Completing the Cycle of Electoral Reforms – Recommendations from the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada on the 38th General Election
Table of Contents
- Letter from the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 – Operational Issues
- 1.1 An Advance Administrative Confirmation Process
- 1.2 Integration of the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer and Returning Officers
- 1.3 Expansion of the Statutory Budgetary Authorization
- 1.4 Extension of the Adaptation Power
- 1.5 Appointment of the Chief Electoral Officer
- 1.6 The Office of Assistant Chief Electoral Officer
- 1.7 Appointment of Revising Agents
- 1.8 The Right of Elections Canada Staff to Strike
- 1.9 Hiring and Payment of Temporary Elections Canada Staff Hired Directly for Preparation and Conduct of Elections
- 1.10 Greater Flexibility in the Establishment of Advance Polling Stations
- 1.11 Transfer Certificates and Accessibility
- 1.12 Provision of Transfer Certificates
- 1.13 Establishment of Mobile Polling Stations
- 1.14 Access to Multiple-residence Buildings, Gated Communities and Other Premises
- 1.15 Right to Vote of Inmates Serving Sentences of Two Years or More
- 1.16 Voting by Electors Absent from the Country for More Than Five Consecutive Years
- 1.17 Review of the Special Voting Rules
- 1.18 Extension of the Limitation Period for the Prosecution of Offences
- 1.19 Removing the Sunset Provision in Bill C-3
- Chapter 2 – Registration of Electors
- Introduction
- 2.1 Registration Through Income Tax Returns
- 2.2 Income Tax Returns as a Source of Information About Deceased Electors
- 2.3 Removal of the Need for Signed Certification
- 2.4 Proof of Identity When Registered at Residence
- 2.5 Inter-district Changes of Address
- 2.6 Authority to Determine When to Send Out Voter Information Cards
- 2.7 Addition of Year of Birth on Lists of Electors Used on Polling Days
- 2.8 Retention of Statutorily Authorized Personal Identifiers for Later Use
- 2.9 Release of Information from the National Register of Electors in the Interests of Public Safety, Health or Security
- 2.10 Use of Personal Information by Political Parties and Members of Parliament
- 2.11 Stable, Unique Identifier for Electors
- 2.12 Distribution of Lists of Electors to Registered and Eligible Parties
- 2.13 Distribution of Additional Lists of Electors to Candidates on Day 19
- 2.14 Distribution of Preliminary Lists of Electors to Parties at the Issue of Writ
- 2.15 Change in the Date for the Annual Distribution of Lists of Electors
- 2.16 Exception Period for Production of Annual Lists of Electors
- 2.17 Use of Returning Officers Outside of Elections for Updating Initiatives
- 2.18 Updating Lists During Elections on the Basis of Information from the National Register of Electors
- 2.19 Provincial Use of Data from the National Register of Electors
- 2.20 Sharing Elector Data with Provincial Electoral Authorities for Updating Purposes
- 2.21 Sharing Neutral Address and Geographic Information
- 2.22 Verification of Eligibility at Polls
- Chapter 3 – Broadcasting
- Chapter 4 – Financial Matters
- Chapter 5 – Technical Amendments
- Summary of the Chief Electoral Officer's Recommendations to Parliament