A List of Electors.

During the 1995 election, a new system of electronic voters lists was used. This system proved very successful. With electronic lists and revision available for the first day of the election period, it is possible to provide the revised list with candidates and at the polls. However, the legislation needs to be amended to reflect this new, more effective form of voters' lists.

The creation of the electronic list was very effective for elections officers and candidates. However, the information was gathered for a specific purpose and there is a need for rules to limit the use of that information.

Recommendation 12

I move that this Committee recommends that the provisions of the new NWT Act defining the official lists of electors be amended to address the use of electronic voters lists as well as to restrict the use of those lists for political and electoral purposes only.