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E-3.1 - Election Act

Section 206
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206. The appointment of a returning officer is made after a public competition is held among the persons qualified as electors that are domiciled in the electoral division or in a contiguous electoral division provided, in this latter case, that the person is able to carry out his duties in a satisfactory manner as if he were domiciled in the electoral division for which he is appointed.
The competition must be designed to allow impartial consideration of the merits of the candidates.
The selection shall be based on criteria of qualifications and competence and the appointment must be made according to the order of the candidates’ merit.
1979, c. 56, s. 206; 1982, c. 54, s. 53.
206. The director general of elections shall make his recommendation after selecting by public competition three persons qualified as electors domiciled in the electoral division or in a contiguous division.
That competition must be devised to allow impartial consideration of the merits of the recommended persons.
1979, c. 56, s. 206.
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