g th
e of
ficia
l co
unt o
f the
bal
lots
rece
ived
from
all
the
depu
ty
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
s of
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
’s el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n.
Dele
te “q
uarte
rs” a
s it
sugg
ests
resid
ence
, whi
ch
is no
t nec
essa
ry to
pro
vide
to th
ose
invo
lved
in
an o
fficia
l cou
nt.
93.
Cond
uct o
f offi
cial c
ount
13
7(3.
1) T
he re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
(a) c
heck
the
depu
ty re
turn
ing
offic
er’s
Stat
emen
t of P
oll,
…
Veri
ficat
ion
of o
fficia
l cou
nt
137(
3.1)
In
the
even
t the
diff
eren
ce
betw
een
the
vote
s fo
r the
can
dida
te w
ith
the
high
est n
umbe
r of
vot
es a
nd th
e ca
ndid
ate
with
the
next
hig
hest
num
ber
of
vote
s is
100
or l
ess,
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sha
ll co
nduc
t a fu
ll of
ficia
l cou
nt b
y
(a)
chec
king
the
elec
tion
offic
er’s
Stat
emen
t of V
ote,
…
ADD
: (3
.2) I
n th
e ev
ent t
he d
iffer
ence
bet
wee
n th
e vo
tes
for t
he c
andi
date
with
the
high
est n
umbe
r of
vot
es a
nd th
e ca
ndid
ate
with
the
next
hig
hest
nu
mbe
r of v
otes
is 1
01 o
r mor
e, th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
The
offic
ial c
ount
is a
ver
ifica
tion
of th
e co
unt
that
occ
urs
on e
lect
ion
day.
Not
eve
ry e
lect
oral
di
stric
t will
requ
ire e
very
bal
lot t
o be
reco
unte
d.
If th
e di
ffere
nce
is 10
0 or
less
, all
ballo
ts w
ill be
co
unte
d fo
r a s
econ
d tim
e. I
f the
diff
eren
ce is
10
0 or
mor
e, th
e el
ectio
n da
y co
unt w
ill be
su
bjec
t to
a ve
rifica
tion
audi
t. A
full
coun
t typ
ically
take
s ar
ound
3 d
ays
to
com
plet
e. T
he fu
ll co
unt i
s us
eful
onl
y in
cas
es
whe
re th
e ou
tcom
e is
pote
ntia
lly u
ncer
tain
. No
tabl
y, th
e th
resh
old
for a
judi
cial r
ecou
nt is
un
chan
ged.
Pr
opos
e a
100-
vote
thre
shol
d to
trig
ger a
co
mpl
ete
coun
t all
over
aga
in.
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on
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osed
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ised
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visi
on
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nale
(a)
verif
y th
e el
ectio
n of
ficer
’s St
atem
ent o
f Vo
te, a
nd c
ompa
re it
to th
e un
offic
ial r
esul
ts,
and
(b) v
erify
suc
h re
cord
s an
d in
spec
t suc
h ba
llots
to s
atisf
y th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er th
at h
e or
she
may
co
mpl
ete
and
sign
the
Stat
emen
t of O
fficia
l Re
sults
and
the
Certi
ficat
e an
d Re
turn
.
(3.2
) If t
he m
argi
n is
grea
ter t
han
100,
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
will
still
do a
n au
dit o
f the
re
sults
– e
noug
h so
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
can
be
satis
fied
to s
ign
the
Certi
ficat
e an
d Re
turn
.
94.
139(
1) A
can
dida
te w
ho h
as b
een
decla
red
elec
ted
unde
r sec
tion
138(
1) m
ay d
iscla
im th
e ca
ndid
ate’
s rig
ht to
bec
ome
a M
embe
r of t
he
Legi
slativ
e As
sem
bly
by fi
ling
a di
scla
imer
in th
e pr
escr
ibed
form
with
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r at
any
time
afte
r the
can
dida
te is
dec
lare
d el
ecte
d un
der t
his
Part
and
befo
re th
e ca
ndid
ate
wou
ld
othe
rwise
bec
ome
a m
embe
r of t
he A
ssem
bly
by
reas
on o
f sec
tion
1(2)
of t
he L
egisl
ative
As
sem
bly
Act.
(2) A
can
dida
te w
ho fi
les
a di
scla
imer
pur
suan
t to
sub
sect
ion
(1) s
hall
deliv
er a
cop
y of
it
forth
with
to th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er a
nd to
the
Cler
k of
the
Legi
slativ
e As
sem
bly.
(3
) Sub
ject
to s
ubse
ctio
n (4
), if
a di
scla
imer
is
filed
pur
suan
t to
subs
ectio
n (1
), th
e el
ectio
n in
w
hich
that
can
dida
te w
as d
ecla
red
elec
ted
is vo
id.
(4) T
he fi
ling
of a
disc
laim
er u
nder
sub
sect
ion
(1) d
oes
not a
ffect
any
app
licat
ion
unde
r sec
tion
144
or a
ppea
l und
er s
ectio
n 14
8 by
ano
ther
ca
ndid
ate
or th
e rig
ht o
f tha
t oth
er c
andi
date
to
be d
ecla
red
elec
ted
if th
at o
ther
can
dida
te’s
appl
icatio
n or
app
eal i
s su
cces
sful
.
139(
1) A
can
dida
te w
ho h
as b
een
decla
red
elec
ted
unde
r sec
tion
138(
1) m
ay d
iscla
im th
e ca
ndid
ate’
s rig
ht to
bec
ome
a M
embe
r of t
he
Legi
slativ
e As
sem
bly
by fi
ling
a di
scla
imer
in th
e pr
escr
ibed
form
with
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r at
any
time
afte
r the
can
dida
te is
dec
lare
d el
ecte
d un
der t
his
Part
and
befo
re th
e ca
ndid
ate
wou
ld
othe
rwise
bec
ome
a m
embe
r of t
he A
ssem
bly
by
reas
on o
f sec
tion
1(2)
of t
he L
egisl
ative
As
sem
bly
Act.
(2) A
can
dida
te w
ho fi
les
a di
scla
imer
pur
suan
t to
sub
sect
ion
(1) s
hall
deliv
er a
cop
y of
it
forth
with
to th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er a
nd to
the
Cler
k of
the
Legi
slativ
e As
sem
bly.
