Responding to Changing Needs – Recommendations from the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Following the 40th General Election
Table of Contents
- Letter from the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada
- Foreword
- I – Issues Relating to the Electoral Process
- Introduction
- Toward a More Adaptable and Effective Electoral Process
- I.1 Authority to Conduct Pilot Projects
- I.2 Appointment: Deputy Returning Officers, Poll Clerks and Registration Officers
- I.3 Additional Election Officers for Polling Sites
- I.4 Amending Other Federal Laws to Facilitate the Recruitment of Election Staff
- I.5 Candidates' Representatives: Appointment, Administration of Oath and Movement While Ballots Are Counted
- I.6 Revision of Preliminary Lists of Electors: By-election Superseded by a General Election
- Preserving Trust
- Increasing Accessibility
- II – Issues Relating to Political Financing
- Introduction
- Maintaining the Integrity of the System
- II.1 Documents Supporting the Parties' Financial Returns
- II.2 Reimbursement of Election Expenses When Limit Exceeded
- II.3 Failure of Deregistered Electoral District Associations to File Outstanding Financial Returns
- II.4 Disposal of a Candidate's Surplus Electoral Funds
- II.5 Offences for Filing a Campaign Return with False or Misleading Statements or Filing an Incomplete Campaign Return
- II.6 Election Advertising Expenses of a Registered Party's Electoral District Associations and of Third Parties
- II.7 Candidates' Debates
- Reducing the Regulatory Burden
- II.8 Treatment of Candidates' Outstanding Claims (Including Loans)
- II.9 Extensions of Time for Filing Financial Returns
- II.10 Removing the Requirement for Audit Reports on Updated Returns
- II.11 Contributions to Leadership Contestants
- II.12 Adjustments to Leadership Contestants' Reporting Requirements
- II.13 Bank Account and Audit of a Candidate's Campaign Return
- II.14 Pre-Confirmation Transfers to Candidates
- II.15 Election Superseded by a General Election – Effects on Political Financing and Reimbursement of Candidates' Expenses
- II.16 Adjustment for Inflation (Payments to Auditors)
- III – Governance
- Introduction
- III.1 Contracting Authority of the Chief Electoral Officer
- III.2 International Assistance and Co-operation
- III.3 Electronic Signatures and Transactions – General Clause
- III.4 Right to Vote of Prisoners Serving a Sentence of Two Years or More
- III.5 Presence of the Media at Polling Stations
- III.6 Right to Strike of Elections Canada Staff
- III.7 Field Liaison Officers
- III.8 Temporary Suspension of a Returning Officer
- Introduction
- IV – Technical or Minor Amendments
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- IV.1 Use of Nicknames by Candidates
- IV.2 Cancellation of a Nomination – French Version of Section 73
- IV.3 Information Provided on the Application for Registration to Vote by Special Ballot
- IV.4 Registration Certificate – Outgoing Member of Parliament
- IV.5 Returning Officers Prohibited from Participating in Activities of Electoral District Associations
- IV.6 Updating the Rules Respecting the Tariff of Fees
- IV.7 Payment of Claims
- IV.8 Use of the Preliminary Lists of Electors by a Registered or Eligible Party
- IV.9 Registry of Parties
- IV.10 Judicial Recount – Notice to the Returning Officer
- IV.11 Removal from the National Register of Electors by an Authorized Representative
- IV.12 Commercial Value Deemed to Be Nil
- IV.13 Connection of Third Parties to Canada
- IV.14 Amendment to Section 435.27 – Late Payments
- IV.15 Repeal of Paragraph 501(3)(j) – Additional Penalties
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