Thank you, Madam Chair.
Duties of the Returning Officers.
There were some concerns raised during the 1995 election about the availability of returning officers. In order to provide more consistent service to the public, the Chief Electoral Officer has suggested that there is a need to set operating hours for local offices of returning officers.
Recommendation 11
I move that this Committee recommends that the NWT Elections Act should be amended to allow the Chief Electoral Officer to prescribe opening hours for the offices of the returning officers.