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E-2.2 - Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities

Section 179
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179. Every advance polling station must be open from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Voting at a mobile polling station shall take place during the hours fixed by the returning officer. Those hours may not, however, coincide with the hours fixed for voting in the advance poll or with those fixed for voting at the office of the returning officer.
Voting at the office of the returning officer shall take place during the hours fixed by the returning officer, who must allow at least four consecutive hours, between 9:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. For municipalities with a population of 20,000 or over, he must also provide that voting shall take place between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on the ninth day before polling day.
1987, c. 57, s. 179; 2001, c. 68, s. 55; 2009, c. 11, s. 23; 2024, c. 24, s. 111.
179. Every advance polling station must be open from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
However, a mobile polling station may receive the vote of electors during the hours fixed by the returning officer.
1987, c. 57, s. 179; 2001, c. 68, s. 55; 2009, c. 11, s. 23.
179. Every advance polling station must be open from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
However, a mobile polling station may receive the vote of electors during the hours fixed by the returning officer.
1987, c. 57, s. 179; 2001, c. 68, s. 55; 2009, c. 11, s. 23.
Please refer to the Regulation amending certain municipal provisions to facilitate the conduct of the municipal general election of November 7, 2021, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, (2021) 153 G.O. 2, 1307B.
179. Every advance polling station must be open from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
However, a mobile polling station may receive the vote of electors during the hours fixed by the returning officer.
1987, c. 57, s. 179; 2001, c. 68, s. 55; 2009, c. 11, s. 23.
179. Every advance polling station must be open from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
However, a mobile polling station may receive the vote of electors from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
1987, c. 57, s. 179; 2001, c. 68, s. 55.
179. Every advance polling station must be open from 12 noon to 8 p.m.
1987, c. 57, s. 179.
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