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Canada Elections Act

Version of section 478.61 from 2014-12-19 to 2019-06-12:


Marginal note:Auditor — eligibility

  •  (1) Only the following are eligible to be an auditor for a leadership contestant:

    • (a) a person who is a member in good standing of a corporation, association or institute of professional accountants; or

    • (b) a partnership of which every partner is a member in good standing of a corporation, association or institute of professional accountants.

  • Marginal note:Auditor — ineligibility

    (2) The following persons are ineligible to be an auditor:

    • (a) an election officer or a member of the staff of a returning officer;

    • (b) the chief agent of a registered party or an eligible party, or a registered agent of a registered party;

    • (c) a candidate or their official agent;

    • (d) an electoral district agent of a registered association;

    • (e) a leadership contestant or their leadership campaign agent;

    • (f) a nomination contestant or their financial agent; and

    • (g) a financial agent of a registered third party.

  • Marginal note:If partnership appointed as auditor

    (3) A person may be appointed as agent for a leadership contestant even if the person is a member of a partnership that has been appointed as an auditor, in accordance with this Act, for the registered party.

  • 2014, c. 12, s. 86

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