(3
) Sub
ject
to s
ubse
ctio
n (4
), if
a di
scla
imer
is
filed
pur
suan
t to
subs
ectio
n (1
), th
e el
ectio
n in
w
hich
that
can
dida
te w
as d
ecla
red
elec
ted
is vo
id, s
ectio
n 32
of t
he LL
eeggiiss
llaattiivv
ee AAss
sseemm
bbllyy
AAcctt a
pplie
s an
d a
by-e
lect
ion
shal
l be
held
fo
r tha
t ele
ctor
al d
ivis
ion.
(4
) The
filin
g of
a d
iscla
imer
und
er s
ubse
ctio
n (1
) doe
s no
t affe
ct a
ny a
pplic
atio
n un
der s
ectio
n 14
4 or
app
eal u
nder
sec
tion
148
by a
noth
er
cand
idat
e or
the
right
of t
hat o
ther
can
dida
te to
be
dec
lare
d el
ecte
d if
that
oth
er c
andi
date
’s ap
plica
tion
or a
ppea
l is
succ
essf
ul.
Amen
d (3
) to
mak
e it
clear
a b
y-el
ectio
n is
the
next
ste
p af
ter a
voi
d el
ectio
n fo
llow
ing
a di
scla
imer
. In
the
Pren
tice
disc
laim
er (i
n 20
15),
ther
e w
as s
ome
ambi
guity
in in
terp
retin
g th
e in
tera
ctio
n be
twee
n th
e El
ectio
n Ac
t and
the
Legi
slativ
e As
sem
bly
Act.
Exp
ress
ly m
entio
ning
a
by-e
lect
ion
will
trigg
er th
e w
arra
nt fr
om th
e Cl
erk,
whi
ch tr
igge
rs th
e Or
der f
rom
the
Lieut
enan
t Gov
erno
r in
Coun
cil, w
hich
dire
cts
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r to
issue
the
writ
. Se
e als
o se
ctio
n 14
9.
95.
Dela
y in
ann
ounc
emen
t of o
fficia
l res
ults
14
0(1)
If in
any
ele
ctor
al d
ivisi
on n
ot a
ll th
e ba
llot b
oxes
hav
e re
ache
d th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er
by th
e da
te s
tate
d in
the
elec
tion
proc
lam
atio
n
Dela
y in
dec
lara
tion
of o
fficia
l res
ults
14
0(1)
If in
any
ele
ctor
al d
ivisi
on n
ot a
ll th
e ba
llot b
oxes
hav
e re
ache
d th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er
by th
e da
te s
tate
d in
the
elec
tion
proc
lam
atio
n
Mak
e co
nsist
ent w
ith n
ew w
ay o
f “de
clarin
g”
offic
ial r
esul
ts a
s un
der s
ectio
n 13
8.
Recommendations | 177
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
for a
nnou
ncin
g th
e re
sults
of t
he o
fficia
l cou
nt,
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sha
ll on
that
dat
e ad
jour
n th
e pr
ocee
ding
s fo
r a p
erio
d of
not
mor
e th
an
one
wee
k an
d su
bseq
uent
ly m
ay a
djou
rn fo
r fu
rther
per
iods
of n
ot m
ore
than
one
wee
k at
a
time.
(2) N
otw
ithst
andi
ng s
ubse
ctio
n (1
), th
e an
noun
cem
ent o
f the
resu
lts s
hall
not b
e de
laye
d un
der s
ubse
ctio
n (1
) bey
ond
30 d
ays
from
the
date
sta
ted
in th
e el
ectio
n pr
ocla
mat
ion.
(3) I
f afte
r a d
elay
of 3
0 da
ys th
e ba
llot b
oxes
ar
e no
t rec
over
ed, t
he re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
forth
with
ann
ounc
e th
e re
sults
of t
he o
fficia
l co
unt w
ithou
t con
sider
ing
the
miss
ing
ballo
ts.
(4) I
f a re
turn
ing
offic
er is
una
ble
for a
ny re
ason
ot
her t
han
the
one
refe
rred
to in
sub
sect
ion
(1)
to a
nnou
nce
the
resu
lts o
f the
offi
cial c
ount
at
the
date
and
tim
e st
ated
in th
e el
ectio
n pr
ocla
mat
ion,
the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sha
ll ad
jour
n th
e pr
ocee
ding
s fro
m ti
me
to ti
me
as m
ay b
e re
quire
d.
(5) N
otw
ithst
andi
ng s
ubse
ctio
n (4
), th
e an
noun
cem
ent o
f the
resu
lts o
f the
offi
cial c
ount
sh
all n
ot b
e de
laye
d un
der s
ubse
ctio
n (4
) bey
ond
14 d
ays
from
the
date
sta
ted
in th
e el
ectio
n pr
ocla
mat
ion.
for d
ecla
ring
the
resu
lts o
f the
offi
cial c
ount
, th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
on th
at d
ate
adjo
urn
the
proc
eedi
ngs
for a
per
iod
of n
ot m
ore
than
on
e w
eek
and
subs
eque
ntly
may
adj
ourn
for
furth
er p
erio
ds o
f not
mor
e th
an o
ne w
eek
at a
tim
e.
(2) N
otw
ithst
andi
ng s
ubse
ctio
n (1
), th
e de
clar
atio
n of
the
resu
lts s
hall
not b
e de
laye
d un
der s
ubse
ctio
n (1
) bey
ond
30 d
ays
from
the
date
sta
ted
in th
e el
ectio
n pr
ocla
mat
ion.
(3) I
f afte
r a d
elay
of 3
0 da
ys th
e ba
llot b
oxes
ar
e no
t rec
over
ed, t
he re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
forth
with
dec
lare
the
resu
lts o
f the
offi
cial c
ount
w
ithou
t con
sider
ing
the
miss
ing
ballo
ts.
(4) I
f a re
turn
ing
offic
er is
una
ble
for a
ny re
ason
ot
her t
han
the
one
refe
rred
to in
sub
sect
ion
(1)
to d
ecla
re th
e re
sults
of t
he o
fficia
l cou
nt a
t the
da
te a
nd ti
me
stat
ed in
the
elec
tion
proc
lam
atio
n or
to th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Off
icer
, the
re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
adjo
urn
the
proc
eedi
ngs
from
tim
e to
tim
e as
may
be
requ
ired.
