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advance poll [2 records]

Record 1 2024-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
CONT

Advance polls shall be open between the hours of eight o'clock in the forenoons and eight o'clock in the afternoons of Saturday and Monday, the ninth and seventh days before ordinary polling day, and shall not be open at any other time [Elections Act, New Brunswick].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
CONT

Les bureaux de scrutin par anticipation doivent être ouverts de huit heures à vingt heures, les samedi et lundi neuvième et septième jours avant le jour ordinaire du scrutin et ne doivent être ouverts à aucun autre moment [Loi électorale, Nouveau-Brunswick].

Key term(s)
  • bureau provisoire de scrutin

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
CONT

Al cierre de la votación, las acciones dependerán de si las locaciones para la votación anticipada pueden entregar las papeletas solamente para el distrito electoral dentro del cual la estación de votación anticipada se ubica, o si pueden entregar papeletas para otras locaciones.

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Record 2 2013-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
DEF

In a general election ... an arrangement whereby persons expecting to be absent from their home riding on election day may cast their votes on an earlier date.

OBS

Statutes cited: advance poll - Canada Elections Act, The Elections Act (Manitoba); advance polling - Election Act (Quebec).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
OBS

«Scrutin par anticipation» ou «vote par anticipation» sont employés dans les lois du Manitoba, du Nouveau-Brunswick et du Québec. Ces équivalents sont plus précis que «scrutin spécial».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
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