L-4.1 - Act respecting electoral lists

Section 156 Disposition versions

1980-08-15

156. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 7, s. 147; 1979, c. 56, s. 256.

1977-12-31

156. (1)  No nomination-paper shall be valid unless accompanied, when filed with the returning-officer:

(a)  by the written consent of the person nominated,

(b)  by his recent full-face photograph showing only the head or the head and shoulders, and about 4 x 5 inches in size,

(c)  by an authentic copy of his act of birth or other proof of his name and age,

(d)  by an indication of the name of his party or the indication “independent”,

(e)  by the appointment of his official agent,

(f)  by the sum of two hundred dollars or a cheque for two hundred dollars certified by a bank or a credit union.

(2)  The photograph must bear on the back an attestation in the form 37 signed by two persons authorized to administer oaths and sworn to by them to the effect:

(a)  that they know the person nominated,

(b)  that the photograph is in fact his recent portrait,

(c)  that his true name is in fact that mentioned in the nomination-paper and in his act of birth or other proof of his name, and

(d)  that his address is in fact that mentioned in the nomination-paper.

(3)  The candidate of a recognized party must deliver, at the same time as his nomination-paper, a letter from the leader of such party declaring that he is its official candidate.

R. S. 1964, c. 7, s. 147.