§ Electoral Act s. 61Factorsfordeterminingvotingdistrict

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boundaries.-The
commissionmust
determinetheboundaries of a voting district by takinginto account any factor within the
proposed voting district that could affect the free, fair and orderly conduct of elections, including( a ) the availability of a suitable venue for a voting station;
( b ) the number and distribution of eligible voters;
( c ) the accessibility of a voting station to voters given(i) the radius of the proposed voting district;
(ii) the availability of transport;
(iii) telecommunications facilities; and
(iv) any geographical or physical feature that may impede access to the voting
station;
(d) municipal and provincial boundaries; and
( e ) tribal, traditional, historical and customary boundaries.

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