Canada Elections Act

Marginal note:Polling stations and election officers

• 253 (1) Before the 18th day before polling day, each returning officer shall, for each correctional institution in his or her electoral district, in consultation with the liaison officer for the institution, establish one or more polling stations and assign at least two election officers to each polling station.

• Marginal note:Provision of election materials

  (2) A liaison officer shall, on receiving the election materials and list of candidates,

  • (a) provide, as necessary, the materials to the election officers who are assigned under subsection (1) to a polling station for the correctional institution; and

  • (b) post the list of candidates in one or more conspicuous places in the correctional institution.