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Elections BC is a non-partisan office of the British Columbia legislature responsible for conducting provincial and local elections, by-elections, petitions, referenda, plebiscites in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its federal equivalent is Elections Canada. == Responsibilities == Elections BC (formally, the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of British Columbia) is a non-partisan office of the British Columbia Legislature responsible for conducting provincial and local elections, by-elections, petitions, referenda, plebiscites in British Columbia. Elections BC compiles and maintains a list of eligible voters as well as sets and adjusts the boundaries of electoral districts.〔http://www.elections.bc.ca/index.php/about/what-we-do/ Elections BC What We Do web page. Accessed October 21, 2015.〕 Elections BC is also responsible for regulating campaign financing and advertising and the registration of political parties. To retain their official status, political parties must file annual financial reports with Elections BC.〔〔http://www.elections.bc.ca/index.php/about/ About Elections BC web page. Accessed October 21, 2015.〕 Registration entitles parties to have their name on the ballot where they run candidates, issue tax receipts and spend on election campaigns.〔http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/LOC/complete/statreg/--%20E%20--/Election%20Act%20%5BRSBC%201996%5D%20c.%20106/00_Act/96106_09.xml#part9 Election Act, Part 9 — Registration of Political Parties and Constituency Associations〕 , 22 political parties are registered in British Columbia.〔http://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/Registered-Political-Parties-Information.pdf Registered Political Parties〕 In advance of elections, a District Electoral Officer (DEO) and a Deputy District Electoral Officer (DDEO) represent Elections BC in each electoral district and establish a temporary office to conduct the election, often shortly before the writ of election is dropped by the government. Elections BC is subject to the following legislation: Election Act (1996),〔http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/96106_00 Election Act legislation〕 Financial Disclosure Act (1996),〔http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/96139_01 Financial Disclosure Act legislation〕 Local Government Act (1996),〔http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/LOC/complete/statreg/--%20L%20--/Local%20Government%20Act%20%5BRSBC%201996%5D%20c.%20323/00_Act/96323_04.xml#section42 Local Government Act, Part 3〕 the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act (2014).,〔http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/14018 Local Elections Campaign Financing Act legislation〕 and the Recall and Initiative Act (1996).〔http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/96398_00〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elections BC」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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