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E-3.3 - Election Act

Section 436
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436. The Chief Electoral Officer shall keep the returns, declarations, invoices, receipts and other vouchers provided for in sections 432 and 434 for a period of seven years from their receipt.
After the expiry of the period prescribed in the first paragraph, the Chief Electoral Officer shall deliver the invoices, receipts and other vouchers to the leader of the party or to the candidates if they so request; if not, he may destroy them.
Despite section 9 of the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information (chapter A-2.1), no person has a right of access to those documents before the expiry of the filing period. If they are filed after that period, they are accessible as soon as they are filed.
Any person may examine and copy the documents at the information centre of the Chief Electoral Officer during regular office hours.
1989, c. 1, s. 436; 2008, c. 22, s. 66; 2010, c. 35, s. 16; 2016, c. 18, s. 45.
436. The Chief Electoral Officer shall keep the returns, declarations, invoices, receipts and other vouchers provided for in sections 432 and 434 for a period of five years from their receipt.
After the expiry of the period prescribed in the first paragraph, the Chief Electoral Officer shall deliver the invoices, receipts and other vouchers to the leader of the party or to the candidates if they so request; if not, he may destroy them.
Despite section 9 of the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information (chapter A-2.1), no person has a right of access to those documents before the expiry of the filing period. If they are filed after that period, they are accessible as soon as they are filed.
Any person may examine and copy the documents at the information centre of the Chief Electoral Officer during regular office hours.
1989, c. 1, s. 436; 2008, c. 22, s. 66; 2010, c. 35, s. 16.
436. The Chief Electoral Officer shall keep the returns, declarations, invoices, receipts and other vouchers provided for in sections 432 and 434 for a period of two years from their receipt.
After the expiry of the period prescribed in the first paragraph, the Chief Electoral Officer shall deliver the invoices, receipts and other vouchers to the leader of the party or to the candidates if they so request; if not, he may destroy them.
Despite section 9 of the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information (chapter A-2.1), no person has a right of access to those documents before the expiry of the filing period. If they are filed after that period, they are accessible as soon as they are filed.
Any person may examine and copy the documents at the information centre of the Chief Electoral Officer during regular office hours.
1989, c. 1, s. 436; 2008, c. 22, s. 66.
436. The chief electoral officer shall keep the returns, declarations, invoices, receipts and other vouchers provided for in sections 432 and 434 for a period of two years from their receipt. During that period, he shall permit any elector to examine the documents and make copies of them at the place designated by him for that purpose.
After the expiry of the period prescribed in the first paragraph, the chief electoral officer shall deliver the invoices, receipts and other vouchers to the leader of the party or to the candidates if they so request; if not, he may destroy them.
1989, c. 1, s. 436.
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