Election Act

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Election Act

[RSBC 1996] CHAPTER 106

Schedule

Form 1

(Section 26 (2))

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Lieutenant Governor

ELECTION ACT

WRIT OF ELECTION

Form 1 (Section 26 (2))

Charles III, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada and His Other Realms and Territories, King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

To the District Electoral Officer for the Electoral District of ..............................................................

GREETING:

We command you THAT:

Notice of time and place of election being given, you do cause election to be made, according to law, of a member to serve in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for the Electoral District of

……………………………….;

You do accept the nomination of candidates at the office of the District Electoral Officer for the Electoral District until 1 p.m. [Pacific Standard Time] [Pacific Daylight Saving Time] on the ………day of …………, 20….;

If an election by voting is required, you do cause final voting for the election to be conducted, from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. [Pacific Standard Time] [Pacific Daylight Saving Time] on the ……… day of …………, 20….;

You do certify the name of the member elected, to the Chief Electoral Officer, at the City of Victoria, on or before the ……… day of …………, 20…., being the day for the return of this Our writ.

In Testimony Whereof, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent under the Great Seal of Our Province of British Columbia.

Witness, The Honourable…………………..

at Our Government House, dated this ……… day of …………, 20….

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*Attorney General*	*Chief Electoral Officer*

Certificate of Election

I do hereby certify that, in obedience to the Writ of Election, I have caused an Election to take place within the Electoral District of ………………………………..

The voters of this Electoral District have elected the following candidate to represent them as a member in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia:

........................................................................... Name of elected candidate

Date of certification ............................................., [month, day, year]	............................................................. District Electoral Officer

Form 2

[Repealed 2019-42-139.]

Form 3

[Repealed 2019-42-139.]