Procedure and House Affairs committee  Also, returning officers are now subject to a code of conduct that prevents them from acting in a partisan manner.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I can confirm that this procedure is being removed from the Canada Elections Act. My understanding is that procedure was not used very much because it dates back to the time when lists were posted on telephone poles.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Exactly.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Absolutely, Mr. Chair. I will start with a bit of history, if you don't mind. Prior to the year 2000, when the former Canada Elections Act was in force, it was very clear from the provisions included in that former Canada Elections Act that in order to vote, you needed to be a C

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes. As Ms. May has said, following Bill C-23 in the 41st Parliament, Sunday was introduced as a day of advance polling.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Exactly. This will become a polling station.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Eventually. The Chief Electoral Officer will be given more flexibility in the management of polling stations. He has already indicated that the “voting at any table” concept will not be applied for the 2019 election.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Absolutely.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  This amendment would bring a change to the definition of “election documents” so that the ballot reconciliation reports would be considered an election document. Ballot reconciliation reports are a concept that will be introduced by a further amendment, but section 533 of the Can

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No, that's different. The Chief Electoral Officer will still have to report results for each polling division in a separate manner. Not all polling divisions included in the polling station will be amalgamated. They will still need to be reported separately.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think the other motion will allow us to learn more about the context, but I'm just saying that if the concern is about results not being given by polling division, the act already requires that.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Just give me a second to find the reference.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  You're right that Bill C-76 makes many changes to the way that polling stations will be managed. Currently in the act, we have a polling station, which is basically a ballot box, and election officers who take the votes for one polling division. When many polling stations are reg

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No, we're from the democratic institutions group at PCO, so we're public servants. We will very likely inform you on technical questions related to the bill, but we cannot answer questions that relate to policy.