Canadian Electoral Process Is the Canadian electoral process
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Canadian Electoral Process Is the Canadian electoral process a suitable model for emerging democracies?
Take home messages… l Understand the Canadian electoral process (rules) l Assess if the process is free and fair and is a worthy model
Areas to explore today… l Election: from writ to vote (stages) l Free and Fair? l Current Election
Election: from writ to vote (stages) How did we get here? In your group, determine 8 steps of the election from start to finish. Source: http: //www. mackaycartoons. net/index. html
Election: from writ to vote (stages) Stage 1 Something goes wrong…. • Vote of non-confidence • PM asks GG to dissolve parliament • GG can say no and ask Opposition Leader(s) to form government. ** OR Things have been going really well, but… www. electionscanada. ca
Election: from writ to vote (stages) Stage 2 The writ (ing) is on the wall.
Election: from writ to vote (stages) Stage 3 Campaign Preparation Chief Electoral Officer Returning Offices Open Preliminary Voter Lists Established Nomination Papers Received
Election: from writ to vote (stages) Stage 4 Game On • Ridings • National • 36 Days
Election: from writ to vote (stages) Stage 5 Early Birds and Jail Birds
Election: from writ to vote (stages) Stage 6 Get your vote on • Eligible voters • Polling hours • Communicating results
Election: from writ to vote (stages) Stage 7 Validation • Within 7 days • The official results
Election: from writ to vote (stages) Stage 8 Election Reports • Return of writs • Chief Electoral Officer’s Reports
Election: from writ to vote (stages) Special Circumstances Judicial Recounts By- Elections Referendums
Election: from writ to vote (stages) Stage 1 - Dissolution Stage 2 - Dropping the Writ Stage 3 - Campaign Preparation Stage 4 - Campaign Stage 5 - Special Voting Stage 6 - Vote Day Stage 7 - Validation of Results Stage 8 - Reports
Free and Fair?
Free and Fair? How can we assess if the Canadian process is “free and fair”?
Free and Fair?
Response to wiki…
- Chapter 7 the electoral process
- The 1964 electoral map above illustrates the
- Election machine
- Geografía electoral
- Largest borough
- Geografía electoral
- Materia electoral
- Electoral college changes
- 1992 electoral map
- Electoral college compromise 1787
- Elección de junta directiva por planchas
- Territory
- Tipos de incidentes en materia electoral
- Hoover v. fdr responses to the great depression
- Bodega electoral
- El flujograma de documentos electorales es
- Gabriel mendoza elvira
- Electoral connection definition
- Cuerpo electoral significado