Bill S-27
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S-27
First Session, Thirty-sixth Parliament,
46-47-48 Elizabeth II, 1997-98-99
SENATE OF CANADA
BILL S-27
An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (hours of polling at by-elections)
first reading, March 16, 1999
The Honourable Senator Lynch–Staunton
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Summary
The purpose of this enactment is to provide that in a by-election the hours of the polls are 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., whichever time zone the election is held in.
The provision for polls at different hours in different time zones is to ensure that polling hours are more contemporaneous across the country and that, so far as is practicable, results are not being released in the East while electors are still voting in the West.
This is not a problem in a by-election, so there is no need to have hours that may be less convenient for voters. 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. is generally considered to be the most convenient time period for voting.
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1st Session, 36th Parliament,
46-47-48 Elizabeth II, 1997-98-99
senate of canada
BILL S-27
An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (hours of polling at by-elections)
R.S., c. E–2; R.S., c. 27 (1st Supp.), c. 27 (2nd Supp.); 1989, c. 28; 1990, cc. 16, 17; 1991, cc. 11, 47; 1992, cc. 1, 21, 51; 1993, cc. 19, 28; 1994, c. 26; 1995, c. 5; 1996, cc. 26, 35, 1998, c. 30
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. Subsection 105(5) of the Canada Elections Act is amended by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (c), adding the word “or” at the end of paragraph (d), and adding the following after paragraph (d):
(e) notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (d), between 8:00 a.m and 8:00 p.m. at any by-election.
Published under authority of the Senate of Canada
Explanatory Notes
Clause 1: Subsection 105(5) reads as follows:
105. (5) On polling day, each deputy returning officer shall, in the manner prescribed by this Act and within the following time periods, receive the votes of the electors qualified to vote at the polling station to which that officer has been assigned:
(a) between 8:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. if the electoral district is in the Newfoundland, Atlantic or Central time zone;
(b) between 9:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. if the electoral district is in the Eastern time zone;
(c) between 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. if the electoral district is in the Mountain time zone; or
(d) between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. if the electoral district is in the Pacific time zone.