(5) N
otw
ithst
andi
ng s
ubse
ctio
n (4
), th
e de
clar
atio
n of
the
resu
lts o
f the
offi
cial c
ount
sh
all n
ot b
e de
laye
d un
der s
ubse
ctio
n (4
) bey
ond
14 d
ays
from
the
date
sta
ted
in th
e el
ectio
n pr
ocla
mat
ion.
96.
Hand
ling
of d
ocum
ents
and
regi
ster
info
rmat
ion
afte
r offi
cial c
ount
14
1(1)
Afte
r the
offi
cial c
ount
of t
he v
otes
has
be
en c
ompl
eted
and
the
Stat
emen
t of O
fficia
l Re
sults
has
bee
n co
mpl
eted
, the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
sh
all p
repa
re th
e fo
llow
ing
for r
etur
n to
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith th
e Ch
ief
Elec
tora
l Offi
cer’s
dire
ctio
ns:
(a) t
he li
sts
of e
lect
ors;
(b
) the
var
ious
env
elop
es c
onta
inin
g th
e ba
llots
;
Hand
ling
of d
ocum
ents
and
regi
ster
in
form
atio
n af
ter o
fficia
l cou
nt
141(
1) A
fter t
he o
fficia
l cou
nt o
f the
vot
es h
as
been
com
plet
ed a
nd th
e St
atem
ent o
f Offi
cial
Resu
lts h
as b
een
com
plet
ed, t
he re
turn
ing
offic
er
shal
l pre
pare
the
follo
win
g fo
r ret
urn
to th
e Ch
ief
Elec
tora
l Offi
cer i
n ac
cord
ance
with
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r’s d
irect
ions
:
(a) t
he li
sts
of e
lect
ors;
(b
) the
var
ious
env
elop
es c
onta
inin
g th
e ba
llots
;
Takin
g th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er o
ut o
f the
regi
ster
up
datin
g pr
oces
s (2
), an
d m
ovin
g re
gist
er
upda
ting
to it
s ow
n se
ctio
n, p
ropo
sed
sect
ion
142.
1.
Toda
y, re
turn
ing
docu
men
ts to
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r and
upd
atin
g re
gist
er
info
rmat
ion
are
two
very
diff
eren
t tas
ks.
The
regi
ster
upd
atin
g is
now
don
e ce
ntra
lly th
roug
h El
ectio
ns A
lber
ta, n
ot b
y in
divid
ual r
etur
ning
of
ficer
s.
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rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
(c) t
he p
oll b
ooks
;
(d) t
he e
lect
ion
proc
lam
atio
n;
(e) t
he w
rit;
(f) th
e St
atem
ent o
f Offi
cial R
esul
ts;
(g) t
he C
ertif
icate
and
Ret
urn;
(h) r
epea
led
2012
c5
s51;
(i) a
ny o
ther
doc
umen
ts re
ques
ted
by th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer.
(2) T
he re
turn
ing
offic
er s
hall
ente
r in
the
regi
ster
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
e di
rect
ions
of t
he
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r any
info
rmat
ion
liste
d in
se
ctio
n 13
(2) t
hat i
s co
llect
ed d
urin
g th
e el
ectio
n pe
riod.
(c) t
he v
otin
g re
cord
s;
(d) t
he e
lect
ion
proc
lam
atio
n;
(e) t
he w
rit;
(f) th
e St
atem
ent o
f Offi
cial R
esul
ts;
(g) t
he C
ertif
icate
and
Ret
urn;
(h) r
epea
led
2012
c5
s51;
(i) a
ny o
ther
doc
umen
ts re
ques
ted
by th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer.
(2) <
DELE
TE>
97.
NEW
AD
D:
142.
1 Th
e Of
fice
of th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer
shal
l ent
er in
the
regi
ster
any
info
rmat
ion
liste
d in
sec
tion
13(2
) tha
t is
colle
cted
dur
ing
the
elec
tion
perio
d.
This
is se
ctio
n 14
1(2)
relo
cate
d.
It is
not t
he re
turn
ing
offic
er w
ho e
nter
s th
e re
gist
er u
pdat
e in
form
atio
n; it
is n
ow d
one
cent
rally
.
98.
144(
6) A
t lea
st 4
day
s’ no
tice
of th
e tim
e an
d pl
ace
appo
inte
d fo
r the
reco
unt s
hall
be g
iven
by
the
appl
icant
(a) t
o th
e ca
ndid
ates
, in
the
man
ner
pres
crib
ed in
sec
tion
68, a
nd
(b) t
o th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er, i
f the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
is n
ot th
e ap
plica
nt, a
nd th
e el
ectio
n cle
rk.
144(
6) A
t lea
st 4
day
s’ no
tice
of th
e tim
e an
d pl
ace
appo
inte
d fo
r the
reco
unt s
hall
be g
iven
by
the
appl
icant
(a)
to th
e ca
ndid
ates
, in
the
man
ner
pres
crib
ed in
sec
tion
68,
(b) t
o th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er, i
f the
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
is n
ot th
e ap
plica
nt, a
nd th
e el
ectio
n cle
rk, a
nd
AD
D:
(c) t
o th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer.
It is
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r and
Ele
ctio
ns
Albe
rta th
at m
anag
es, r
esou
rces
and
facil
itate
s al
l asp
ects
of a
judi
cial r
ecou
nt.
Ad
d th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer t
o th
e lis
t of
indi
vidua
ls re
ceiv
ing
notic
e of
a ju
dicia
l rec
ount
ap
plica
tion.
The
Chi
ef E
lect
oral
Offi
cer a
ssist
s th
e co
urt a
nd a
ssist
s th
e re
turn
ing
offic
er a
nd
the
elec
tion
clerk
who
are
requ
ired
to b
e pr
esen
t. Th
e pr
opos
ed a
men
dmen
t also
allo
ws
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r to
be a
par
ty fo
r the
pur
pose
of
havin
g le
gal r
epre
sent
ative
s en
title
d to
atte
nd
(sec
tion
145(
3)(c
)).
