Here insert name of candidate. Here insert name of official agent. I, the said.... nominated in the foregoing nomination paper, hereby consent to such nomination. My address for service is. I hereby appoint.... ... ....of RETURN WHERE THERE ARE NO MORE CANDIDATES THAN MEMBERS TO BE ELECTED. I hereby certify that the member (or members) elected for the electoral division of..... .in... ..... in pursuance of the within written writ, is (or are) J.K., of and L.M., of.... ., (as in nomination paper), no other candidate having been nominated (or the other or all other candidates having withdrawn, as the case may be). (Section 36 of The Alberta Election Act). NOTICE OF POLL BEING GRANTED AND OF CANDIDATES NOMINATED. Electoral Division of.. To wit: Public notice is hereby given to the voters of the electoral division aforesaid that a poll has been demanded at the election now pending for the said electoral division and that I have granted such poll; and further that the persons duly nominated as candidates at the said election and for whom only votes will be received are: Of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. Given under my hand at. ...day of.... .this ...t .in the year 19... Returning Officer. Το FORM 17. (Section 39.) COMMISSION OF DEPUTY RETURNING OFFICER. (Insert name, residence, and occupation.) ..in the said electoral In my capacity of returning officer for the electoral division of.... I hereby appoint you to be deputy returning officer for polling place No..... of polling subdivision No..... division, there to take the votes of the voters; and you are hereby authorized and required to open and hold the poll at the said polling place on the......... day of... 19..., at...... ..o'clock in the forenoon, at. (Here describe particularly the place in which the poll is to be held) and there to keep the said poll open during the hours prescribed by law and to do and perform in such polling place all acts and duties required to be performed by the deputy returning officer appointed to act therefor, and after counting the votes given to return to me forthwith or as required by the provisions of The Alberta Election Act, the ballot box sealed with your seal and enclosing the ballots, envelopes, polling list and other documents required by law, together with this commission. Given under my hand this. . . . . . . . . day of..... 19... Returning Officer. FORM 18. (Section 39, Subsection (2) (b.) OATH OF DEPUTY RETURNING OFFICER. I.. . . . appointed deputy returning officer for polling subdivision No........ of the electoral division of... swear (or solemnly affirm) that I am legally qualified to act as deputy returning officer, and that I will act faithfully in that capacity without partiality, fear, favour or affection. So help me God. Sworn (or affirmed) before me at the.........of... in the Province of Alberta Deputy Returning Officer. this......day of.. 19... R.O., P.C., Comr., J.P., or N.P. (Insert name, residence and occupation) In my capacity of deputy returning officer (or poll clerk acting as deputy returning officer, as the case may be) for the polling place No...... of polling subdivision No...... in the electoral division of.... I hereby appoint you to be poll clerk for the said polling place. Given under my hand at.. day of.... .19... .this... Deputy Returning Officer. I,. . . . FORM 20. (Section 42.) OATH OF POLL CLERK appointed poll clerk for polling place No...... of the polling subdivision No. in the electoral division of. ..... swear (or solemnly affirm) that I am legally qualified to act as poll clerk, and that I will act faithfully in that capacity and also in that of deputy returning officer if required to act in that capacity according to law without partiality, fear, favor or affection. So help me God. Sworn (or affirmed) before me at the....... of... in the Province of Alberta this......day of..... 19... R.O., E.C., D.R.O., J.P. or N.P. Poll Clerk. A deputy returning officer has authority to appoint a con stable only where he considers it necessary to have such official to preserve order at the poll. No written appointment is necessary, but before acting the person appointed shall take the oath of constable as given below: FORM 22. (Section 48.) I,... OATH OF CONSTABLE having been appointed constable to preserve order at the polling place for polling subdivision No..... ..in the electoral division of do solemnly swear that I will truly, faithfully and impartially perform the duties appertaining to the said office according to the best of my skill and ability. So help me God. Sworn (or affirmed) before me (R.O., E.C., D.R.O., Commr., J.P. or N.P., or as the case may be.) FORM 23. (Section 51, Subsection 5.) PROVINCE OF ALBERTA NOTICE AS TO SECRECY OF VOTING It is the sworn duty of every person in attendance at this polling place, or at the counting of the votes, not to attempt to ascertain how any person is about to vote or has voted and not to communicate any information obtained at the polling place which may enable or assist any person to ascertain how any person has voted. It is further the sworn duty of every such person by all proper means to maintain and aid in maintaining the absolute secrecy of the polling at this polling place. Any person who acts in contravention of his duty in any of the said particulars is liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months. By The Alberta Election Act, it is further provided that no person shall destroy, take, open or otherwise interfere with any ballot box or book or packet of ballot papers or a ballot paper or ballot in use for the purposes of the election nor shall attempt to do so and that any returning officer, deputy returning officer or other officer engaged in the election who is guilty of any violation of that provision shall be liable to imprisonment for three years and any other person guilty of such violation to imprisonment for one year. The said Act further provides that in addition to every other penalty and liability any officer engaged in the election who is guilty of any wilful misfeasance or any wilful act or omission in contravention of the Act shall forfeit to any person aggrieved thereby the sum of four hundred dollars. (Insert here section 139 of The Alberta Election Act.) |