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Versions of s. 144

E-2.01 — Canada Elections Act · 3 versions · View current text

Historical text comes from the Justice Laws point-in-time corpus and is unofficial — not the official version.

  1. 2019-06-13 to present available View Source
    AIf deputythe returningelection officer,officer pollreferred clerk,to in subsection 143(1), a candidate or a candidate’s representative who has reasonable doubts concerning whether a person intending to vote is qualified as an electorelector, the officer, candidate or representative may request that the person takemake the prescribedsolemn oath,declaration andreferred to in subsection 549.1(1) in writing, in which case the person shall not be allowed to vote unless he or she takesmakes that oath.solemn declaration.
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    If the election officer referred to in subsection 143(1), a candidate or a candidate’s representative has reasonable doubts concerning whether a person intending to vote is qualified as an elector, the officer, candidate or representative may request that the person make the solemn declaration referred to in subsection 549.1(1) in writing, in which case the person shall not be allowed to vote unless he or she makes that solemn declaration.

  2. 2007-07-26 to 2019-06-13 View Source
    A deputy returning officer, poll clerk, candidate or candidate’s representative who has reasonable doubts concerning whether a person intending to vote is qualified as an elector may request that the person take the prescribed oath, and the person shall not be allowed to vote unless he or she takes that oath.
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    A deputy returning officer, poll clerk, candidate or candidate’s representative who has reasonable doubts concerning whether a person intending to vote is qualified as an elector may request that the person take the prescribed oath, and the person shall not be allowed to vote unless he or she takes that oath.

  3. 2003-01-01 to 2007-07-26 View Source