E-3.3 - Election Act

Section 293 Disposition versions

2006-06-14

293. Only ballot papers received at the Chief Electoral Officer’s office before the polling stations’ closing time on polling day are counted.

1989, c. 1, s. 293; 1995, c. 23, s. 24; 2002, c. 6, s. 139; 2006, c. 17, s. 15.

2002-06-24

293. An elector who has left Québec temporarily and who meets the conditions set out in this subdivision is entitled to exercise his or her right to vote outside Québec for two years after his or her departure.

However, the two-year time limit does not apply

(1)  to an elector who is posted outside Québec to a position with the government of Québec or of Canada;

(2)  to an elector who is posted outside Québec to a position with an international organization of which Québec or Canada is a member and to which it pays a contribution;

(3)  to the spouse and dependents of an elector referred to in subparagraph 1 or 2, provided they are themselves electors.

1989, c. 1, s. 293; 1995, c. 23, s. 24; 2002, c. 6, s. 139.

1995-06-16

293. An elector who has left Québec temporarily and who meets the conditions set out in this subdivision is entitled to exercise his right to vote outside Québec for two years after his departure.

However, the two-year time limit does not apply

(1)  to an elector who is posted outside Québec to a position with the government of Québec or of Canada;

(2)  to an elector who is posted outside Québec to a position with an international organization of which Québec or Canada is a member and to which it pays a contribution;

(3)  to the spouse, or de facto spouse, and the dependents of an elector referred to in subparagraph 1 or 2, provided they are themselves electors.

1989, c. 1, s. 293; 1995, c. 23, s. 24.

1989-04-24

293. The chief electoral officer shall, no later than the twenty-fourth day preceding polling day, send to each elector whose name is entered in the registry of electors outside Québec a ballot paper in the form prescribed by Schedule IV, on which he shall indicate the name of the electoral division where the elector had his previous residence, the necessary envelopes and a list of the places where the elector may consult the list of candidates.

1989, c. 1, s. 293.