Elections New Brunswick
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1967 |
| Jurisdiction | Provincial and municipal elections in New Brunswick |
| Headquarters |
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| Employees | 15 staff [1] |
Agency executive |
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| Website | Elections New Brunswick website |
Elections New Brunswick (French: Élections Nouveau-Brunswick) is the non-partisan agency of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick charged with running provincial elections, municipal elections, district education council and regional health authority elections in New Brunswick, Canada. The chief electoral officer oversees the electoral process and reports to the New Brunswick legislature. The chief electoral officer is not permitted to vote in elections during his or her term.[2][3]
Elections New Brunswick reports annually to the legislative assembly and is charged with implementing the Election Act (1973), Municipal Elections Act (1979), and the Political Process Financing Act (1978).[4][5][6]
Chief electoral officers
[edit]| Name | In office | |
|---|---|---|
| Donald Whalen | 1967 | 1972 |
| Lloyd H. Nickerson | 1972 | 1984 |
| Luc LeBrun | 1984 | 1987 |
| Scovil S. Hoyt | 1987 | 1991 |
| Henry G. Irwin | 1991 | 1991 |
| Barbara J. Landry | 1991 | 2000 |
| Annise Hollies | 2000 | 2007 |
| Michael P. Quinn | 2007 | 2017 |
| Kimberly A. Poffenroth | 2017 | Present |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/contacts/dept_renderer.164.html#employees Employee page, Elections New Brunswick website
- ↑ Elections New Brunswick, Canada (February 3, 2014). "Chief Electoral Officers for the Province of New Brunswick". www.electionsnb.ca. Elections NB. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ↑ Brown, Silas (March 1, 2020). "Elections NB preparing for possibility of 2 spring elections". Global News. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Political Process Financing Act, SNB 1978, c P-9.3". CanLII. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Elections Act, RSNB 1973, c E-3". CanLII. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Municipal Elections Act, SNB 1979, c M-21.01 Document". CanLII. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
