Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the Chief Electoral Officer undertake research on voter identification requirements, and report back to the committee with options for amending the current requirements to make them more appropriate for NWT communities.
Thank you, Mr. Bromley. The motion is in order. The motion is on the floor. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called. The motion is carried.
---Carried
Mr. Bromley.
Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Chief Electoral Officer monitor developments on the use of social media during election campaigns in other jurisdictions, and consider developing guidelines to assist candidates and their teams before the next general election.
Thank you, Mr. Bromley. The motion is in order. The motion is on the floor. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called. The motion is carried.
---Carried
Mr. Abernethy.
Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the Chief Electoral Officer develop a standard, based on accounting principles that reflect the depreciated value, for calculating the value of campaign expenses for signs that are reused from previous elections.
Thank you, Minister Abernethy. The motion is in order. The motion is on the floor. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called. The motion is carried.
---Carried
Mr. Abernethy.
Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the Chief Electoral Officer ensure that for the next general election there is an improved signage to clearly identify the location of polling stations.
Thank you, Minister Abernethy. The motion is in order. The motion is on the floor. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called. The motion is carried.
---Carried
Mr. Abernethy.
Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the government review practices in other jurisdictions concerning government advertising during election campaigns, and develop appropriate guidelines for election year advertising by the year of 2014. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Minister Abernethy. The motion is in order. The motion is on the floor. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called.
---Carried
Mr. Bromley.
Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Chief Electoral Officer undertake research on the relationship between voter turnout and the day of the week on which elections take place, and report back to the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures with the results of that research. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Bromley. The motion is in order. The motion is on the floor. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called.
---Carried
Mr. Bromley.
Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Elections and Plebiscites Act be amended to enable the Chief Electoral Officer to communicate, during an election campaign, the contents of the list of electors to the public using the best available means. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Bromley. The motion is in order. The motion is on the floor. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called.
---Carried
Mr. Bromley.
Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Elections and Plebiscites Act be amended to enable returning officers to strike names from the preliminary list of electors in cases where the returning officer is certain a person is no longer a resident in the electoral district; and to require the returning officer to post the names of persons struck from the list and to update it daily during the revision period. Thank you, Madam Chair.
The motion is in order. The motion is on the floor. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called.
---Carried
Mr. Abernethy.
Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Chief Electoral Officer identify options for a clearer definition for the term “broadcasting” and report back to the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. The motion is in order. The motion is on the floor. To the motion.
