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E-3.2 - Election Act

Section 459
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459. For the purposes of sections 430 and 458, the number of electors is the higher of
(1)  the total of the electors entered on the electoral lists after enumeration; or
(2)  the total of the electors entered on the lists after revision.
Each returning officer shall transmit a certificate to the chief electoral officer showing the number of electors, directly upon the conclusion of the enumeration and revision. He shall also inform each candidate of the number of electors in his electoral division.
At a general election, the chief electoral officer shall transmit, to the leader of each authorized party, the total number of electors listed for all the electoral divisions.
1984, c. 51, s. 459; 1985, c. 30, s. 145.
459. For the purposes of sections 430 and 458, the number of electors is the higher of
(1)  the total of the electors entered on the lists of electors after enumeration; or
(2)  the total of the electors entered on the lists after revision.
Each returning officer shall transmit a certificate to the chief electoral officer showing the number of electors, directly upon the conclusion of the enumeration and revision. He shall also inform each candidate of the number of electors in his electoral division.
At a general election, the chief electoral officer shall transmit, to the leader of each authorized party, the total number of electors listed for all the electoral divisions.
1984, c. 51, s. 459.
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