456.1. On receipt of an attestation from the official agent of an authorized party of the estimated amount of election expenses incurred, the Chief Electoral Officer shall, if the attestation is accepted by the Chief Electoral Officer, pay without delay to the party entitled to reimbursement under section 457.1 an advance equal to 35% of the lesser of the amount corresponding to the limit fixed for election expenses under the first paragraph of section 426 and the estimated amount of the expenses incurred by the party.
Any overpayment under the first paragraph must be reimbursed to the Chief Electoral Officer within the 30 days following a notice transmitted to the official representative by the Chief Electoral Officer. Any amount not so reimbursed may be recovered by the Chief Electoral Officer out of the allowance provided for in section 81, out of that provided for in section 82.1, out of the sums provided for in section 82.2, or otherwise.
2001, c. 2, s. 48; 2021, c. 372021, c. 37, s. 1221.