Compliance Agreements
COMMISSIONER OF CANADA ELECTIONS
CANADA ELECTIONS ACT
Compliance Agreement
This notice is published by the Commissioner of Canada Elections, pursuant to section 521 of the Canada Elections Act, S.C. 2000, c. 9.
On May 29, 2002, the Commissioner of Canada Elections, pursuant to section 517 of the Canada Elections Act, entered into a compliance agreement with the contracting party, of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
In this agreement, the contracting party acknowledges having breached section 7 of the Canada Elections Act, by requesting a second ballot at the general election held on November 27, 2000, after registering on polling day in the electoral district of Vancouver South–Burnaby. The contracting party had already voted at that election on polling day after registering in the electoral district of Vancouver–Quadra with the mistaken belief that election officers would determine the proper electoral district where he was eligible to vote and only count that ballot.
Prior to the conclusion of the agreement, the Commissioner of Canada Elections has taken into account that the contracting party has undertaken to contribute to the works of the parish of Saint Anthony of Padua, located in the city of Vancouver, in the province of British Columbia, as a recognition of the seriousness of the offence.
In summary, the agreement required the contracting party to:
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admit to the truthfulness of the facts and admit responsibility for the acts that constitute the offence;
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recognize that requesting a second ballot at the same federal election is prohibited by the Act even though one is unsure of where he is entitled to vote;
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appreciate the gravity of his actions in the electoral process;
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undertake to comply with the provisions of the Canada Elections Act and to cast a vote only once and in accordance with the provisions of the Act where he decides to exercise his right to vote at a future election.
| Ottawa, May 29, 2002 |
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Raymond A. Landry |