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Canada Elections Act

Version of section 239 from 2003-01-01 to 2019-06-12:


Marginal note:Sending to Chief Electoral Officer

  •  (1) An elector who does not vote in his or her electoral district shall send the sealed outer envelope to the special voting rules administrator

    • (a) by mail or any other means; or

    • (b) by delivering it to a Canadian Embassy, High Commission or Consular Office, to a Canadian Forces base outside Canada or to any place that the Chief Electoral Officer may designate.

  • Marginal note:Deadline for receipt

    (2) In order to have the special ballot counted, an elector shall ensure that the ballot is received

    • (a) if the special ballot is cast in the elector’s electoral district, at the office of the returning officer before the close of the polling stations on polling day; or

    • (b) if the special ballot is cast outside the elector’s electoral district, at the office of the special voting rules administrator in Ottawa, not later than 6:00 p.m. on polling day.


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