Elections New Brunswick Explained

Agency Name:	Elections New Brunswick
Formed:	1967
Jurisdiction:	Provincial and Municipal Elections in New Brunswick
Headquarters:	Room 102, Sartain MacDonald Building, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Staff:	15 staff ^[1]
Chief1 Name:	Kimberly A. Poffenroth
Chief1 Position:	Chief Electoral Officer
Website:	Elections New Brunswick website

Elections New Brunswick (French: Élections Nouveau-Brunswick) is the non-partisan agency of the legislative assembly in New Brunswick charged with running provincial elections, municipal elections, district education council and regional health authority elections. The Chief Electoral Officer oversees the electoral process and reports to the New Brunswick legislature. The Chief Electoral Officer is not permitted to vote in elections during his or her term.^{[2] [3]}

Elections New Brunswick reports annually to the legislative assembly and is charged with implementing the Election Act (1973), Municipal Elections Act (1979), and the Political Process Financing Act (1978).^{[4] [5] [6]}

List of chief electoral officers

• Kimberly A. Poffenroth (2017–present)
• Michael P. Quinn (2007–2017)
• Annise Hollies (2000–2007)
• Barbara J. Landry (1991–2000)
• Henry G. Irwin (1991)
• Scovil S. Hoyt (1989–1991)
• Luc LeBrun (1984–1987)
• Lloyd H. Nickerson (1972–1984)
• Donald Whalen (1967–1972)

See also

• List of political parties in New Brunswick

External links

• Elections New Brunswick

Notes and References

1. http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/contacts/dept_renderer.164.html#employees Employee page, Elections New Brunswick website
2. Web site: Elections New Brunswick . Canada . Chief Electoral Officers for the Province of New Brunswick . www.electionsnb.ca . Elections NB . 20 March 2020 . en . 3 February 2014.
3. News: Brown . Silas . Elections NB preparing for possibility of 2 spring elections . 20 March 2020 . Global News . 1 March 2020 . en.
4. Web site: Political Process Financing Act, SNB 1978, c P-9.3 . CanLII . 20 March 2020.
5. Web site: Elections Act, RSNB 1973, c E-3 . . 20 March 2020.
6. Web site: Municipal Elections Act, SNB 1979, c M-21.01 Document . . 20 March 2020.