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E-3.3 - Election Act

Section 298
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298. Inmates vote on a ballot paper printed according to the model without counterfoil or stub provided in Schedule III.
Sections 290 to 293 apply, with the necessary modifications.
1989, c. 1, s. 298; 1995, c. 23, s. 26; 1998, c. 52, s. 59; 2006, c. 17, s. 15.
298. Upon receiving the ballot paper, the chief electoral officer shall verify the signature on the envelope. If it is identical to the signature appearing on the application provided for in section 293.1, the chief electoral officer shall keep the envelope without opening it.
Where the signatures are not identical, the chief electoral officer shall reject the envelope without opening it.
In addition, the chief electoral officer shall verify whether the ballot paper is from an elector whose name has been struck off by the board of revisors. If such is the case, the chief electoral officer shall reject the envelope without opening it.
1989, c. 1, s. 298; 1995, c. 23, s. 26; 1998, c. 52, s. 59.
298. Upon receiving the ballot paper, the chief electoral officer shall verify the signature on the envelope. If it is identical to the signature appearing on the application provided for in section 293.1, he shall open the envelope, remove therefrom the envelope containing the ballot paper and place it in a ballot box.
Where the signatures are not identical, the chief electoral officer shall reject the envelope without opening it.
1989, c. 1, s. 298; 1995, c. 23, s. 26.
298. Upon receiving the ballot paper, the chief electoral officer shall verify the signature on the envelope. If it is identical to the signature appearing on the application for registration in the registry, he shall open the envelope, remove therefrom the envelope containing the ballot paper and place it in a ballot box.
Where the signatures are not identical, the chief electoral officer shall reject the envelope without opening it.
1989, c. 1, s. 298.
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