Bill C-278
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SUMMARY |
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The purpose of this enactment is to remove political influence in
appointing returning officers, assistant returning officers, deputy
returning officers and poll clerks. It provides for appointments to be
made by the Chief Electoral Officer. The returning officer will be
consulted before appointments of other officers are made. This will
facilitate greater consistency and continuance in office and the
development of experience.
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It also adds to the list of exclusions from being appointed as election
officers those persons who have been recent candidates in federal or
provincial elections, party officers, members of constituency
associations, members of the staff of parliamentarians or are currently
publicly active in partisan politics in the community.
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