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E-3.3 - Election Act
Section 554
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554. The following persons are liable to a fine of $5,000 to $20,000 for a first offence and of $10,000 to $30,000 for every subsequent offence within 10 years:
(1) every person who falsifies the statement of votes;
(2) every person who knowingly destroys a ballot paper before the end of the period for the contestation of the election;
(3) every returning officer who makes a fraudulent declaration or issues a fraudulent declaration of election.
554. The following persons are liable to a fine of $100 to $1,000 for a first offence and of $200 to $2,000 for every subsequent offence within five years:
(1) every person who falsifies the statement of votes;
(2) every person who knowingly destroys a ballot paper before the end of the period for the contestation of the election;
(3) every returning officer who makes a fraudulent declaration or issues a fraudulent declaration of election.
