We had more.
Evidence of meeting #7 for Procedure and House Affairs in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was voters.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #7 for Procedure and House Affairs in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was voters.
A recording is available from Parliament.
11:25 a.m.
Liberal
Kirsty Duncan Liberal Etobicoke North, ON
Thank you.
Did you have the same number of workers as usual?
Yes or no, please.
11:25 a.m.
Liberal
11:25 a.m.
Liberal
Kirsty Duncan Liberal Etobicoke North, ON
Would you be willing to table the percentage change in those last three questions with the committee, please?
11:25 a.m.
Chief Electoral Officer, Elections BC
Certainly...for the first two we can table the reports once my CEO report on the administration of the event is complete.
11:25 a.m.
Liberal
Kirsty Duncan Liberal Etobicoke North, ON
Lovely. Thank you for your generosity, Mr. Boegman.
Now I'll go over to Dr. Boda, please.
Was there provincial health guidance for the election to keep each of committees, candidates, staff and volunteers safe during the election? Answer yes or no, please.
11:25 a.m.
Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Saskatchewan
Yes. The chief medical health officer issued some guidance.
11:25 a.m.
Liberal
Kirsty Duncan Liberal Etobicoke North, ON
Thank you.
Would you be willing to table that guidance with the committee, please?
11:25 a.m.
Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Saskatchewan
I think you'll have to talk to the chief medical health officer about that.
11:25 a.m.
Liberal
Kirsty Duncan Liberal Etobicoke North, ON
Thank you so much.
Did local health units provide additional guidance, yes or no?
11:25 a.m.
Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Saskatchewan
The chief medical health officer did.
11:25 a.m.
Liberal
Kirsty Duncan Liberal Etobicoke North, ON
Thank you.
Could you table with the committee what recommendations you made to ensure the health and safety of Saskatchewan residents and staff in long-term care while ensuring their right to vote, please?
11:25 a.m.
Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Saskatchewan
You're asking for quite a bit of tabling, and we're in the middle of an election right now, as you can appreciate. I will certainly try to help you out as much as I possibly can.
11:25 a.m.
Liberal
Kirsty Duncan Liberal Etobicoke North, ON
Thank you. I appreciate that very much. We're grateful. We want to learn from you.
Are you able to table a comparison of the guidance for a usual election with the guidance for this election, to the best of your ability?
11:25 a.m.
Liberal
Kirsty Duncan Liberal Etobicoke North, ON
Thank you very much.
Could you table what health and safety measures were put in place at the polling stations for election day, please?
11:30 a.m.
Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Saskatchewan
Yes. We can provide some information on that.
11:30 a.m.
Liberal
Kirsty Duncan Liberal Etobicoke North, ON
Thank you so much.
You told us how many polling stations were used this time. How many workers were used this time, please?
11:30 a.m.
Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Saskatchewan
We don't have an exact number yet, but it was in the range of 15,000, as compared with about 13,000 the last time.
11:30 a.m.
Liberal
Kirsty Duncan Liberal Etobicoke North, ON
Could you table with the committee what percentage increase you had in mail-in ballots and the comparison in costs for the election, please?
11:30 a.m.
Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Saskatchewan
I can provide for you the increase in vote-by-mail ballots. The cost figures will not be available until I have released my statutory report on the expense of the elections. After that, we can certainly table it.