406. The official agent of an authorized party may, with the approval of the leader of the party, appoint the required number of deputies and authorize them to incur or authorize election expenses up to the amount fixed by him in their deed of appointment. The leader of the party may dismiss a deputy. The leader of the party shall notify the Chief Electoral Officer in writing of the dismissal. Moreover, the amount fixed in the deed of appointment may be changed, in writing, at any time by the official agent before he files his return of election expenses.
Any deputy who resigns shall notify, in writing, the leader of the party and the Chief Electoral Officer of his resignation.
Within ten days of resigning or being dismissed, the deputy shall file with the official agent a return of election expenses, with vouchers, covering the period during which he was in office.
All election expenses incurred by a deputy of the official agent are deemed to have been incurred by the official agent up to the amount fixed in the deed of appointment.
Every deputy shall furnish to the official agent of the party an itemized statement of the expenses incurred or authorized by him.
1989, c. 1, s. 406; 2021, c. 372021, c. 37, s. 11311.