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Elections Nunavut

Elections Nunavut
ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ
Agency overview
Formed2003
JurisdictionElections and plebiscites in Nunavut
Headquarters41 Sivulliq Avenue, Rankin Inlet[1]
Employees5
Annual budget$2.83 million (2017-2018)[2]
Agency executive
  • Dustin Fredlund, Chief Electoral Officer
Websitewww.elections.nu.ca

Elections Nunavut is an independent agency that oversees elections and plebiscites in Nunavut, including:

  • all general elections and by-elections for the 22 Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, according to the Nunavut Elections Act.[3]
  • all municipal elections, including mayor and council, and the district education authorities for all municipalities in Nunavut.[4]
  • all plebiscites conducted according to Nunavut's Plebiscites Act.
  • any plebiscites that relate to the control or prohibition of liquor in Nunavut communities, according to Nunavut's Liquor Act, and when the Minister of Finance requests.[5]

The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut appoints the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), who is the head of Elections Nunavut. It is headquartered in Rankin Inlet. The CEO appoints a returning officer and assistant returning officer in each Nunavut constituency to oversee the election process in that constituency. A returning officer represents Elections Nunavut in each of the 22 constituencies.[3]

  1. ^ "Contact Us". Elections Nunavut. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
  2. ^ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. 25 June 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
  3. ^ a b Macleod, Cate (5 March 2020). "By-election date for Baker Lake announced | Government of Nunavut". www.gov.nu.ca. Iqaluit, Nunavut: Government of Nunavut. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. ^ News, Nunatsiaq (17 March 2020). "Many mourn death of Nunavut municipal leader Bob Leonard". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved 20 March 2020. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Nunavut Elections Act, SNu 2002, c 17". CanLII. Retrieved 20 March 2020.

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