Annual REPORT - Elections Manitoba

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ELECTION PERIOD SPENDING
The total cost to administer the 40 th General Election was $11,920,502, which fell within the budgeted
amount.
The above figure represents the financial administration costs for the election, such as returning office
expenses, payroll etc. Campaign finance-related expenditures, such as reimbursements paid to candidates
and political parties and subsidies paid to auditors are not included.
The amendment of the Election Fees, Expenses and Rentals Regulation (Tariff of Fees) in September
2010 impacted election period spending. The tariff applies to the rates of pay for Returning Officers and
other officials, as well as voting place rentals and printing of ballots. The revisions to the tariff reflect
the amendments to The Elections Act, including the set date election (necessitating longer employment
terms for ROs, AROs and other field staff), an additional day of advance voting, an additional hour of
voting on election day, longer and more targeted enumeration, and the addition of 4% vacation pay
to wages.
Returning Office Expenditures
This category includes the fees, training and travel costs of election officials in the field and the
cost to operate returning offices. Other costs included are associated with the conduct of the
election within individual electoral divisions. Returning office expenditures account for 78% of
the total administrative costs of the election.
Returning Office Expenditures 19%
Election Officials Travel 5%
Election Officials Training 4%
Election Officials Fees 72%
2011 ANNUAL REPORT
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