E-3.3 - Election Act

Section 558 Disposition versions

2011-12-09

558. 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 any subsequent offence within 10 years:

(1)  every candidate or every person who later becomes a candidate who, in order to influence the vote of an elector, obtains or attempts to obtain, by himself or through another person, his vote or incites him to refrain from voting by promising or granting him any gift, loan, office, employment or other benefit;

(2)  every person who, in order to obtain or because he has obtained a gift, loan, office, employment or any other benefit, agrees to refrain from voting or to vote for a candidate, or incites a person to refrain from voting or to vote for a candidate.

The first paragraph does not apply

(1)  to an official agent who provides, as election expenses, food and beverages to electors or a person working to promote the election of a candidate at an election;

(2)  to any person other than an official agent who, at his own expense, provides food and beverages at a private meeting of electors held to promote the election of a candidate at an election; or

(3)  to any person accepting food or beverages.

1989, c. 1, s. 558; 1992, c. 38, s. 76; 2011, c. 38, s. 22.

1999-04-01

558. The following persons are liable to a fine of $1,000 to $10,000:

(1)  every candidate or every person who later becomes a candidate who, in order to influence the vote of an elector, obtains or attempts to obtain, by himself or through another person, his vote or incites him to refrain from voting by promising or granting him any gift, loan, office, employment or other benefit;

(2)  every person who, in order to obtain or because he has obtained a gift, loan, office, employment or any other benefit, agrees to refrain from voting or to vote for a candidate, or incites a person to refrain from voting or to vote for a candidate.

The first paragraph does not apply

(1)  to an official agent who provides, as election expenses, food and beverages to electors or a person working to promote the election of a candidate at an election;

(2)  to any person other than an official agent who, at his own expense, provides food and beverages at a private meeting of electors held to promote the election of a candidate at an election; or

(3)  to any person accepting food or beverages.

1989, c. 1, s. 558; 1992, c. 38, s. 76.

1989-04-24

558. The following persons are liable to a fine of $1 000 to $10 000:

(1)  every candidate or every person who later becomes a candidate who, in order to influence the vote of an elector, obtains or attempts to obtain, by himself or through another person, his vote or incites him to refrain from voting by promising or granting him any gift, loan, office, employment or other benefit;

(2)  every person who, in order to obtain or because he has obtained a gift, loan, office, employment or any other benefit, agrees to refrain from voting or to vote for a candidate, or incites a person to refrain from voting or to vote for a candidate.

The first paragraph does not apply

(1)  to an official agent who provides, as election expenses, food and non-alcoholic beverages to electors or a person working to promote the election of a candidate at an election;

(2)  to any person other than an official agent who, at his own expense, provides food and non-alcoholic beverages at a private meeting of electors held to promote the election of a candidate at an election; or

(3)  to any person accepting food or non-alcoholic beverages.

1989, c. 1, s. 558.