Canada Elections Act

Canada Elections Act

Canada Elections Act (2000, c. 9) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada respecting the election of members of parliament to the Canadian House of Commons, repealing other Acts relating to elections and making consequential amendments to other Acts.

The Canada Election Act limits spending on election advertising by interest groups, which was upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada in "Harper v. Canada (Attorney General)" (2004). Section 329 of the Canada Elections Act outlaws publishing election results from other ridings in constituencies where polls are still open. This section was upheld by the Supreme Court in "R. v. Bryan" (2007).

In 2007, the Act was amended to mandate fixed election dates.

ee also

* Canadian federal election

External links

* [http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/E-2.01/ Department of Justice of Canada - Canada Elections Act text]


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