Chief Electoral Officer of Ontario

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independent officer of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario public office

The Chief Electoral Officer of Ontario is the independent, non-partisan official responsible for administering provincial elections and ensuring they are conducted fairly and in accordance with election laws.

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Label	Occurrences
Chief Electoral Officer of Ontario canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	independent officer of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario ⓘ public office ⓘ
appointedBy	Legislative Assembly of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ
canDelegate	administrative powers to Elections Ontario staff ⓘ
cannot	be a candidate in an election ⓘ be a member of a political party executive ⓘ hold elected office ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
ensures	accessibility of voting for electors ⓘ availability of advance voting opportunities ⓘ availability of vote-by-mail or special ballot mechanisms, as provided by law ⓘ elections are conducted fairly ⓘ elections comply with Ontario election laws ⓘ
goal	to maintain integrity of the electoral process in Ontario ⓘ
hasAuthority	to apply to court in certain election matters ⓘ to investigate potential contraventions of election law ⓘ to issue directions to returning officers ⓘ
heads	Elections Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ
independent	true ⓘ
jurisdiction	Province of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalBasis	Ontario Election Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario Election Finances Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Ontario ⓘ
mandateIncludes	conducting public education on the electoral process ⓘ enforcing provisions of Ontario’s election legislation ⓘ maintaining the provincial voters list ⓘ promoting voter participation ⓘ providing guidance on compliance with election finance rules ⓘ registering candidates ⓘ registering constituency associations ⓘ registering political parties ⓘ registering third party advertisers ⓘ
mustBe	qualified elector in Ontario ⓘ
nonPartisan	true ⓘ
oversees	Elections Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ appointment and training of election officials ⓘ appointment and training of returning officers ⓘ
reportsTo	Legislative Assembly of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibleFor	administration of provincial by-elections in Ontario ⓘ administration of provincial elections in Ontario ⓘ administration of provincial referendums in Ontario ⓘ official tabulation and certification of provincial election results ⓘ publication of official election results ⓘ
submits	annual reports to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario ⓘ post-election reports to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario ⓘ
worksWith	candidates and their campaigns ⓘ registered political parties in Ontario ⓘ third party advertisers subject to election law ⓘ

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Ontario general election → supervisingBody → Chief Electoral Officer of Ontario ⓘ