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rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
99.
145(
3) A
t any
reco
unt o
f vot
es, t
he re
turn
ing
offic
er a
nd e
lect
ion
clerk
sha
ll be
pre
sent
and
the
follo
win
g sh
all b
e gi
ven
notic
e an
d m
ay b
e pr
esen
t:
(a) e
ach
cand
idat
e an
d ea
ch c
andi
date
’s of
ficia
l age
nt, o
r eith
er o
f the
m, o
r in
thei
r ab
senc
e 2
elec
tors
of t
he re
leva
nt e
lect
oral
di
visio
n de
signa
ted
by th
e ca
ndid
ate;
(b) t
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r or a
des
igna
te
or b
oth;
(c
) the
lega
l rep
rese
ntat
ives
of th
e pa
rties
.
145(
3) A
t any
reco
unt o
f vot
es, t
he re
turn
ing
offic
er a
nd e
lect
ion
clerk
sha
ll be
pre
sent
and
the
follo
win
g m
ay b
e pr
esen
t:
(a)
each
can
dida
te a
nd e
ach
cand
idat
e’s
offic
ial a
gent
, or e
ither
of t
hem
, or i
n th
eir
abse
nce
2 el
ecto
rs o
f the
rele
vant
ele
ctor
al
divis
ion
desig
nate
d by
the
cand
idat
e;
(b) t
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r or a
des
igna
te o
r bo
th;
AD
D:
(b.1
) ele
ctio
n of
ficer
s de
term
ined
by
the
Chie
f El
ecto
ral O
ffice
r to
assis
t with
the
reco
unt;
and
(c) t
he le
gal r
epre
sent
ative
s of
the
parti
es.
In re
ality
, the
cou
rt fre
quen
tly n
eeds
ass
istan
ce
to h
andl
e th
e ba
llots
and
con
duct
of a
reco
unt.
Th
is pr
opos
ed a
men
dmen
t exp
ress
ly al
low
s a
reco
unt j
udge
, in
his
or h
er d
iscre
tion,
to h
ave
elec
tion
offic
ers
pres
ent.
100.
146(
1) A
t the
tim
e an
d pl
ace
appo
inte
d an
d in
th
e pr
esen
ce o
f the
per
sons
ent
itled
or r
equi
red
to a
ttend
, the
judg
e sh
all c
ondu
ct th
e re
coun
t.
…
(5)
In th
e ca
se o
f a re
coun
t of a
ll th
e vo
tes,
the
judg
e sh
all o
pen
all t
he e
nvel
opes
con
tain
ing
(a) t
he v
otes
cou
nted
,
(b) t
he re
ject
ed b
allo
ts,
(c) t
he s
poile
d an
d de
cline
d ba
llots
, and
(d) t
he u
nuse
d ba
llots
.
146(
1) A
t the
tim
e an
d pl
ace
appo
inte
d an
d in
th
e pr
esen
ce o
f the
per
sons
ent
itled
or r
equi
red
to a
ttend
, the
judg
e sh
all c
ondu
ct th
e re
coun
t.
ADD
:
(1.1
) The
judg
e m
ay u
se th
e se
rvice
s of
ele
ctio
n of
ficer
s de
term
ined
to a
ssist
with
the
reco
unt.
…
(5)
In th
e ca
se o
f a re
coun
t of a
ll th
e vo
tes,
the
judg
e m
ay o
pen
all t
he e
nvel
opes
con
tain
ing
(a) t
he v
otes
cou
nted
,
(b) t
he re
ject
ed b
allo
ts,
(c) t
he s
poile
d an
d de
cline
d ba
llots
, and
(d) t
he u
nuse
d ba
llots
.
Add
(1.1
) in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith s
ectio
n 14
5(3)
(b.1
). (5
) “Sh
all”
to “m
ay” t
o au
thor
ize in
the
even
t the
nu
mbe
r of u
nuse
d ba
llots
etc
. is
rele
vant
to a
re
conc
iliatio
n, b
ut n
ot re
quire
it w
here
it is
not
re
leva
nt.
101.
149(
1) T
his
sect
ion
appl
ies
if a
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
m
akes
a d
ecla
ratio
n un
der s
ectio
n 14
8(8)
(b) t
hat
no m
embe
r has
bee
n de
clare
d el
ecte
d be
caus
e th
ere
is an
equ
ality
of v
otes
for 2
or m
ore
cand
idat
es.
149(
1) T
his
sect
ion
appl
ies
if a
retu
rnin
g of
ficer
m
akes
a d
ecla
ratio
n un
der s
ectio
n 14
8(8)
(b) t
hat
no m
embe
r has
bee
n de
clare
d el
ecte
d be
caus
e th
ere
is an
equ
ality
of v
otes
for 2
or m
ore
cand
idat
es.
Unde
r sec
tion
39, i
t is
not a
writ
that
the
Lieut
enan
t Gov
erno
r in
Coun
cil is
sues
, but
an
orde
r com
man
ding
writ
s to
be
issue
d. W
rits
are
issue
d by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r.
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rren
t Pro
visi
on
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osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
(2) A
s so
on a
s po
ssib
le a
fter a
dec
lara
tion
has
been
mad
e un
der s
ectio
n 14
8(8)
(b) t
hat n
o m
embe
r has
bee
n de
clare
d el
ecte
d fo
r the
el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n be
caus
e th
ere
is an
equ
ality
of
vote
s fo
r 2 o
r mor
e ca
ndid
ates
, the
Chi
ef
Elec
tora
l Offi
cer s
hall
pres
ent a
repo
rt to
the
Spea
ker t
hat t
here
is a
vac
ancy
for t
hat e
lect
oral
di
visio
n, in
whi
ch c
ase
a w
rit o
f ele
ctio
n fo
r tha
t el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n sh
all b
e iss
ued
unde
r sec
tion
39
as if
the
elec
tion
wer
e a
by-e
lect
ion.
