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E-2.2 - Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities

Section 659.2
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659.2. A municipality may, in accordance with an agreement made with the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy and the Chief Electoral Officer,
(1)  implement pilot projects for the organization and conduct of an election or a referendum; and
(2)  test new methods of signing a register or voting during a procedure for registering qualified voters or during a poll.
The agreement shall provide for its period of application if it has been entered into for more than one election, referendum, registration procedure or poll.
The agreement must
(1)  describe the pilot projects or the new methods of signing a register or voting, as the case may be;
(2)  mention the provisions of this Act it amends or replaces; and
(3)  specify that it applies to a poll held to elect a warden in the territory of the municipality if the territory is comprised in that of the regional county municipality whose warden is elected in accordance with section 210.29.2 of the Act respecting municipal territorial organization (chapter O‐9).
The agreement has the effect of law.
1996, c. 77, s. 53; 1997, c. 93, s. 113; 1999, c. 43, s. 13; 2001, c. 25, s. 106; 2003, c. 19, s. 250; 2005, c. 28, s. 109; 2005, c. 28, s. 196; 2009, c. 26, s. 109; 2021, c. 31, s. 20.
659.2. A municipality may, in accordance with an agreement made with the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy and the Chief Electoral Officer, test new methods of voting during a poll. The agreement may provide that it also applies to polling held after the poll for which the agreement was entered into; in such case, the agreement shall provide for its period of application.
The agreement must
(1)  describe the new methods of voting;
(2)  mention the provisions of this Act it amends or replaces; and
(3)  specify that it applies to a poll held to elect a warden in the territory of the municipality if the territory is comprised in that of the regional county municipality whose warden is elected in accordance with section 210.29.2 of the Act respecting municipal territorial organization (chapter O‐9).
The agreement has the effect of law.
1996, c. 77, s. 53; 1997, c. 93, s. 113; 1999, c. 43, s. 13; 2001, c. 25, s. 106; 2003, c. 19, s. 250; 2005, c. 28, s. 109; 2005, c. 28, s. 196; 2009, c. 26, s. 109.
659.2. A municipality may, in accordance with an agreement made with the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Regions and the Chief Electoral Officer, test new methods of voting during a poll. The agreement may provide that it also applies to polling held after the poll for which the agreement was entered into; in such case, the agreement shall provide for its period of application.
The agreement must
(1)  describe the new methods of voting;
(2)  mention the provisions of this Act it amends or replaces; and
(3)  specify that it applies to a poll held to elect a warden in the territory of the municipality if the territory is comprised in that of the regional county municipality whose warden is elected in accordance with section 210.29.2 of the Act respecting municipal territorial organization (chapter O‐9).
The agreement has the effect of law.
1996, c. 77, s. 53; 1997, c. 93, s. 113; 1999, c. 43, s. 13; 2001, c. 25, s. 106; 2003, c. 19, s. 250; 2005, c. 28, s. 109; 2005, c. 28, s. 196.
659.2. A municipality may, in accordance with an agreement made with the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Sports and Recreation and the Chief Electoral Officer, test new methods of voting during a poll. The agreement may provide that it also applies to polling held after the poll for which the agreement was entered into; in such case, the agreement shall provide for its period of application.
The agreement must describe the new methods of voting and mention the provisions of this Act it amends or replaces.
The agreement has the effect of law.
1996, c. 77, s. 53; 1997, c. 93, s. 113; 1999, c. 43, s. 13; 2001, c. 25, s. 106; 2003, c. 19, s. 250.
659.2. A municipality may, in accordance with an agreement made with the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Greater Montréal and the Chief Electoral Officer, test new methods of voting during a poll. The agreement may provide that it also applies to polling held after the poll for which the agreement was entered into; in such case, the agreement shall provide for its period of application.
The agreement must describe the new methods of voting and mention the provisions of this Act it amends or replaces.
The agreement has the effect of law.
1996, c. 77, s. 53; 1997, c. 93, s. 113; 1999, c. 43, s. 13; 2001, c. 25, s. 106.
659.2. A municipality may, in accordance with an agreement made with the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Greater Montréal and the Chief Electoral Officer, test new methods of voting during a general election. The agreement may provide that it also applies to polling held after the general election for which the agreement was entered into; in such case, the agreement shall provide for its period of application.
The agreement must describe the new methods of voting and mention the provisions of this Act it amends or replaces.
The agreement has the effect of law.
1996, c. 77, s. 53; 1997, c. 93, s. 113; 1999, c. 43, s. 13.
659.2. A municipality may, in accordance with an agreement made with the Minister of Municipal Affairs and the Chief Electoral Officer, test new methods of voting during a general election. The agreement may provide that it also applies to polling held after the general election for which the agreement was entered into; in such case, the agreement shall provide for its period of application.
The agreement must describe the new methods of voting and mention the provisions of this Act it amends or replaces.
The agreement has the effect of law.
1996, c. 77, s. 53; 1997, c. 93, s. 113.
659.2. A municipality may, in accordance with an agreement made with the Minister of Municipal Affairs and the Chief Electoral Officer, test new methods of voting during a general election.
The agreement must describe the new methods of voting and mention the provisions of this Act it amends or replaces.
The agreement has the effect of law.
1996, c. 77, s. 53.
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