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Article 281
 

Not qualified as elector


No person shall


(a) vote or attempt to vote at an election knowing that he or she


(i) is not a Canadian citizen when he or she votes, or


(ii) is not 18 years of age or older — or will not be 18 years of age or older — on polling day; or


(b) induce or attempt to induce another person to vote at an election knowing that the other person


(i) is not a Canadian citizen — or will not be a Canadian citizen — when he or she votes, or


(ii) is not 18 years of age or older — or will not be 18 years of age or older — on polling day.