E-2.2 - Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities

Section 593 Disposition versions

1999-10-22

593. Every person is guilty of an offence who,

(1)  personally or through another person, in order to influence the vote of a qualified voter at a referendum, obtains or attempts to obtain his vote in favour of an affirmative or negative answer to the referendum question or incites him to abstain from voting by promising or granting him any gift, loan, office, employment or other benefit or by the use of threats; or who,

(2)  in order to obtain or because he has obtained a gift, loan, office, employment or other benefit, agrees to abstain from voting or to vote in favour of an affirmative or negative answer to the referendum question, abstains from voting or votes in favour of such an answer, or incites a person to abstain from voting or to vote in favour of such an answer.

Every gift made or promised, from the day on which the date of the referendum poll is fixed to the time scheduled for the close of the polling stations on polling day, by a person, or in his name or in his behalf is deemed to have been made in order to influence the vote of a qualified voter.

The first paragraph does not apply to a person who,

(1)  at his own expense, provides food or beverages at a private assembly of qualified voters held to promote an affirmative or a negative answer to the referendum question ; or who,

(2)  accepts any food or beverages provided in accordance with paragraph 1.

1987, c. 57, s. 593; 1999, c. 25, s. 80; 1999, c. 40, s. 114.

1999-06-19

593. Every person is guilty of an offence who,

(1)  personally or through another person, in order to influence the vote of a qualified voter at a referendum, obtains or attempts to obtain his vote in favour of an affirmative or negative answer to the referendum question or incites him to abstain from voting by promising or granting him any gift, loan, office, employment or other benefit or by the use of threats; or who,

(2)  in order to obtain or because he has obtained a gift, loan, office, employment or other benefit, agrees to abstain from voting or to vote in favour of an affirmative or negative answer to the referendum question, abstains from voting or votes in favour of such an answer, or incites a person to abstain from voting or to vote in favour of such an answer.

Every gift made or promised, from the day on which the date of the referendum poll is fixed to the time scheduled for the close of the polling stations on polling day, by a person, or in his name or in his behalf is deemed, in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, to have been made in order to influence the vote of a qualified voter.

The first paragraph does not apply to a person who,

(1)  at his own expense, provides food or beverages at a private assembly of qualified voters held to promote an affirmative or a negative answer to the referendum question ; or who,

(2)  accepts any food or beverages provided in accordance with paragraph 1.

1987, c. 57, s. 593; 1999, c. 25, s. 80.

1988-01-01

593. Every person is guilty of an offence who,

(1)  personally or through another person, in order to influence the vote of a qualified voter at a referendum, obtains or attempts to obtain his vote in favour of an affirmative or negative answer to the referendum question or incites him to abstain from voting by promising or granting him any gift, loan, office, employment or other benefit or by the use of threats; or who,

(2)  in order to obtain or because he has obtained a gift, loan, office, employment or other benefit, agrees to abstain from voting or to vote in favour of an affirmative or negative answer to the referendum question, abstains from voting or votes in favour of such an answer, or incites a person to abstain from voting or to vote in favour of such an answer.

Every gift made or promised, from the day on which the date of the referendum poll is fixed to the time scheduled for the close of the polling stations on polling day, by a person, or in his name or in his behalf is deemed, in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, to have been made in order to influence the vote of a qualified voter.

The first paragraph does not apply to a person who,

(1)  at his own expense, provides foods or non-alcoholic beverages as refreshments at a private assembly of qualified voters held to promote an affirmative or a negative answer to the referendum question; or who

(2)  accepts any food or non-alcoholic beverages provided in accordance with paragraph 1.

1987, c. 57, s. 593.