In addition to the specific recommendations the Chief Electoral Officer made in his report, he also raised a number of issues of a housekeeping, technical and consequential nature that need to be addressed. The Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures has reviewed and discussed these recommendations and recommends adoption by the Legislative Assembly. These recommendations are as follows:
- • That the Elections Act be amended to provide for the establishment of a central polling place in any community with multiple electoral districts.
- • That the Elections Act be amended to provide that the Chief Electoral Officer may authorize the establishment of a central office or provide for the sharing of an office by two or more returning officers in a community with multiple electoral districts.
- • That the Elections Act be amended to provide that an alphabetical preliminary list of electors be provided by electoral district, in any multi-electoral district community and posted in a central location within the community.
- • That the Elections Act be amended to provide that candidates receive a copy of the official list of their electors for their electoral district.
- • That the Elections Act be amended to provide that elected Members of the Legislative Assembly receive a copy of the final list of electors for their electoral district.
- • That the Elections Act be amended to clarify when a candidate may erect or post an election sign and broadcast or advertise an election announcement.
- • That the Elections Act be amended to provide that a candidate is prohibited from erecting, posting or placing a election campaign sign on the premises or property where a polling station is located.
- • That the Elections Act be amended to provide that all election signage must be removed within 10 days following polling day.
- • That the Elections Act be amended to provide mandatory access to apartment complexes by enumerators, candidates and their representatives.
- • That the Elections Act be amended to provide that a returning officer may, with the prior approval of the Chief Electoral Officer, appoint an additional enumerator to a polling division.
- • That section 38 of the Elections Act be amended to provide that a notice of disabled elector be given to the Chief Electoral Officer.
- • That the Elections Act be amended by providing that the maximum number of electors contained in a polling division be no more than 450.
- • That paragraph 52(4)(c) of the Elections Act be amended by deleting the requirement that a candidate must indicate his or her occupation.
- • That section 57 of the Elections Act be amended to provide that the candidate may provide his or her photograph by electronic means.
- • That paragraphs 27(3)(d), 51(3)(c), 198(1)(c) and section 208 of the Elections Act be amended by deleting the words "the Yukon Territory" and substituting the word "territory".
- • That paragraph 92(2)(b) of the Elections Act with respect to advance polls be repealed.