Annual REPORT - Elections Manitoba

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Contents of the EFA kit: • Form 922 – Candidate’s Financial Statements and Supporting Schedule • Form 932 – Candidate’s Detailed Contribution List • Recordkeeping Tool (electronic and book versions) • Recordkeeping Guide • Pre-numbered folder for Schedule 1 line items • Candidate’s annual advertising limit • Official Agent Summary Guide • The Elections Finances Act • Electronic filing disk • Information session dates A prospective candidate must provide specific forms under The Elections Act and The Elections Finances Act to Elections Manitoba and to the Returning Officer prior to the close of nominations. Once the Returning Officer has verified the prospective candidate’s documentation and the nomination has been reviewed by the CEO, he or she can become an official candidate. Nominations for the 40 th General Election closed on Tuesday, September 13 at 1:00 pm with a total of 209 official candidates in 57 electoral divisions. One candidate withdrew prior to election day for a final total of 208. All five registered political parties endorsed candidates in this election. Those candidates appeared on the ballots with their party affiliation. There was one independent candidate. Registered Political Party # of Candidates - 2011 # of Candidates - 2007 Communist Party of Canada –Manitoba 4* 6 Green Party of Manitoba 32 15 Manitoba Liberal Party 57 57 New Democratic Party 57 57 The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba 57 56 Independent 1 5 TOTAL 208 196 * CPC-M endorsed five candidates, one of whom withdrew after close of nomination. 4. VOTING In addition to casting a ballot at a designated voting place on election day, numerous alternate voting opportunities are available to Manitobans, including homebound voting, absentee voting and advance voting. To ensure the highest level of accessibility for all voters, Elections Manitoba also provided several tools and options to enable persons with disabilities to access their democratic rights. 2011 ANNUAL REPORT 23
The number of voters using the various voting methods is shown in the following table: 2011 2007 Voting Method Ballots Cast Percentage Ballots Cast Percentage Advance Resident 56,307 12.99% 33,995 8.1% Advance Non-Resident 22,214 5.13% 8,780 2.1% Absentee 1,008 0.23% 774 0.2% Homebound 1,284 0.30% 1,638 0.4% Institutional Regular Ballot 3,241 0.75% 4,057 0.9% Write-In Ballot 1,846 0.43% 1,513 0.4% Regular Voting 347,446 80.18% 369,783 87.9% Total 433,346 100.00% 420,540 100.0% Advance voting As outlined previously, amendments introduced in Bill 37 provided for an additional day of advance voting. From September 24 to October 1, advance voting was conducted in 291 locations throughout the province, increasing from 194 in 2007. The reason for the increase in advance voting locations was twofold: In urban areas, additional high traffic locations enhanced convenience for voters, while in rural areas, the increase was to satisfy the new legislative requirement that residents of communities with more than 50 eligible voters would not have to travel more than 30 km in order to vote at an advance location. 24
Page 1 and 2: Annual REPORT 2011 Including Conduc
Page 4 and 5: TABLE OF CONTENTS I II III IV V VI
Page 6 and 7: II FOREWORD Manitoba’s 40 th Gene
Page 8 and 9: III ANNUAL ACTIVITIES (outside the
Page 10 and 11: II. Annual allowance paid to politi
Page 12 and 13: Manitoba Tax Credits Claimed for Po
Page 14: The following is a summary of discl
Page 17 and 18: Impacts: Enumeration strategy: The
Page 19 and 20: The report of the Commission, deliv
Page 21 and 22: 2003 Method of Registration Number
Page 23: Evaluation of the Voters List A sur
Page 27 and 28: More information about this and oth
Page 29 and 30: Turnout Province-wide voter turnout
Page 31 and 32: 7. PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION
Page 33 and 34: Your Power to Choose - Elections Ma
Page 35 and 36: C. CAMPAIGN FINANCE Candidates, Off
Page 37 and 38: The candidate must receive a minimu
Page 39 and 40: Summary of Returning Office Expendi
Page 41 and 42: Accounts Processing During the elec
Page 44 and 45: VII RECOMMENDATIONS Legislation all
Page 46 and 47: 4. Absentee Voting s. 140 (4) - 6(b
Page 48 and 49: Background: Section 77(1) stipulate
Page 50 and 51: APPENDIX A APPENDIX A 2007 ANNUAL R
Page 52 and 53: ELECTORAL DIVISION MEMBER ELECTED P
Page 54 and 55: APPENDIX B APPENDIX B 2011 ANNUAL R
Page 56 and 57: ELECTORAL DIVISION CANDIDATE AFFILI
Page 62 and 63: APPENDIX C RECOMMENDATIONS APPENDIX
Page 64 and 65: INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO T
Page 66 and 67: ELECTIONS MANITOBA RETURNING OFFICE

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