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Article 477
 

Prohibition — false, misleading or incomplete statement


No candidate shall provide the Chief Electoral Officer with a statement referred to in subsection 477.9(3) that


(a) the candidate knows or ought reasonably to know contains a material statement that is false or misleading; or


(b) does not substantially set out the information required under that subsection.


2014, c. 12, s. 86.