Marginal note:Transmission of election survey results
326 (1) The first person who transmits the results of an election survey — other than a survey that is described in section 327 — to the public during an election period and any person who transmits them to the public within 24 hours after they are first transmitted to the public must provide the following together with the results:
(a) the name of the sponsor of the survey;
(b) the name of the person or organization that conducted the survey;
(c) the date on which or the period during which the survey was conducted;
(d) the population from which the sample of respondents was drawn;
(e) the number of people who were contacted to participate in the survey; and
(f) if applicable, the margin of error in respect of the data obtained.
Marginal note:Additional information — published surveys
(2) In addition to the information referred to in subsection (1), the following must be provided in the case of a transmission to the public by means other than broadcasting:
(a) the wording of the survey questions in respect of which data is obtained; and
(b) the means by which a report referred to in subsection (3) may be obtained.
Marginal note:Report on survey results
(3) A sponsor of an election survey shall, at any time during an election period after the results of the survey are transmitted to the public, provide, on request, a copy of a written report on the results of the survey, as transmitted under subsection (1). The report shall include the following, as applicable:
(a) the name and address of the sponsor of the survey;
(b) the name and address of the person or organization that conducted the survey;
(c) the date on which or the period during which the survey was conducted;
(d) information about the method used to collect the data from which the survey results are derived, including
(i) the sampling method,
(ii) the population from which the sample was drawn,
(iii) the size of the initial sample,
(iv) the number of individuals who were asked to participate in the survey and the numbers and respective percentages of them who participated in the survey, refused to participate in the survey, and were ineligible to participate in the survey,
(v) the dates and time of day of the interviews,
(vi) the method used to recalculate data to take into account in the survey the results of participants who expressed no opinion, were undecided or failed to respond to any or all of the survey questions, and
(vii) any weighting factors or normalization procedures used in deriving the results of the survey; and
(e) the wording of the survey questions and, if applicable, the margins of error in respect of the data obtained.
Marginal note:Fee may be charged
(4) A sponsor may charge a fee of up to $0.25 per page for a copy of a report provided under subsection (3).
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