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Record 1 2011-04-18

English

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

A voting site containing more than one polling station.

CONT

A returning officer may, when he deems it advisable, establish a central polling place where the polling stations of all or any of the polling divisions of any locality may be centralized ... [Canada Elections Act]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
DEF

Lieu où se tient le vote et qui compte plus d'un bureau de scrutin.

CONT

Un président d'élection peut, lorsqu'il le juge à propos, établir un centre de scrutin là où les bureaux de scrutin de l'une, de plusieurs ou de la totalité des sections de vote d'une localité peuvent être centralisés [...] [Loi électorale du Canada]

Spanish

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

[...] los votos se cuentan inicialmente en los centros de votación; y en algunos casos se recuentan posteriormente en los centros de escrutinio.

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