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Québec City, November 24, 2006 – The Chief Electoral Officer of Québec has launched a recruitment competition to fill the position of returning officer in the electoral divisions of Québec. The competition is aimed at appointing a major democracy player who will represent the Chief Electoral Officer in one of these electoral divisions mainly by organizing and holding electoral events such as general elections and by-elections. The deadline for submitting applications is December 18, 2006. The returning officer, who will be appointed for a 10-year tenure, will be selected in an impartial three-stage process.

Québec City, July 11, 2006 –– The Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, Me Marcel Blanchet, would like to announce the swearing in of Mr Georges Roy, returning officer of Matapédia. In each electoral division in Québec, the returning officer performs all activities related to the holding of an Election or a referendum and ensures that the laws administered by the Chief Electoral Officer are being applied.

Québec City, June 21, 2006 – Following an investigation that led him to conclude that contributions were made to provincial political parties in violation of the Election Act, M^e Jean Moisan has recommended certain modifications to the rules governing political party financing. The report containing the conclusions of this inquiry and M^e Moisan's recommendations was published today by the Chief Electoral Officer, M^e Marcel Blanchet, who appointed M^e Moisan as an investigating commissioner last November.

The Chief Electoral Officer of Québec has launched a recruitment competition to fill the position of returning officer in several electoral divisions of Québec. The competition is aimed at appointing a major democracy player whose mandate will be to represent the Chief Electoral Officer in several electoral divisions mainly by organizing and holding electoral events such as general elections and by-elections. The deadline for submitting applications is April 10, 2006. The returning officer, who will be appointed for a 10-year tenure, will be selected in an impartial three-stage process.

The Chief Electoral Officer of Québec has launched a recruitment competition to fill the position of returning officer in the electoral division of Ungava. The competition is aimed at appointing a major democracy player whose mandate will be to represent the Chief Electoral Officer in this electoral division mainly by organizing and holding electoral events such as general elections and by-elections. The deadline for submitting applications is April 18, 2006. The returning officer, who will be appointed for a 10-year tenure, will be selected in an impartial three-stage process.

The Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, Me Marcel Blanchet, would like to announce the swearing in of 10 returning officers. It is worth noting that in each of the electoral divisions in Québec, returning officers are responsible for all activities related to the holding of elections or referendums and ensure that the laws administered by the Chief Electoral Officer are being applied.

The Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, Me Marcel Blanchet, sees great strides in the draft bill of the Election Act for Québec electors. Me Blanchet was speaking today before the Select National Assembly Committee on the Election Act. The Chief Electoral Officer, who was the first person to be heard, first made some comments about the measures affecting the exercise of the right to vote and the right to run in an election.

Mr. Marcel Blanchet, Québec's Chief Electoral Officer, is pleased to announce a new online subscription service for media and news releases.

Québec, April 28, 2005 – Mr. Marcel Blanchet, Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, announces that a group made up of representatives of the three parties with seats in the National Assembly will examine over the upcoming months the financing of political parties and will propose, if necessary, amendments to the Election Act. A proposal along these lines has been made to the Advisory Committee which includes representatives of the Liberal Party of Québec, the Parti québécois and the Action démocratique du Québec, who have agreed to implement the Chief Electoral Officer's recommendation.

Mr. Marcel Blanchet, Chief Electoral Officer of Québec and Chairman of the Commission de la représentation électorale (CRE), is pleased to underscore the appointment, by the Québec National Assembly, of Mr. Serge Courville and Mr. John P. Zacharias as new commissioners of the CRE. Mr. Courville and Mr. Zacharias took their oath of office yesterday.

Mr. Marcel Blanchet, Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, today launched the Voting in Québec program, intended to give newcomers a better knowledge of Québec's parliamentary system and electoral system, and to encourage them to take part in our democratic life.

Mr. Marcel Blanchet, Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, invites interested media to attend the launching of the Voting in Québec program, intended to give newcomers a better knowledge of Québec's parliamentary system and electoral system, and to encourage them to take part in our democratic life.