L-4.1 - Act respecting electoral lists

Section 130 Disposition versions

1980-08-15

130. (1)  The revisors must make the revision of the copy of the original list kept by the enumerator which he must deliver to them. However, at the time of a second revision, the revisors must revise the list remitted to them by the returning officer.

(2)  They must take into consideration every application for the entry or striking off of names or for corrections regularly made before or deposited with them, receive the sworn depositions of parties present who wish to be heard and, if need be, those of their witnesses, and maintain or reject the applications submitted and make an entry accordingly in their register.

(3)  Whenever the revisors must decide if a person is of Canadian citizenship, the burden of proof shall be upon such person.

(4)  The revisors must prepare, in six copies, a complete abstract of each of the entries, strikings off and corrections made on the list and forward such copies to the returning officer together with copy of the revised list as soon as their work is completed.

(5)  Such abstract must be made in form 34, even if no change has been made and the revisors must certify thereon the number of names on the list before the revision, the number added, the number struck off, the number corrected and the total number of electors on the list as revised.

(6)  The returning officer must send immediately, by registered or certified letter or messenger, to the persons mentioned in subsection 3 of section 117, and to each candidate, if the revision occurs during the election period, a copy of each of the abstracts which he has received from the revisors.

After the annual revision, the returning officer must prepare a copy of such abstracts and send it without charge, within fifteen days after having received them, to every municipality and school board included in whole or in part in his electoral division.

(7)  When the returning officer has not enough abstracts to fulfil the prescriptions of this section, he must make copies thereof, certify them as true and remit them without charge to the persons entitled thereto.

(8)  Each person who receives a copy of such abstracts from the returning officer must send him a receipt duly dated and signed, or have one sent.

R. S. 1964, c. 7, s. 122; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 12, s. 12; 1972, c. 6, s. 48; 1975, c. 8, s. 43; 1975, c. 83, s. 84; 1979, c. 56, s. 288.

1977-12-31

130. (1)  The revisors must make the revision of the copy of the original list kept by the enumerator which he must deliver to them. However, at the time of a second revision, the revisors must revise the list remitted to them by the returning-officer.

(2)  They must take into consideration every application for the entry or striking off of names or for corrections regularly made before or deposited with them, receive the sworn depositions of parties present who wish to be heard and, if need be, those of their witnesses, and maintain or reject the applications submitted and make an entry accordingly in their register.

(3)  Whenever the revisors must decide if a person is of Canadian citizenship, the burden of proof shall be upon such person.

(4)  The revisors must prepare, in six copies, a complete abstract of each of the entries, strikings off and corrections made on the list and forward such copies to the returning-officer together with copy of the revised list as soon as their work is completed.

(5)  Such abstract must be made in form 34, even if no change has been made and the revisors must certify thereon the number of names on the list before the revision, the number added, the number struck off, the number corrected and the total number of electors on the list as revised.

(6)  The returning-officer must send immediately, by registered or certified letter or messenger, to the persons mentioned in subsection 3 of section 117, and to each candidate, if the revision occurs during the election period, a copy of each of the abstracts which he has received from the revisors.

After the annual revision, the returning-officer must prepare a copy of such abstracts and send it without charge, within fifteen days after having received them, to every municipality and school board included in whole or in part in his electoral district.

(7)  When the returning-officer has not enough abstracts to fulfil the prescriptions of this section, he must make copies thereof, certify them as true and remit them without charge to the persons entitled thereto.

(8)  Each person who receives a copy of such abstracts from the returning-officer must send him a receipt duly dated and signed, or have one sent.

R. S. 1964, c. 7, s. 122; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 12, s. 12; 1972, c. 6, s. 48; 1975, c. 8, s. 43; 1975, c. 83, s. 84.