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E-2.2 - Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities

Section 397
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397. The leader of the party shall transmit to the chief electoral officer a written application for authorization containing the following information:
(1)  the name of the party;
(2)  the address to which communications intended for the party must be sent;
(3)  the address where the books and accounts pertaining to the funds of the party, the expenses it will incur and the loans it will contract are to be kept;
(4)  the name, domiciliary address and telephone number of the leader of the party;
(4.1)  the name, address and telephone number of two officers of the party other than the leader ;
(5)  the name, address and telephone number of the party’s official representative and those of his delegates, if any;
(6)  the name of the party’s auditor, if any;
(7)  the address of the permanent office of the party, if any;
(8)  the name of the municipality in whose territory the party intends to carry on its activities and for whose council it intends to present candidates;
(9)  the amount of the funds at the disposal of the party.
The application must be accompanied by a list including the names and addresses of party members who are electors of the municipality and who support the application; the minimum number of party members is set out in the third paragraph. The list must include the number and the expiry date of each person’s membership card and contain each person’s signature.
The minimum number of party members who must be on the list is
(1)  100, in the case of a municipality with a population of 100,000 or more;
(2)  50, in the case of a municipality with a population of 50,000 to 99,999; and
(3)  25, in the case of a municipality with a population of 5,000 to 49,999.
1987, c. 57, s. 397; 1999, c. 25, s. 42; 2005, c. 28, s. 92.
397. The leader of the party shall transmit to the chief electoral officer a written application for authorization containing the following information:
(1)  the name of the party;
(2)  the address to which communications intended for the party must be sent;
(3)  the address where the books and accounts pertaining to the funds of the party, the expenses it will incur and the loans it will contract are to be kept;
(4)  the name, domiciliary address and telephone number of the leader of the party;
(4.1)  the name, address and telephone number of two officers of the party other than the leader ;
(5)  the name, address and telephone number of the party’s official representative and those of his delegates, if any;
(6)  the name of the party’s auditor, if any;
(7)  the address of the permanent office of the party, if any;
(8)  the name of the municipality in whose territory the party intends to carry on its activities and for whose council it intends to present candidates;
(9)  the amount of the funds at the disposal of the party.
The application must be accompanied by a list including the names and addresses of party members who are electors of the municipality and who support the application; the minimum number of party members is set out in the third paragraph. The list must include the number and the expiry date of each person’s membership card and contain each person’s signature.
The minimum number of party members who must be on the list is
(1)  100, in the case of a municipality with a population of 100,000 or more;
(2)  50, in the case of a municipality with a population of 50,000 to 99,999; and
(3)  25, in the case of a municipality with a population of 5,000 to 49,999.
1987, c. 57, s. 397; 1999, c. 25, s. 42; 2005, c. 28, s. 92.
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.
397. The leader of the party shall transmit to the chief electoral officer a written application for authorization containing the following information:
(1)  the name of the party;
(2)  the address to which communications intended for the party must be sent;
(3)  the address where the books and accounts pertaining to the funds of the party, the expenses it will incur and the loans it will contract are to be kept;
(4)  the name, domiciliary address and telephone number of the leader of the party;
(4.1)  the name, address and telephone number of two officers of the party other than the leader ;
(5)  the name, address and telephone number of the party’s official representative and those of his delegates, if any;
(6)  the name of the party’s auditor, if any;
(7)  the address of the permanent office of the party, if any;
(8)  the name of the municipality in whose territory the party intends to carry on its activities and for whose council it intends to present candidates;
(9)  the amount of the funds at the disposal of the party.
The application must be accompanied by a list including the names and addresses of party members who are electors of the municipality and who support the application; the minimum number of party members is set out in the third paragraph. The list must include the number and the expiry date of each person’s membership card and contain each person’s signature.
The minimum number of party members who must be on the list is
(1)  100, in the case of a municipality with a population of 100,000 or more;
(2)  50, in the case of a municipality with a population of 50,000 to 99,999; and
(3)  25, in the case of a municipality with a population of 5,000 to 49,999.
1987, c. 57, s. 397; 1999, c. 25, s. 42; 2005, c. 28, s. 92.
397. The leader of the party shall transmit to the chief electoral officer a written application for authorization containing the following information:
(1)  the name of the party;
(2)  the address to which communications intended for the party must be sent;
(3)  the address where the books and accounts pertaining to the funds of the party, the expenses it will incur and the loans it will contract are to be kept;
(4)  the name, domiciliary address and telephone number of the leader of the party;
(4.1)  the name, address and telephone number of two officers of the party other than the leader ;
(5)  the name, address and telephone number of the party’s official representative and those of his delegates, if any;
(6)  the name of the party’s auditor, if any;
(7)  the address of the permanent office of the party, if any;
(8)  the name of the municipality in whose territory the party intends to carry on its activities and for whose council it intends to present candidates;
(9)  the amount of the funds at the disposal of the party.
The application must also contain the undertaking entitling the party to apply for authorization.
The application must be accompanied with the names, addresses and signatures, for at least one-third of the electoral districts, of ten electors from each such electoral districts who affirm that they are members or sympathizers of the party and that they support the application for authorization. The address of the elector must be the address entered on the list of electors of the district.
1987, c. 57, s. 397; 1999, c. 25, s. 42.
397. The leader of the party shall transmit to the chief electoral officer a written application for authorization containing the following information:
(1)  the name of the party;
(2)  the address to which communications intended for the party must be sent;
(3)  the address where the books and accounts pertaining to the funds of the party, the expenses it will incur and the loans it will contract are to be kept;
(4)  the name, domiciliary address and telephone number of the leader of the party;
(5)  the name, address and telephone number of the party’s official representative and those of his delegates, if any;
(6)  the name of the party’s auditor, if any;
(7)  the address of the permanent office of the party, if any;
(8)  the name of the municipality in whose territory the party intends to carry on its activities and for whose council it intends to present candidates;
(9)  the amount of the funds at the disposal of the party.
The application must also contain the undertaking entitling the party to apply for authorization.
The application must be accompanied with the names, addresses and signatures, for at least one-third of the electoral districts, of ten electors from each such electoral districts who affirm that they are members or sympathizers of the party and that they support the application for authorization. The address of the elector must be the address entered on the list of electors of the district.
1987, c. 57, s. 397.
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