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E-3.3 - Election Act

Section 554
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554. The following persons are liable to a fine of $5,000 to $20,000 for a first offence and of $10,000 to $30,000 for every subsequent offence within 10 years:
(1)  every person who falsifies the statement of votes;
(2)  every person who knowingly destroys a ballot paper before the end of the period for the contestation of the election;
(3)  every returning officer who makes a fraudulent declaration or issues a fraudulent declaration of election.
1989, c. 1, s. 554; 2011, c. 38, s. 17.
554. The following persons are liable to a fine of $100 to $1,000 for a first offence and of $200 to $2,000 for every subsequent offence within five years:
(1)  every person who falsifies the statement of votes;
(2)  every person who knowingly destroys a ballot paper before the end of the period for the contestation of the election;
(3)  every returning officer who makes a fraudulent declaration or issues a fraudulent declaration of election.
1989, c. 1, s. 554.
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