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Mr. Marcel Blanchet, Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, today made public the main elements found in the financial reports of the political parties of Québec for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2003. Pursuant to the provisions of the Election Act, the deadline for filing the financial reports of the political parties was April 30, 2004.

The Chief Electoral Officer of Québec has proposed various measures to improve access to polling at the time of elections. The proposals made by the Chief Electoral Officer seek, in particular, to facilitate the exercise of the right to vote for electors who would like to take advantage of advance polling, who would be outside their electoral division on polling day or who would have difficulty going to a polling station. These measures are found in a report tabled today in the National Assembly and that could serve as a basis for amendments to the Election Act.

The Chief Electoral Officer of Québec proposes that elections henceforth be held on Sunday rather than on Monday in order to improve services to electors and to facilitate the organization of the poll. This proposal is among a series of measures intended to improve access to and promote the exercise of voting. It is found in a report tabled today in the National Assembly.

The Chief Electoral Officer considers that a concerted plan of action should be adopted and implemented by all of the stakeholders concerned by the decline in voter turnout among young people. In a report that was tabled today in the National Assembly, the Chief Electoral Officer proposes a series of measures likely to promote the participation of certain groups of electors. These measures could serve as a basis for amendments to the Election Act.

A study commissioned by the Chief Electoral Officer of Québec and carried out at the time of the April 14, 2003 general election concludes that the current mechanisms for identifying electors work well, ensure that the Election Act is respected and satisfy both electors and election officers. This analysis, carried out by Sogémap inc., was tabled today in the National Assembly and follows the recommendations made by the Chief Electoral Officer of Québec in November 2001, in a feasibility study on the implementation of a digitized elector's card bearing a photo.

New publication of an Electoral study - Evaluative research on the mechanisms for identifying electors

Québec, November 27, 2003 ––Today, Mr. Marcel Blanchet, Québec’s Chief Electoral Officer, will be publishing the financial reports of Québec’s political parties for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2002.

Mr. Marcel Blanchet, Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, has made public the summary of the returns of election expenses of the parties and candidates taking part in the April 14, 2003 general election and in the new election of May 20, 2003 in the electoral division of Champlain. The figures appearing in this summary were taken from the returns of election expenses as submitted to the Chief Electoral Officer by the official agents of the parties and the candidates.

Québec, November 3, 2003 ––Mr. Marcel Blanchet, Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, has made public the summary of the returns of election expenses of the parties and candidates taking part in the April 14, 2003 general election and in the new election of May 20, 2003 in the electoral division of Champlain. The figures appearing in this summary were taken from the returns of election expenses as submitted to the Chief Electoral Officer by the official agents of the parties and the candidates.