(2) A
s so
on a
s po
ssib
le a
fter a
dec
lara
tion
has
been
mad
e un
der s
ectio
n 14
8(8)
(b) t
hat n
o m
embe
r has
bee
n de
clare
d el
ecte
d fo
r the
el
ecto
ral d
ivisio
n be
caus
e th
ere
is an
equ
ality
of
vote
s fo
r 2 o
r mor
e ca
ndid
ates
, the
Chi
ef
Elec
tora
l Offi
cer s
hall
pres
ent a
repo
rt to
the
Cler
k of
the
Asse
mbl
y th
at th
ere
is a
vaca
ncy
for t
hat e
lect
oral
div
ision
, in
whi
ch c
ase
sect
ion
32 o
f the
LLeegg
iissllaa
ttiivvee
AAssssee
mmbbll
yy AAcc
tt app
lies
and
an o
rder
sha
ll be
issu
ed b
y th
e Li
eute
nant
Gov
erno
r in
Coun
cil u
nder
sec
tion
39 a
s if
the
elec
tion
wer
e a
by-e
lect
ion.
The
Cler
k ne
eds
to k
now
ther
e is
a va
canc
y. T
he
Lieut
enan
t Gov
erno
r in
Coun
cil n
eeds
to k
now
so
an o
rder
can
be
issue
d.
For r
efer
ence
, sec
tion
32 o
f the
Leg
islat
ive
Asse
mbl
y Ac
t pro
vides
: 32
(1) W
hen
a va
canc
y oc
curs
in th
e m
embe
rshi
p of
the
Asse
mbl
y, th
e Cl
erk
shall
(a
) iss
ue a
nd d
elive
r the
Cler
k’s w
arra
nt to
th
e Ch
ief E
lecto
ral O
ffice
r for
the
issue
of a
wr
it fo
r the
elec
tion
of a
Mem
ber t
o fil
l the
va
canc
y, a
nd
(b) d
elive
r a c
opy
of th
e wa
rrant
to th
e Cl
erk
of th
e Ex
ecut
ive C
ounc
il.
(2)
With
in 6
mon
ths a
fter t
he d
elive
ry o
f the
wa
rrant
to th
e Ch
ief E
lecto
ral O
ffice
r, an
ord
er
shall
be
mad
e un
der s
ectio
n 39
of t
he E
lectio
n Ac
t aut
horiz
ing
the
issue
of a
writ
for a
n ele
ctio
n to
fill
the
vaca
ncy.
(3
) No
twith
stan
ding
sub
sect
ion
(2),
an o
rder
ne
ed n
ot b
e m
ade
unde
r sec
tion
39 o
f the
El
ectio
n Ac
t if t
he v
acan
cy o
ccur
s dur
ing
the
last
year
of t
he le
gal l
ife o
f the
Ass
embl
y.
(4)
If th
e Le
gisla
ture
is d
issol
ved
afte
r the
issu
e of
the
writ
refe
rred
to in
sub
sect
ion
(2) a
nd
befo
re a
n ele
ctio
n is
held
und
er th
e wr
it, th
e wr
it is
revo
ked
on th
e di
ssol
utio
n of
the
Legi
slatu
re.
(5)
A va
canc
y in
the
mem
bers
hip
of th
e As
sem
bly
does
not
inva
lidat
e an
y pr
ocee
ding
s of
the
Asse
mbl
y.
See
also
sec
tion
139.
102.
152(
4) S
ubje
ct to
sub
sect
ion
(1),
no p
erso
n m
ay
insp
ect a
ny e
lect
ion
docu
men
ts re
tain
ed b
y th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer p
erta
inin
g to
the
elec
tion
in th
at e
lect
oral
divi
sion
exce
pt b
y or
der o
f a
judg
e.
ADD
:
(4.1
) Not
ice o
f an
appl
icatio
n fo
r an
orde
r und
er
subs
ectio
n (4
) mus
t be
prov
ided
to th
e Ch
ief
Elec
tora
l Offi
cer.
The
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r sho
uld
have
not
ice o
f th
e ap
plica
tion
for s
uch
an o
rder
, to
ensu
re
secu
rity
and
inte
grity
of e
lect
ion
docu
men
ts in
th
e te
rms
of th
e co
urt o
rder
. Th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Of
ficer
may
ass
ist th
e co
urt i
n m
akin
g ap
prop
riate
con
ditio
ns u
nder
(6).
Recommendations | 181
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
103.
153.
09(3
) Fo
r the
pur
pose
of c
ondu
ctin
g an
in
vest
igat
ion
unde
r thi
s Ac
t, a
repr
esen
tativ
e of
th
e El
ectio
n Co
mm
issio
ner,
on p
rodu
ctio
n of
the
repr
esen
tativ
e’s
auth
oriza
tion
from
the
Elec
tion
Com
miss
ione
r, m
ay a
t any
reas
onab
le ti
me
ente
r an
y pr
emise
s re
ferre
d to
in th
e au
thor
izatio
n in
w
hich
boo
ks o
r doc
umen
ts o
f a p
oliti
cal p
arty
, co
nstit
uenc
y as
socia
tion
or c
andi
date
rele
vant
to
the
subj
ect‑m
atte
r of t
he in
vest
igat
ion
are
kept
an
d m
ay e
xam
ine
and
mak
e co
pies
of t
he b
ooks
or
doc
umen
ts o
r rem
ove
them
tem
pora
rily
for
the
purp
ose
of m
akin
g co
pies
.
153.
09(3
) Fo
r the
pur
pose
of c
ondu
ctin
g an
in
vest
igat
ion
unde
r thi
s Ac
t, a
repr
esen
tativ
e of
th
e El
ectio
n Co
mm
issio
ner,
on p
rodu
ctio
n of
the
repr
esen
tativ
e’s
auth
oriza
tion
from
the
Elec
tion
Com
miss
ione
r, m
ay a
t any
reas
onab
le ti
me
ente
r an
y pr
emise
s re
ferre
d to
in th
e au
thor
izatio
n in
w
hich
rec
ords
of a
reg
iste
red
polit
ical p
arty
, re
gist
ered
con
stitu
ency
ass
ocia
tion
or
regi
ster
ed c
andi
date
rele
vant
to th
e su
bjec
t‑mat
ter o
f the
inve
stig
atio
n ar
e ke
pt a
nd
may
exa
min
e an
d m
ake
copi
es o
f the
rec
ords
or
rem
ove
them
tem
pora
rily
for t
he p
urpo
se o
f m
akin
g co
pies
.
