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E-2.2 - Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities
Section 233
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233. The deputy returning officer shall reject every ballot paper which
(1) has not been furnished by the deputy returning officer;
(2) has not been marked or has not been marked properly;
(3) has been marked in favour of more than one candidate;
(4) has been marked in favour of a person who is not a candidate;
(5) bears fanciful or injurious entries;
(6) bears a mark by which the elector can be identified;
(7) has been marked otherwise than with the pencil given to the elector by the deputy returning officer.
233. The deputy returning officer shall reject every ballot paper which
(1) has not been furnished by the deputy returning officer;
(2) has not been marked or has not been marked properly;
(3) has been marked in favour of more than one candidate;
(4) has been marked in favour of a person who is not a candidate;
(5) bears fanciful or injurious entries;
(6) bears a mark by which the elector can be identified.
