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NDHQ DJAG MJAL OTTAWA CANELECTGEN 004/20/CMP D HRBM/DJAG AL UNCLAS CMP D HRBM/DJAG AL 004/20 SIC Z2M BILINGUAL MESSAGE/MESSAGE BILINGUE SUBJ: FEDERAL BY-ELECTIONS - FED ELECTORAL DISTRICTS OF CENTRE () AND YORK CENTRE (ONTARIO) – 26 OCT 2020 REFS: A. CANADA ELECTIONS ACT B. CANFORGEN 021/19 CMP 011/19 081436Z FEB 19, ACCESS TO DEFENCE ESTABLISHMENTS DURING FEDERAL ELECTIONS C. QR AND O 19.44, POLITICAL ACTIVITIES AND CANDIDATURE FOR OFFICE D. CDS PUBLICATION A-LG-007-000/AF-001, FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL ELECTORAL EVENTS (DRAFT) 1. NO SILENT HOUR RESPONSE REQUIRED 2. WRITS ORDERING FEDERAL BY-ELECTIONS IN THE ELECTORAL DISTRICTS OF (ONTARIO) AND YORK CENTRE (ONTARIO) WERE ISSUED ON 18 SEP 20. POLLING DAY IS SCHEDULED FOR 26 OCT 20 3. ANY PERSON WHO IS A CANADIAN CITIZEN AND HAS ATTAINED THE AGE OF 18 ON OR BEFORE CIVILIAN POLLING DAY OF 26 OCT 20 IS ENTITLED TO VOTE IN THIS BY-ELECTION IF THEIR ORDINARY RESIDENCE WAS LOCATED IN THE ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF TORONTO CENTRE (ONTARIO) OR YORK CENTRE (ONTARIO) ON OR BEFORE 21 SEP 20 AND REMAINS IN THAT ELECTORAL DISTRICT UNTIL 26 OCT 20 4. THE PLACE OF ORDINARY RESIDENCE OF A CAF ELECTOR IS DETERMINED THE SAME WAY IT IS DETERMINED FOR EVERY OTHER CANADIAN ELECTOR, IAW SECTION 8 OF REF A 5. AS A GENERAL RULE, THE PLACE OF ORDINARY RESIDENCE OF A PERSON IS THE PLACE THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN, OR THAT HAS BEEN ADOPTED AS, HIS OR HER DWELLING PLACE, AND TO WHICH THE PERSON INTENDS TO RETURN WHEN AWAY FROM IT. IN OTHER WORDS, IT IS THE PLACE THE PERSON CALLS HOME 6. IF A CAF ELECTOR IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE HIS OR HER PLACE OF ORDINARY RESIDENCE IS LOCATED USING THE GENERAL RULE ABOVE, THE FOLLOWING RULES SHOULD ALSO BE USED: A. A PERSON CAN HAVE ONLY ONE PLACE OF ORDINARY RESIDENCE AND IT CANNOT BE LOST UNTIL ANOTHER IS GAINED, B. TEMPORARY ABSENCE FROM A PLACE OF ORDINARY RESIDENCE DOES NOT CAUSE A LOSS OR CHANGE OF PLACE OF ORDINARY RESIDENCE, C. IF A PERSON USUALLY SLEEPS IN ONE PLACE AND HAS THEIR MEALS OR IS EMPLOYED IN ANOTHER PLACE, THEIR PLACE OF ORDINARY RESIDENCE IS WHERE THEY SLEEP, D. TEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL QUARTERS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE A PERSON S PLACE OF ORDINARY RESIDENCE ONLY IF THE PERSON HAS NO OTHER PLACE THAT THEY CONSIDER TO BE THEIR RESIDENCE, AND E. THE PLACE OF ORDINARY RESIDENCE OF A CAF ELECTOR CURRENTLY POSTED OUTCAN OR DEPLOYED OUTSIDE CANADA IS THAT PERSON S LAST PLACE OF ORDINARY RESIDENCE IN CANADA. THE RULES ABOVE SHOULD BE USED TO DETERMINE WHERE THAT PERSON S PLACE OF ORDINARY RESIDENCE WAS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE LEAVING CANADA 7. CAF ELECTORS WHO ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE IN THE ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF TORONTO CENTRE (ONTARIO) OR YORK CENTRE (ONTARIO) AND WHO WISH TO VOTE MUST DO SO IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS: A. BY MAIL, WITHIN CANADA OR FROM ABROAD, B. AT THE LOCAL ELECTIONS CANADA OFFICE IN THE ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF TORONTO CENTRE (ONTARIO) OR