E-2.2 - Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities

Section 54 Disposition versions

2024-06-06

54. Every person who is an elector of a municipality, or will be such an elector on polling day, may be entered on the list of electors.

However, in the case of undivided co-owners of an immovable and of co-occupants of a business establishment, only the co-owner or the co-occupant designated for that purpose pursuant to section 55 is entitled to have his name entered on the list of electors as the owner of the immovable or as the occupant of the business establishment.

1987, c. 57, s. 54; 1999, c. 25, s. 3; 1999, c. 40, s. 114; 2000, c. 19, s. 19; 2001, c. 68, s. 48; 2009, c. 11, s. 84; 2024, c. 24, s. 85.

2009-06-01

54. Every person who is an elector on 1 September of the calendar year in which a general election is to be held is entitled to have his name entered on the list of electors.

The same applies to any person who, on that date, is not an elector solely because the person is not then of full age but will have attained full age on polling day. For the purposes of any other provision relating to entry on the list of electors, such a person is deemed to be an elector on the date mentioned in the first paragraph.

However, in the case of undivided co-owners of an immovable and of co-occupants of a business establishment, only the co-owner or the co-occupant designated for that purpose pursuant to section 55 is entitled to have his name entered on the list of electors as the owner of the immovable or as the occupant of the business establishment.

1987, c. 57, s. 54; 1999, c. 25, s. 3; 1999, c. 40, s. 114; 2000, c. 19, s. 19; 2001, c. 68, s. 48; 2009, c. 11, s. 84.

2001-12-20

54. Every person who is an elector on 1 September of the calendar year in which a regular election is to be held is entitled to have his name entered on the list of electors.

The same applies to any person who, on that date, is not an elector solely because the person is not then of full age but will have attained full age on polling day. For the purposes of any other provision relating to entry on the list of electors, such a person is deemed to be an elector on the date mentioned in the first paragraph.

However, in the case of undivided co-owners of an immovable and of co-occupants of a business establishment, only the co-owner or the co-occupant designated for that purpose pursuant to section 55 is entitled to have his name entered on the list of electors as the owner of the immovable or as the occupant of the business establishment.

1987, c. 57, s. 54; 1999, c. 25, s. 3; 1999, c. 40, s. 114; 2000, c. 19, s. 19; 2001, c. 68, s. 48.

2000-06-16

54. Every person who is an elector on 1 September of the calendar year in which a regular election is to be held is entitled to have his name entered on the list of electors.

However, in the case of undivided co-owners of an immovable and of co-occupants of a business establishment, only the co-owner or the co-occupant designated for that purpose pursuant to section 55 is entitled to have his name entered on the list of electors as the owner of the immovable or as the occupant of the business establishment.

1987, c. 57, s. 54; 1999, c. 25, s. 3; 1999, c. 40, s. 114; 2000, c. 19, s. 19.

1999-10-22

54. Every person who is an elector on 1 September of the calendar year in which a regular election is to be held is entitled to have his name entered on the list of electors.

However,

(1)  in the case of a sole owner of an immovable or a sole occupant of a business establishment, an entry as such is conditional upon the receipt by the municipality of a writing signed by the owner or occupant and requesting such an entry ;

(2)  in the case of undivided co-owners of an immovable or co-occupants of a business establishment, only the co-owner or the co-occupant designated for that purpose by a power of attorney is entitled to have his name entered on the list of electors as the owner of the immovable or as the occupant of the business establishment, and the entry as such is conditional upon the receipt by the municipality of the power of attorney.

1987, c. 57, s. 54; 1999, c. 25, s. 3; 1999, c. 40, s. 114.

1999-06-19

54. Every person who is an elector on 1 September of the calendar year in which a regular election is to be held is entitled to have his name entered on the list of electors.

However,

(1)  in the case of a sole owner of an immovable or a sole occupant of a place of business, an entry as such is conditional upon the receipt by the municipality of a writing signed by the owner or occupant and requesting such an entry ;

(2)  in the case of undivided co-owners of an immovable or co-occupants of a place of business, only the co-owner or the co-occupant designated for that purpose by a power of attorney is entitled to have his name entered on the list of electors as the owner of the immovable or as the occupant of the place of business, and the entry as such is conditional upon the receipt by the municipality of the power of attorney.

1987, c. 57, s. 54; 1999, c. 25, s. 3.

1988-01-01

54. Every person who is an elector on 1 September of the calendar year in which a regular election is to be held is entitled to have his name entered on the list of electors.

Where an immovable belongs to undivided co-owners or where a place of business is occupied by co-occupants, only the co-owner or the co-occupant designated for that purpose is entitled to have his name entered on the list of electors as the owner of the immovable or as the occupant of the place of business.

1987, c. 57, s. 54.