Elections Nova Scotia

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Elections Nova Scotia
Agency overview
Formed1991
JurisdictionElections and plebiscites in Nova Scotia
Headquarters202 Brownlow Avenue, Suite 505 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Employees11
Agency executive
  • Richard P. Temporale, Chief Electoral Officer
Website Official website

Elections Nova Scotia is the non-partisan agency in Nova Scotia, of the legislative assembly charged with running provincial elections and administering provincial referendums. [1] The Elections Act 2011 established Elections Nova Scotia as an independent, professional elections organization whose budget is approved directly by the legislature, [1] and the act specifies that "The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer is to be known as Elections Nova Scotia." [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Michael V Coyle (25 January 2013). "New N.S. Elections Act sets example for other jurisdictions". The Chronicle Herald . Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: The Dennis Family. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  2. "Elections Act, SNS 2011, c 5". CanLII . Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  3. Campbell, Francis (21 February 2020). "Revamped Nova Scotia election regulations intended to make voting easier | The Chronicle Herald". www.thechronicleherald.ca. The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. MacDonald, Michael (6 November 2019). "Nova Scotia may not be ready for next election: chief electoral officer". Atlantic. CTV News. Retrieved 20 March 2020.