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 Chief Electoral Officer | Role | Mandate | Vision | Goals | Overview |
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Chief Electoral Officer |
Elections Newfoundland and Labrador is
responsible for the conducting of elections and for ensuring fairness,
impartiality and compliance with all aspects of the Elections Act, 1991.
In addition to responsibilities associated with provincial elections our
Office works co-operatively with Elections Canada, school boards and
municipalities in exchanging data to maintain accurate voters' lists for
other electoral events. These initiatives are supplemented by promotional
activities aimed at encouraging voter registration and education programs
in our schools to encourage youth participation in the voting process.
With a relatively small number of permanent staff we are proud of the
progress made since the last General Election and look forward to working
closely with our field staff in meeting the challenges of the next General
Election.
We hope that our web site will be yet another information tool for the
public. Please take a few minutes to review the material and feel free to
provide us with any comments or suggestions you may have with respect to
it.
Paul Reynolds
Chief Electoral Officer
Commissioner of Members' Interests
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Role |
The current Chief
Electoral Officer is Paul Reynolds,
Pursuant to Section 5 of the Elections
Act, 1991, it is the duty of the Chief
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to exercise general
direction and supervision over the
administrative conduct of elections and
to enforce on the part of election
officers fairness, impartiality and
compliance with this Act;
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to issue to election
officers those instructions that he or
she considers necessary to ensure
effective execution of this Act; and
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to perform all other
duties that are imposed on him or her
under this Act. |
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Mandate |
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Preparing of various Reports for tabling in the House of Assembly and/or publishing. |
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Exercising of general direction and supervision over the administrative conduct of elections |
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Enforcing on the part of election officers, fairness, impartiality and compliance with the Act. |
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Administering of the election finance provisions of the legislation as they pertain to registered parties and candidates. |
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Vision |
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To be an effective and efficient organization with a professional and dedicated staff committed to (a) meeting our mandate and (b) the integrity of the electoral process. |
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To be an organization that challenges and encourages staff to be creative in finding ways to improve service to those we serve. |
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To be an organization that, through impartiality, excellence, professionalism, inspires confidence in all those involved in the electoral process. |
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Goals |
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To continue to improve our accuracy of the electoral list through a combination of initiatives done provincially and/or cooperatively with the federal government. |
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To ensure staff have the required new technology and other professional skills in order that we may provide a reliable and consistent service to those we serve. |
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To provide electors with the information and mechanisms they require to participate in the electoral process. |
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In consultation with elected officials, support legislative changes that will result improvements to the electoral list. |
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To develop and implement a plan to educate new electors about the Elections Act. |
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To meet with all returning officers at least once between major electoral events. |
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Overview |
The Office of the Chief
Electoral Officer functions
independently as an officer of the House
of Assembly in conducting fair and
impartial provincial elections as well
as regulating the election finance
provisions of political entities in
accordance with the Elections Act, 1991.
The Chief Electoral Officer also serves
as
Commissioner of Members' Interests
in monitoring, investigating and
reporting on the compliance of Members
of the House of Assembly with conflict
of interest legislation. |
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