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April 23, 2004Improving access to and promoting the exercise of voting - The Chief Electoral Officer proposes major amendments to the Election Act
Categories : School Board, Municipal, DGEThe Chief Electoral Officer of Québec today tabled in the National Assembly a proposal seeking to improve access to and promote the exercise of voting with a view to modernizing the electoral process and adapting it to the needs of electors. The report of the Chief Electoral Officer seeks to cast the greatest possible light on the exercise of the right to vote in Québec and contains discussion elements for making amendments to the Election Act.
April 21, 2004Municipal referendum consultations - The Chief Electoral Officer announces that he will hold a second revision of the referendum list in those sectors where referendums will be held
Following the announcement by the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Sport and Recreation that the eventual referendums on the territorial reorganization of certain municipalities will be held on June 20th, Mr. Marcel Blanchet, Chief Electoral Officer, wishes to inform the public that he will hold a second revision of the referendum lists in those sectors (former municipalities) where referendums will be held, as stipulated in the Act respecting the consultation of citizens with respect to the territorial reorganization of certain municipalities.Categories : Municipal, Referendum - 2004
April 21, 2004Municipal referendum consultations - Formation of a “Yes” or “No” committee You have until April 27th to register with the Chief Electoral Officer of Québec
Mr. Marcel Blanchet, Chief Electoral Officer, would like to inform persons who are qualified to vote during the municipal referendum consultations that they will have until April 27th to indicate that they want to be part of a "Yes" or "No" committee in one or the other of the sectors concerned of their municipality. These persons can register with the Chief Electoral Officer for this purpose starting tomorrow, April 22nd.Categories : Municipal, Referendum - 2004
April 21, 2004Municipal referendum consultations -You must be authorized as an “interested person” to incur publicity expenses during the register period
Mr. Marcel Blanchet, Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec, would like to reiterate that you must be authorized as an "interested person" in order to be entitled to incur publicity expenses during the registration process ("register" period) as part of the upcoming municipal referendum consultations. Under a decision of the Cabinet, of which the Chief Electoral Officer was informed today by the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Sport and Recreation, the registers will be open from May 16th to 20th. Following this announcement, the rules concerning financing and the control of expenses found in the Regulation respecting contributions made and expenses incurred during the consultation on municipal territorial organization will begin to apply tomorrow.Categories : Municipal, Referendum - 2004
April 7, 2004Municipal referendum consultations - Do you want to have your say in the 2004 municipal referendum consultation process? Your name must be entered on the referendum list
Mr. Marcel Blanchet, Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, wishes to remind the persons who are qualified voters within the context of the municipal referendum consultation process that their name must be entered on the referendum list drawn up for their sector in order to be able to sign the registers and, as the case may be, exercise their right to vote.Categories : Municipal, Referendum - 2004
April 5, 2004Public information sessions
Categories : Municipal, Municipal financing, Referendum - 2004Public information sessions will be held on April 7th, 8th and 13th on the subject of the rules governing referendum contributions and expenses in effect during the consultation on municipal territorial reorganization.
April 1st, 2004Municipal referendums - The Chief Electoral Officer, Mr. Marcel Blanchet, explains the rules governing contributions and the control of regulated expenses
Categories : Municipal, Referendum - 2004Mr. Marcel Blanchet, Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec, today presented the provisions of the Regulation respecting contributions made and expenses incurred during the consultation on municipal territorial reorganization.
March 8, 2004The Chief Electoral Officer forwards lists of qualified electors to be used in the preparation of referendum lists
Categories : Municipal, Referendum - 2004The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has forwarded, to the clerks and secretary-treasurers of the 42 municipalities concerned by the referendum process, the 213 lists of qualified electors to be used in the preparation of referendum lists for the registration process provided for in the Act respecting the consultation of citizens with respect to the territorial reorganization of certain municipalities.
January 26, 2004Municipal Elections of 2005
Categories : Municipal, Elections - general and RCMs 2005Mr. Marcel Blanchet, Chairman of the Commission de la représentation électorale and Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, wishes to remind those concerned that, under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, some 223 municipalities will be required to establish their electoral map by May 31, 2004, in time for the general elections of November 2005.
January 21, 2004Mapping out better districts
Categories : Municipal, Territorial division, Elections - general and RCMs 2005Between January 2 and May 31, 2004, the council of several municipalities must draw up their electoral map in preparation for the November 2005 general election.
September 16, 2003November 2, 2003 Municipal elections
In preparation for the upcoming November 2nd municipal elections, the Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, in cooperation with the towns and cities in question, invites the public to information sessions on municipal political financing. These sessions will be held from August 26 to September 15, 2003 inclusively.Categories : Municipal, Elections - general and RCMs 2005
August 20, 2003By-election in the borough of Beaconsfield/Baie d’Urfé in the City of Montréal on October 5, 2003 POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS, ELECTORAL EXPENSES, AND PRIVATE INTERVENORS: SOME RULES APPLY
Categories : Municipal, By-electionsQuébec, August 20, 2003 — An election to the position of city councillor in the borough of Beaconsfield/Baie d’Urfé in the city of Montréal will be held on October 5, 2003. Mr. Blanchet, Québec’s Chief Electoral Officer, therefore wishes to remind a number of important rules pertaining to political contributions, the control of electoral expenses and the status of private intervenor.
July 30, 2003By-election in the City of Charlemagne on July 6, 2003
For the election to the position of borough councillor in district # 1 of the city of Charlemagne which will be held on July 6, 2003, Mr. Marcel Blanchet, Québec’s Chief Electoral Officer, wishes to remind a number of important rules pertaining to political contributions, the control of electoral expenses and the status of private intervenor.Categories : Municipal, Elections - general and RCMs 2005
July 29, 2003Municipal election on November 2, 2003
In preparation for the municipal elections that will be held on November 2 of this year, the Chief Electoral Officer, Mr. Marcel Blanchet, would like to inform electors wishing to take part in the poll as independent candidates that they may obtain an authorization now.Categories : Municipal, Elections - general and RCMs 2005
July 29, 2003By-election in the City of Montréal (Beaconsfield/Baie d’Urfé borough)
For the election to the position of borough councillor in the James-Morgan district, which will be held in the city of Montréal (Beaconsfield/Baie d’Urfé borough) on June 15, 2003, Mr. Marcel Blanchet, Québec’s Chief Electoral Officer, wishes to remind a number of important rules pertaining to political contributions, the control of electoral expenses and the status of private intervenor.Categories : Municipal, Elections - general and RCMs 2005
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