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Canada Elections Act

Version of section 96 from 2014-12-19 to 2024-03-06:


Marginal note:Revision of preliminary lists of electors

  •  (1) The Chief Electoral Officer shall, as soon as possible after the issue of a writ, fix the commencement date for the revision of the preliminary lists of electors. The revision period shall terminate at 6:00 p.m. on the 6th day before polling day.

  • Marginal note:Cancellation of by-election

    (2) If a writ is deemed to have been superseded and withdrawn under subsection 31(3) of the Parliament of Canada Act, any revisions that are made to the preliminary lists of electors before the deemed withdrawal are deemed to have been approved by the returning officer or the assistant returning officer on the day fixed by the Chief Electoral Officer under subsection (1) as the beginning date for the revision of the preliminary lists of electors.

  • 2000, c. 9, s. 96
  • 2014, c. 12, s. 33

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