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Canada Elections Act

Version of section 481 from 2003-01-01 to 2019-06-12:


Marginal note:Offering bribe

  •  (1) Every person is guilty of an offence who, during an election period, directly or indirectly offers a bribe to influence an elector to vote or refrain from voting or to vote or refrain from voting for a particular candidate.

  • Marginal note:Accepting bribe

    (2) Every elector is guilty of an offence who, during an election period, accepts or agrees to accept a bribe that is offered in the circumstances described in subsection (1).


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