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Canada Elections Act

Version of section 492 from 2019-06-13 to 2024-03-06:


Marginal note:Strict liability offences — summary conviction

  •  (1) Every returning officer who contravenes section 292 (failure to safeguard ballot box) is guilty of an offence.

  • Marginal note:Offences requiring intent — dual procedure

    (2) Every person is guilty of an offence who

    • (a) being an election officer, contravenes any of sections 283 to 288 (failure to perform duties re counting of the vote) with the intention of causing the reception of a vote that should not have been cast or the non-reception of a vote that should have been cast; or

    • (b) knowingly contravenes subsection 289(3) (premature counting of votes cast at advance poll).

  • 2000, c. 9, s. 492
  • 2018, c. 31, s. 332

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