EVCIElection Voter-Confidence Index

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 187 requires the Chief Electoral Officer to establish a list of candidates and their political affiliations, but does not establish a statutory requirement for a voter pamphlet or analog publication. The provision addresses candidate list compilation, not the creation or distribution of ballot information materials to voters. There is no reference to content requirements for a voter-facing pamphlet, distribution methods, or timing. The criterion requires both the pamphlet requirement AND defined content and distribution—this section satisfies neither element.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 325.1 of the Canada Elections Act addresses digital advertising disclosure requirements on online platforms and does not contain any provisions regarding multilingual ballot requirements, language-minority population thresholds, or statutory triggers for multilingual voter materials. The section mandates registries of partisan and election advertising messages on high-traffic platforms but contains no content about ballot design, ballot language accessibility, or the statutory framework for determining when multilingual ballots must be provided to voters. This section is procedurally focused on advertising transparency rather than on ballot communication or voter material accessibility in multiple languages.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 71 establishes procedural requirements for the returning officer to notify candidates of nomination confirmation or refusal within 48 hours, and specifies verification procedures the returning officer must follow before confirmation. However, this section does not require candidate-filing documents (nominating petitions, eligibility certifications) themselves to be made publicly accessible within any defined timeframe. The statute addresses internal verification and candidate notification procedures but contains no mandate for public disclosure of filed nomination papers or supporting documentation. The criterion requires statutory codification of public accessibility requirements with defined timing; mere internal administrative procedures do not satisfy this requirement.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 92 of the Canada Elections Act addresses prohibition of false publication regarding candidate withdrawal, but it does not codify a PUBLIC-NOTICE PROCEDURE for communicating actual disqualifications or withdrawals to voters after ballot printing. The provision is a prohibition on misinformation, not a procedural rule establishing how election officials must notify the public when a candidate actually withdraws or is disqualified. CAND.2 specifically requires codification of the public-notice procedure itself—the timing, format, and distribution mechanism for official notification—not merely a ban on false statements about such events. This section does not enumerate notification rules, timing requirements, or procedural steps that election officials must follow.

This section addresses notification in a circumscribed context: when a candidate death triggers postponement. The statute requires notice (§ CEA s. 77(2)) but delegates the distribution method ('as specified by the Chief Electoral Officer') rather than codifying it. The section establishes timing for the new closing day (2nd Monday after death) and new polling day (21st day after that), but these are contingent/emergency provisions, not the primary pre-election notification framework. The criterion asks whether general pre-election notice requirements (date, polling place, registration deadline) are codified with timing and content defined. This section addresses only partial elements (new polling date is set; distribution method is delegated; content of notice is not enumerated). It does not establish the baseline voter-notification procedure for routine elections, only the emergency postponement protocol.

“Notice of the day fixed under subsection (1) shall be given by a further Notice of Election distributed and posted as specified by the Chief Electoral Officer”

Section 95(4) of the Canada Elections Act explicitly requires that when a polling station address changes on or before the 5th day before polling day, the returning officer shall send another notice to the elector. This satisfies the criterion because it: (1) establishes a statutory requirement for individual notice when polling place changes occur, (2) defines a clear timeframe (on or before the 5th day before polling day), and (3) specifies the content of the notice (the new address). This directly addresses the procedural clarity of notification rules and timing codified in statute.

“If, on or before the 5th day before polling day, there is a change in the address of the polling station of an elector to whom a notice of confirmation of registration has been sent, the returning officer shall send another notice to the elector indicating the new address.”