Bill S-28
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1st Session, 36th Parliament,
46-47-48 Elizabeth II, 1997-98-99
senate of canada
BILL S-28
An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (hours of polling in Saskatchewan)
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
(a) by replacing paragraph (a) with the following:
(a) between 8:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. if the electoral district is in the Newfoundland, Atlantic or Central time zone, but is not in Saskatchewan;
(b) by adding the following after paragraph (b):
(b.1) between the times that are contemporaneous with the hours provided in paragraph (a) for the Central time zone other than Saskatchewan, if the electoral district is in Saskatchewan;
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.