Chief Electoral Office
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The Chief Electoral Office was a New Zealand government agency responsible for administering parliamentary elections and referendums before its functions were absorbed into the Electoral Commission.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chief Electoral Office canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | New Zealand government agency ⓘ |
| absorbedInto | Electoral Commission (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | consolidation of electoral administration into the Electoral Commission ⓘ |
| functionTransferredTo | Electoral Commission (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the New Zealand Government ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
elections
ⓘ
referendums ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Electoral Commission (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Wellington, New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | administering New Zealand parliamentary elections prior to creation of a unified Electoral Commission ⓘ |
| operatedWithinLegalFramework | New Zealand electoral law ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | New Zealand Ministry of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | New Zealand public service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Electoral Commission (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of parliamentary elections in New Zealand
ⓘ
administration of referendums in New Zealand ⓘ candidate nomination processes for parliamentary elections ⓘ compliance with statutory election timetables ⓘ conduct of by-elections in New Zealand ⓘ conduct of general elections in New Zealand ⓘ conduct of national referendums in New Zealand ⓘ coordination with returning officers ⓘ election logistics in New Zealand ⓘ implementation of electoral law in the conduct of elections ⓘ logistical planning for election day operations ⓘ management of advance voting processes ⓘ management of polling places in New Zealand ⓘ management of special votes in New Zealand elections ⓘ official declaration of election results ⓘ production of official election materials ⓘ public education on voting procedures ⓘ public notification of election dates in New Zealand ⓘ security of ballot papers during elections ⓘ support for electoral boundary implementation during elections ⓘ training of election officials in New Zealand ⓘ vote counting processes for New Zealand parliamentary elections ⓘ voter information for parliamentary elections ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority | national ⓘ |
| sector | electoral administration ⓘ |
| status | defunct government agency ⓘ |
| supervisingAuthority | Minister of Justice (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAgency | electoral management body ⓘ |
| usedVotingSystem | systems prescribed by New Zealand electoral law ⓘ |
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