Upda
ted
for c
larit
y to
mat
ch d
efin
ition
s.
104.
153.
091(
4) If
the
Elec
tion
Com
miss
ione
r ref
uses
to
con
duct
or c
ease
s an
inve
stig
atio
n un
der
subs
ectio
n (2
) or d
eter
min
es th
at n
o of
fenc
e w
as
com
mitt
ed, t
he E
lect
ion
Com
miss
ione
r
(a)
sha
ll pr
ovid
e no
tice
of th
at d
ecisi
on to
(i)
eve
ry p
erso
n or
org
aniza
tion
who
(A)
is
the
subj
ect o
f the
inve
stig
atio
n
(B)
wou
ld h
ave
been
the
subj
ect o
f an
inve
stig
atio
n if
the
Elec
tion
Com
miss
ione
r had
not
refu
sed
to
cond
uct a
n in
vest
igat
ion,
and
(ii)
eve
ry p
erso
n or
org
aniza
tion
who
re
ques
ted
an in
vest
igat
ion,
if a
ny, a
nd
(b)
may
, as
the
Elec
tion
Com
miss
ione
r co
nsid
ers
to b
e ap
prop
riate
, pro
vide
notic
e of
th
at d
ecisi
on to
any
oth
er p
erso
n or
or
gani
zatio
n in
volv
ed in
the
mat
ter r
efer
red
to
in s
ectio
n 15
3.09
(1).
(4) I
f the
Ele
ctio
n Co
mm
issio
ner r
efus
es to
co
nduc
t or c
ease
s an
inve
stig
atio
n un
der
subs
ectio
n (2
) or d
eter
min
es th
at n
o of
fenc
e w
as
com
mitt
ed, t
he E
lect
ion
Com
miss
ione
r
(a)
sha
ll pr
ovid
e no
tice
of th
at d
ecisi
on to
(i)
eve
ry p
erso
n or
org
aniza
tion
who
(A)
is
the
subj
ect o
f the
inve
stig
atio
n
(B)
w
ould
hav
e be
en th
e su
bjec
t of
an
inve
stig
atio
n if
the
Elec
tion
Com
mis
sion
er h
ad n
ot r
efus
ed to
co
nduc
t an
inve
stig
atio
n, a
nd
(ii)
eve
ry p
erso
n or
org
aniza
tion
who
re
ques
ted
an in
vest
igat
ion,
if a
ny, a
nd
(b)
may
, as
the
Elec
tion
Com
miss
ione
r co
nsid
ers
to b
e ap
prop
riate
, pro
vide
notic
e of
th
at d
ecisi
on to
any
oth
er p
erso
n or
or
gani
zatio
n in
volv
ed in
the
mat
ter r
efer
red
to
in s
ectio
n 15
3.09
(1).
Shou
ld n
ot b
e a
man
dato
ry re
quire
men
t to
notif
y an
indi
vidu
al th
at y
ou a
re n
ot in
vest
igat
ing
that
yo
u w
ill no
t be
inve
stig
atin
g. K
eep
the
requ
irem
ent t
o in
form
the
com
plai
nant
and
an
yone
who
has
alre
ady
been
not
ified
of t
he
ongo
ing
inve
stig
atio
n th
at it
has
cea
sed.
105.
Co
nsen
t to
pros
ecut
e 16
3.1(
1) N
o pr
osec
utio
n sh
all b
e in
stitu
ted
unde
r th
is Ac
t with
out t
he c
onse
nt o
f the
Ele
ctio
n Co
mm
issio
ner
Cons
ent t
o pr
osec
ute
163.
1(1)
No
pros
ecut
ion
shal
l be
inst
itute
d un
der
this
Act w
ithou
t the
con
sent
of t
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er.
Curre
ntly
for p
rose
cutio
n, th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Of
ficer
has
a c
onfli
ct o
f int
eres
t with
Alb
erta
Ju
stice
100
% o
f the
tim
e.
182 | Recommendations
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
(2)
A pr
osec
utio
n un
der t
his
Act m
ay b
e co
mm
ence
d w
ithin
3 y
ears
of t
he c
omm
issio
n of
th
e al
lege
d of
fenc
e bu
t not
afte
rwar
ds.
ADD
:
(1.1
) The
Chi
ef E
lect
oral
Offi
cer m
ay re
fer a
n al
lega
tion
for p
rose
cutio
n ei
ther
to th
e M
inist
er
of J
ustic
e or
app
oint
an
inde
pend
ent p
rose
cuto
r.
(1.2
) If t
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r app
oint
s an
in
depe
nden
t pro
secu
tor,
the
pros
ecut
or m
ay:
(a) e
xerc
ise a
ny p
ower
s th
at th
e Ch
ief
Elec
tora
l Offi
cer h
as u
nder
this
Act i
n re
latio
n to
inqu
iries
and
inve
stig
atio
ns, i
nclu
ding
ad
visin
g th
ose
indi
vidua
ls of
thei
r rig
hts
unde
r th
e Ch
arte
r of R
ight
s and
Fre
edom
s (Ca
nada
);
(b) u
se o
f law
enf
orce
men
t age
ncie
s as
ne
cess
ary;
and
(c) p
rovid
e a
repo
rt to
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al
Offic
er.
(1.3
) Upo
n re
ceip
t of a
repo
rt by
a p
rose
cuto
r un
der s
ubse
ctio
n (1
.2),
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r m
ay
(a) i
mpo
se a
rem
edy
unde
r sec
tion
153.
1, o
r
(b) i
f an
offe
nce
is de
term
ined
to h
ave
been
co
mm
itted
, req
uest
that
the
pros
ecut
or
pros
ecut
e th
e m
atte
r in
cour
t.
(2)
A pr
osec
utio
n un
der t
his
Act m
ay b
e co
mm
ence
d w
ithin
3 y
ears
of t
he c
omm
issio
n of
th
e al
lege
d of
fenc
e bu
t not
afte
rwar
ds.
