C-19 - Cities and Towns Act

Section 208 Disposition versions

1988-01-01

208. (Repealed).

R. S. 1964, c. 193, s. 236; 1987, c. 57, s. 708.

1977-12-31

208. Every one who,

(1)  Forges, counterfeits, fraudulently alters, defaces or fraudulently destroys a ballot paper or the initials of the deputy returning officer signed thereon; or

(2)  Without authority supplies a ballot paper to any person; or

(3)  Fraudulently puts into a ballot box a paper other than the ballot paper which he is authorized by law to put in; or

(4)  Fraudulently takes a ballot paper out of the polling station; or

(5)  Without due authority destroys, takes, opens or otherwise interferes with a ballot box or packet of ballot papers then in use for the purposes of the election; or

(6)  Being a deputy returning officer, fraudulently puts, otherwise than as authorized by section 199, his initials on the back of any paper purporting to be or capable of being used as a ballot paper at an election; or

(7)  With fraudulent intent prints any ballot paper or what purports to be or is capable of being used as a ballot paper at an election; or

(8)  Being authorized by the returning officer to print the ballot papers for an election, prints, with fraudulent intent, more ballot papers than he is authorized to print; or

(9)  Attempts to commit any offence specified in this section.

Shall be guilty of an offence summarily triable, and liable to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $200, and, on failure to pay such fine, to imprisonment for not less than one month, nor more than six months, with or without hard labour.

If the person who commits any of the above mentioned offences be an election officer, he shall in that case be liable to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500, and, on failure to pay such fine, to imprisonment for not less than two months nor more than one year.

R. S. 1964, c. 193, s. 236.