Canada Elections Act

Marginal note:Duties of commanding officer

• 205 (1) After being informed of the issue of the writs, but no later than the 28th day before polling day, each commanding officer shall

  • (a) establish polling stations;

  • (b) designate a sufficient number of electors as unit election officers to allow for voting to take place at each polling station;

  • (c) through a liaison officer, provide the special voting rules administrator with a list of the unit election officers and their ranks, and the list of electors for the unit; and

  • (d) provide the unit election officers with the list of electors for the unit.

• Marginal note:Facilities

  (2) Each commanding officer shall provide the facilities that are necessary to enable the electors to vote in accordance with this Division.

• Marginal note:Voting times

  (3) Each commanding officer shall fix the voting times so that the polling stations in his or her unit are open for at least three hours a day on at least three days during the voting period.