(1.1
) Pro
vidin
g th
e op
tion
of g
oing
thro
ugh
an
inde
pend
ent p
rose
cuto
r will
allo
w th
e Ch
ief
Elec
tora
l Offi
cer t
o iso
late
him
self
from
po
tent
ially
pol
itica
l dec
ision
s w
heth
er to
in
vest
igat
e/pr
osec
ute.
Th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer w
ould
cre
ate
a ro
ster
of
inde
pend
ent p
rose
cuto
rs (e
.g. c
rimin
al
defe
nse
firm
with
law
yers
who
wer
e on
ce
pros
ecut
ors)
. Th
e Ch
ief E
lect
oral
Offi
cer h
as, i
n th
e pa
st, s
ucce
ssfu
lly a
ppoi
nted
retir
ed ju
dges
to
assis
t him
in in
vest
igat
ions
that
wer
e ei
ther
se
nsiti
ve o
r par
ticul
arly
com
plex
. Am
erica
n m
odel
: the
pre
siden
t app
oint
s a
spec
ial
pros
ecut
or to
take
the
mat
ter o
ver e
ntire
ly.
Othe
r Can
adia
n ju
risdi
ctio
ns th
at h
ave
thei
r ow
n pr
osec
utor
or c
omm
issio
ner i
nclu
de C
anad
a an
d M
anito
ba.
Reta
in (2
) – to
sto
p un
nece
ssar
y pr
osec
utio
ns.
106.
172(
3) A
per
son
com
mits
a c
orru
pt p
ract
ice w
ho
does
one
or m
ore
of th
e fo
llow
ing:
…
(f)
in o
rder
to in
duce
a p
erso
n (i)
to a
llow
the
pers
on to
be
nom
inat
ed
as a
can
dida
te,
(ii)
to
refu
se to
allo
w th
e pe
rson
to b
e no
min
ated
as
a ca
ndid
ate,
or
172(
3) A
per
son
com
mits
a c
orru
pt p
ract
ice w
ho
does
one
or m
ore
of th
e fo
llow
ing:
…
(f)
in o
rder
to in
duce
a p
erso
n
(i)
to a
llow
the
pers
on to
be
nom
inat
ed a
s a
cand
idat
e,
(ii)
to
refu
se to
allo
w th
e pe
rson
to b
e no
min
ated
as
a ca
ndid
ate,
or
Broa
den
the
bold
ed s
ectio
n to
inclu
de “a
pro
mise
to
give
or l
end
mon
ey o
r oth
er v
alua
ble
cons
ider
atio
n”.
Recommendations | 183
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
(iii)
to
with
draw
the
pers
on’s
nom
inat
ion
as a
can
dida
te,
ei
ther
give
s or
pro
cure
s, a
gree
s to
give
or
proc
ure
or a
ttem
pts
to p
rocu
re a
ny o
ffice
, po
sitio
n or
em
ploy
men
t for
any
per
son.
(iii)
to
with
draw
the
pers
on’s
nom
inat
ion
as
a ca
ndid
ate,
ei
ther
giv
es o
r pr
ocur
es, a
gree
s to
giv
e or
pr
ocur
e or
att
empt
s to
pro
cure
any
off
ice,
po
sitio
n or
em
ploy
men
t for
any
per
son.
107.
Petit
ion
186(
1) T
he p
etiti
on
(a)
may
be
in th
e pr
escr
ibed
form
;
Petit
ion
186(
1) T
he p
etiti
on
(a)
shal
l be
in th
e pr
escr
ibed
form
;
“Sha
ll” ra
ther
than
“may
” be
in th
e pr
escr
ibed
fo
rm.
This
chan
ge p
rom
otes
gre
ater
cer
tain
ty
and
allo
ws
less
room
for d
isput
es a
bout
pr
oced
ure.
108.
202
No e
lect
ion
is vo
id b
y re
ason
of
(a
) an
irreg
ular
ity o
n th
e pa
rt of
an
elec
tion
offic
er o
r in
any
of th
e pr
ocee
ding
s pr
elim
inar
y to
the
poll,
(b
) a fa
ilure
to h
old
a po
ll at
any
pla
ce
appo
inte
d fo
r hol
ding
a p
oll,
(c) a
non
-com
plia
nce
with
the
prov
ision
s of
th
is Ac
t rel
atin
g to
the
takin
g of
the
poll
or th
e co
untin
g of
the
vote
s or
with
rega
rd to
lim
itatio
ns o
f tim
e, o
r (d
) any
mist
ake
in th
e us
e of
the
pres
crib
ed
form
s,
if it
is sh
own
to th
e sa
tisfa
ctio
n of
the
Cour
t tha
t th
e el
ectio
n w
as c
ondu
cted
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith
this
Act a
nd th
at th
e irr
egul
arity
, fai
lure
, non
-co
mpl
ianc
e or
mist
ake
did
not m
ater
ially
affe
ct
the
resu
lt of
the
elec
tion.
202
No e
lect
ion
is vo
id b
y re
ason
of a
n ir
regu
lari
ty, f
ailu
re, n
on-c
ompl
ianc
e or
m
ista
ke, i
nclu
ding
(a
) an
irreg
ular
ity o
n th
e pa
rt of
an
elec
tion
offic
er o
r in
any
of th
e pr
ocee
ding
s pr
elim
inar
y to
the
vote
, (b
) a fa
ilure
to h
old
a vo
te a
t any
pla
ce
appo
inte
d fo
r hol
ding
a v
ote,
(c
) a n
on-c
ompl
ianc
e w
ith th
e pr
ovisi
ons
of
this
Act r
elat
ing
to th
e ta
king
of th
e vo
te o
r th
e co
untin
g of
the
vote
s or
with
rega
rd to
lim
itatio
ns o
f tim
e, o
r (d
) any
mist
ake
in th
e us
e of
the
pres
crib
ed
form
s,
if it
is sh
own
to th
e sa
tisfa
ctio
n of
the
Cour
t tha
t th
e el
ectio
n w
as c
ondu
cted
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
is A
ct a
nd th
at th
e irr
egul
arity
, fai
lure
, no
n-co
mpl
ianc
e or
mist
ake
did
not m
ater
ially
af
fect
the
resu
lt of
the
elec
tion.