YORK CENTRE (ONTARIO), PROVIDED THEY MAKE AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AND SPECIAL BALLOT BEFORE 1800 HOURS EASTERN TIME ON 20 OCT 20, C. AT THE ADVANCE POLLING STATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE ELECTOR S ORDINARY RESIDENCE, FROM 16 OCT 20 TO 19 OCT 20, OR D. AT THE POLLING STATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE ELECTOR S ORDINARY RESIDENCE, ON 26 OCT 20 8. TO VOTE, A CAF ELECTOR MUST PRESENT PROOF OF IDENTITY AND HOME ADDRESS. A LIST OF AUTHORIZED IDENTIFICATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE ELECTIONS CANADA WEB SITE (WWW.ELECTIONS.CA) 9. FORTHWITH AFTER BEING INFORMED THAT THE WRITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE BY-ELECTIONS, A CO SHALL PUBLISH IN ROUTINE ORDERS A NOTICE INDICATING THAT: A. WRITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR A BY-ELECTION IN THE ELECTORAL DISTRICTS OF TORONTO CENTRE (ONTARIO) AND YORK CENTRE (ONTARIO) WITH POLLING DAY SCHEDULED FOR 26 OCT 20 B. INFORM ALL MBRS OF THEIR UNIT OF THEIR ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE AND AVAILABLE METHODS TO CAST A BALLOT 10. WHEN RECEIVED DIRECTLY FROM ELECTIONS CANADA, DISPLAY IMMEDIATELY IN UNIT ORDERLY ROOMS, THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH NOTICES FEATURING THE MAPS OF THE ELECTORAL DISTRICTS OF TORONTO CENTRE (ONTARIO) AND YORK CENTRE (ONTARIO) AND THE IMPORTANT DEADLINE DATES 11. ASSIST, WHERE APPROPRIATE, CAF ELECTORS AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL OUTSIDE CANADA OR ON OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENTS IN THE RETURN OF THEIR MAIL-IN BALLOTS 12. CO S MUST BE FAMILIAR WITH CANELECTGEN 021/19 CMP 011/19 081436Z FEB 19, REF B AND SECTION 3 OF REF C WHICH GOVERN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES ON DEFENCE ESTABLISHMENTS AND PERSONAL POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF CAF MBRS 13. CAF MBRS ARE REMINDED OF EXISTING REGULATIONS CONCERNING POLITICAL ACTIVITY WHICH PROHIBIT IN PARTICULAR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN POLITICAL MEETINGS ON DEFENCE ESTABLISHMENTS AND THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE AFFAIRS OF A POLITICAL ORGANIZATION OR PARTY 14. CO S ARE RESPONSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT ANY ACTIVITY THAT TAKES PLACE ON A DEFENCE ESTABLISHMENT, INCLUDING A BASE OR OTHER UNIT UNDER THEIR COMMAND, DOES NOT AFFECT THE ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED POLITICAL NEUTRALITY OF THE CAF 15. ENSURE WIDEST DISTRIBUTION OF THIS MESSAGE WITHIN THE UNIT 16. CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ELECTIONS CANADA IS AS FOLLOWS: ELECTIONS CANADA CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER C/O SPECIAL VOTING RULES ADMINISTRATOR 30 VICTORIA STREET GATINEAU, QC, K1A 0M6 FAX: FROM CANADA OR U.S. AT 1-800-363-4796 AND ANY OTHER LOCATION AT 613-998-8393 17. ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE VOTE IN THIS BY-ELECTION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO ELECTIONS CANADA HEADQUARTERS AT: FROM CANADA OR THE US - 1-866-552-6551 (FAX 1-800-363-4796), AND FROM OTHER LOCATIONS: 613-990-8574, (FAX 613-998-8393) OR BY E-MAIL AT FORCES AT SIGN ELECTIONS.CA