Elections BC
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1995 |
| Jurisdiction | Provincial Elections in BC |
| Headquarters | 100-1112 Fort Street, Victoria, British Columbia |
| Employees | 44 (Permanent) up to 32,000 (election period)[1] |
| Annual budget | $8,961,000 [1] |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | EBC Homepage |
Elections BC is a non-partisan office of the British Columbia legislature responsible for conducting provincial and local elections, by-elections, petitions, referenda, plebiscites in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Responsibilities
Elections BC (formally, the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of British Columbia) is a non-partisan office of the British Columbia Legislature responsible for conducting provincial and local elections, by-elections, petitions, referenda, plebiscites in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Elections BC compiles and maintains a list of eligible voters as well as sets and adjusts the boundaries of electoral districts.[2]
Elections BC is also responsible for regulating campaign financing and advertising and the registration of political parties. To retain their official status, political parties must file annual financial reports with Elections BC. [3] [4] There are currently 23 registered political parties in British Columbia.[5] Its federal equivalent is Elections Canada.
In advance of elections, a District Electoral Officer (DEO) and a Deputy District Electoral Officer (DDEO) represent Elections BC in each electoral district and establish a temporary office to conduct the election, often shortly before the writ of election is dropped by the government.
Elections BC is subject to the following legislation: Election Act (1996)[6], Financial Disclosure Act (1996)[7], Local Government Act (1996)[8], and the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act (2014)[9].
Fixed Election Dates
British Columbia is the first province to legislate fixed election dates. The next provincial election is set for May 9, 2017.[10]
List of Chief Electoral Officers
- Dr. Keith Archer (September 21, 2011 - present)
- Harry Neufeld (November 7, 2002 - June 5, 2010)
- Robert A. Patterson (May 2, 1990 - June 6, 2002)
- Harry Morris Goldberg (April 15, 1980 - May 2, 1990)
- Kenneth Loudon Morton (June 1, 1968 - October 1, 1979)
- Frederick Harold Hurley (April 1, 1947 - June 1, 1968)[11]
References
- ^ a b Elections BC 2007-2008 Annual Report
- ^ http://www.elections.bc.ca/index.php/about/what-we-do/ Elections BC What We Do web page. Accessed October 21, 2015.
- ^ http://www.elections.bc.ca/index.php/about/ About Elections BC web page. Accessed October 21, 2015.
- ^ http://www.elections.bc.ca/index.php/about/what-we-do/ Elections BC What We Do web page. Accessed October 21, 2015.
- ^ http://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/Registered-Political-Parties-Information.pdf Registered Political Parties
- ^ http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/96106_00 Election Act legislation
- ^ http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/96139_01 Financial Disclosure Act legislation
- ^ http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/LOC/complete/statreg/--%20L%20--/Local%20Government%20Act%20%5BRSBC%201996%5D%20c.%20323/00_Act/96323_04.xml#section42 Local Government Act, Part 3
- ^ http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/14018 Local Elections Campaign Financing Act legislation
- ^ http://www.elections.bc.ca/index.php/about/ About Elections BC web page. Accessed October 21, 2015.
- ^ http://www.elections.bc.ca/index.php/about/ceo/ Elections BC CEOs
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| Other parties recognized by Elections BC that contested the 2020 election | |
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