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Canada Elections Act

Version of section 52 from 2014-12-19 to 2019-03-31:


Marginal note:Deletion of names

  •  (1) The Chief Electoral Officer shall delete from the Register of Electors the name of any person who

    • (a) is dead;

    • (b) is not an elector; or

    • (c) requests in writing to have his or her name deleted;

    • (d) is under a court-ordered protective regime, including guardianship, tutorship or curatorship, and whose authorized representative under the regime requests in writing that the person’s name be deleted.

  • Marginal note:Conditions

    (1.1) A person’s name may be deleted under paragraph (1)(d) only if the authorized representative has provided the Chief Electoral Officer with a copy of the court order and satisfactory proof of that representative’s identity.

  • Marginal note:Deletion of name — discretionary

    (2) The Chief Electoral Officer may delete from the Register of Electors the name of any person who fails to comply with a request referred to in paragraph 51(b) within the 60 days.

  • 2000, c. 9, s. 52
  • 2014, c. 12, s. 23

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