256. A candidate may withdraw if he files a declaration to that effect with the returning officer, signed by himself and by two electors of the electoral division in which he is a candidate.
The candidate of an authorized party may not withdraw unless he files with the returning officer proof that the leader of the party or one of the officers referred to in paragraph 5 of section 48 was duly informed in writing of the candidate’s intention at least 48 hours before the filing of the declaration under the first paragraph.
1989, c. 1, s. 256; 2001, c. 2, s. 20.