Grea
ter i
nter
pret
ive c
larit
y by
loca
ting
the
prin
ciple
into
the
prea
mbl
e, th
en p
rovid
es
exam
ples
of i
rregu
larit
ies,
failu
res,
non
-co
mpl
ianc
es a
nd m
istak
es.
Cana
da E
lectio
ns A
ct te
st:
sect
ion
524(
1)(b
) “th
ere
were
irre
gular
ities
, fra
ud o
r cor
rupt
or i
llega
l pra
ctice
s tha
t af
fect
ed th
e re
sult
of th
e el
ectio
n.”
Reta
in “m
ater
ially
” as
it ke
eps
a de
min
imis
scre
en a
gain
st tr
ivia
l voi
ding
s of
ele
ctio
ns.
Rem
ove
the
“out
” if t
he e
lect
ion
wer
e co
nduc
ted
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
e Ac
t, as
(a) i
f the
re w
as
non-
com
plia
nce
the
elec
tion
was
not
stri
ctly
cond
ucte
d in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
Act,
and
(b)
the
rele
vant
item
is m
ater
ially
affe
ctin
g.
109.
206.
1(2)
Info
rmat
ion,
com
plai
nts
and
alle
gatio
ns
to w
hich
sub
sect
ion
(1) a
pplie
s m
ay b
e
(a)
disc
lose
d by
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r to
the
Elec
tion
Com
miss
ione
r for
the
purp
ose
of
carry
ing
out t
he E
lect
ion
Com
miss
ione
r’s
pow
ers,
dut
ies
and
func
tions
und
er th
is Ac
t,
The
legi
slatio
n sh
ould
be
amen
ded
to c
larif
y th
at
neith
er th
e El
ectio
n Co
mm
issio
ner n
or a
ny
pers
on a
ctin
g un
der h
is or
her
dire
ctio
n is
requ
ired
to d
isclo
se a
ny in
form
atio
n th
at re
veal
s th
e na
me
of th
e co
mpl
aina
nt, i
f any
, or a
ny
witn
ess,
unle
ss re
quire
d to
do
so b
y th
e co
urt.
Com
plai
nant
s w
ill of
ten
requ
est t
hat t
heir
nam
e be
kep
t con
fiden
tial a
s a
cond
ition
to m
akin
g a
com
plai
nt. T
he E
lect
ion
Com
miss
ione
r will
not
prom
ise a
com
plai
nant
con
fiden
tialit
y sin
ce it
is
not k
now
n at
the
outs
et o
f an
inve
stig
atio
n w
heth
er o
r not
the
mat
ter w
ill en
d up
in c
ourt
and
the
Elec
tion
Com
miss
ione
r doe
s no
t con
trol
184 | Recommendations
Cu
rren
t Pro
visi
on
Prop
osed
Rev
ised
Pro
visi
on
Ratio
nale
(b)
disc
lose
d by
the
Elec
tion
Com
miss
ione
r to
the
Chie
f Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r for
the
purp
oses
of
carry
ing
out t
he C
hief
Ele
ctor
al O
ffice
r’s
pow
ers,
dut
ies
and
func
tions
und
er th
is Ac
t, (c
) di
sclo
sed
to th
e pe
rson
or o
rgan
izatio
n w
hose
con
duct
is th
e su
bjec
t of p
roce
edin
gs
unde
r thi
s Ac
t, (d
) di
sclo
sed
to a
regi
ster
ed p
oliti
cal p
arty
if a
co
nstit
uenc
y as
socia
tion,
a re
gist
ered
ca
ndid
ate,
a n
omin
atio
n co
ntes
tant
or a
le
ader
ship
con
test
ant o
f tha
t reg
ister
ed
polit
ical p
arty
is th
e su
bjec
t of a
n in
vest
igat
ion
unde
r thi
s Ac
t, (e
) di
sclo
sed
by a
per
son
cond
uctin
g an
in
vest
igat
ion
to th
e ex
tent
nec
essa
ry to
en
able
that
per
son
to o
btai
n in
form
atio
n fro
m
anot
her p
erso
n,
(f) d
isclo
sed
in th
e co
urse
of a
n ap
peal
to th
e Co
urt u
nder
sec
tion
153.
3,
(g)
addu
ced
in e
viden
ce a
t an
inqu
iry, o
r (h
) di
sclo
sed
whe
re th
e El
ectio
n Co
mm
issio
ner b
elie
ves
on re
ason
able
gro
unds
th
at th
e di
sclo
sure
is n
eces
sary
for t
he
purp
ose
of a
dvisi
ng th
e M
inist
er o
f Jus
tice
and
Solic
itor G
ener
al o
r a la
w e
nfor
cem
ent a
genc
y of
an
alle
ged
offe
nce
unde
r thi
s Ac
t or a
ny
othe
r ena
ctm
ent o
f Alb
erta
or a
n Ac
t or
regu
latio
n of
Can
ada.
wha
t bec
omes
pub
lic a
s a
resu
lt of
the
cour
t pr
ocee
ding
. Fr
eque
ntly
the
subj
ect o
f an
inve
stig
atio
n w
ill re
ques
t to
know
the
iden
tity
of th
e co
mpl
aina
nt.
The
Elec
tion
Com
miss
ione
r has
the
disc
retio
n to
re
veal
the
com
plai
nant
’s id
entit
y, b
ut it
has
bee
n th
e po
licy
not t
o do
so.
Disc
losu
re o
f the
co
mpl
aina
nt’s
iden
tity
may
disc
oura
ge p
eopl
e fro
m c
omin
g fo
rwar
d an
d m
akin
g co
mpl
aint
s.
Othe
r jur
isdict
ions
pro
tect
the
iden
tity
of
com
plai
nant
s in
this
cont
ext.
Acknowledgments:
Thank you to...
Glen Resler - Chief Electoral Officer, Drew Westwater - Deputy Chief Electoral OfficerPamela Renwick, Teresa Griffiths, C. Ian Tuckey, and Dan Michaud - Operations/Communications
Keila Johnston, Ryan Phillips, Jiri Vosyka, Tara Young, Lad Hala, and Len Hannam - IT/GISDoug McKenzie, Trudy Berry - Finance
Jackie Van Heukelom - Corporate Administrative
...for their assistance in the preparation of this report.
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