Canada Elections Act

Marginal note:Materials to be provided to election officers

• 119 (1) Before voting begins, each returning officer shall provide, in accordance with the Chief Electoral Officer’s instructions, the election officers who are assigned to a polling station in the returning officer’s electoral district with

  • (a) enough ballots for at least the number of electors on the official list of electors for the polling station;

  • (b) a statement showing the number of ballots that are provided, with their serial numbers;

  • (c) the necessary materials for electors to mark their ballots;

  • (d) an adequate number of templates, provided by the Chief Electoral Officer, to enable electors who are visually impaired to mark their ballots without assistance;

  • (e) a copy of the instructions of the Chief Electoral Officer referred to in section 113;

  • (f) the official list of electors for use at the polling station, enclosing it when possible in the ballot box with the ballots and other supplies;

  • (g) a ballot box for polling day and a separate ballot box for each day of advance polling;

  • (h) the text of the oaths to be administered to electors; and

  • (i) the necessary envelopes, forms and other supplies that may be authorized or provided by the Chief Electoral Officer.

• Marginal note:Safekeeping of election materials

  (2) Until the opening of the poll, the election officers are responsible for all election materials in their possession and shall take every precaution to ensure the safekeeping of those materials and to prevent any person from having unlawful access to them.