Review of Compliance with Election Day Registration and Voting Process Rules Includes the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada's Response

Review of Compliance with Election Day Registration and Voting Process Rules

Includes the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada's Response

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Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• Compliance Review Context
  • Ontario Superior Court Decision
  • Supreme Court of Canada Decision
  • Public Trust at Risk
  • The Compliance Review
    • Information Gathering
    • Stakeholder Engagement
    • Interim Report
    • Final Report and Recommendations
• Causes of Non-Compliance
  • Complexity
  • Supervision
  • Recruitment
  • Training
  • Updating the List of Electors
  • Historical, Cultural and Jurisdictional Factors
• Addressing the Causes of Non-Compliance
  • Errors and Expectations
  • Moving to a New Model of Voting Services
    • The "New Brunswick" Model
    • Addressing Compliance for 2015
    • Beyond the New Model
• Recommendations
• Annexes
  • Annex A – Table of Legislated Responsibilities for Election Officers
  • Annex B – Polling Station Process Flow
  • Annex C – Summary of Conformity Audit Measures
  • Annex D – The New Brunswick Model
  • Annex E – List of Review Participants
  • Annex F – Mandate of Reviewer
  • Annex G – Biography of Reviewer
  • Annex H – Acknowledgements