December 30, 2023
Today, Mr. Travis Wooley, Chief Electoral Officer (Acting) of Newfoundland and Labrador, issued an election writ to the Returning Officer for the District of Conception Bay East-Bell Island. The by-election will take place on Monday, January 29, 2024. The following…
March 30, 2023
The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer advises that the NL Alliance have voluntarily deregistered as a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in accordance with Section 280(1)(a) of the Elections Act, 1991. Deregistration of the NL…
March 27, 2021
The following are the preliminary results of the 2021 provincial General Election. The Official Addition of the Votes will take place at Elections NL headquarters on Tuesday, March 30, beginning at 9:00 a.m. (8:30 a.m. in most of Labrador). …
March 23, 2021
Elections Newfoundland and Labrador wishes to advise that the results of the 2021 Provincial General Election will be publicized via news release this Saturday, March 27 at noon. The results will also be posted on the Elections Newfoundland and Labrador…
March 9, 2021
Concerns have been raised about the timely return of ballots due to various weather and transportation disruptions. As a result, I am offering a period of leniency for the return of Special Ballots. All ballots must be received at Elections…
February 21, 2021
We are receiving feedback that electors are beginning to receive their voting kits in the mail. Special Ballot applications are being processed as quickly as possible and it is anticipated that voting kits will continue to be mailed this week…
February 19, 2021
The following is a statement from Newfoundland and Labrador’s Chief Electoral Officer, Bruce Chaulk: As of the 8:00 p.m. deadline to apply for a Special Ballot, we have received approximately 110,000 emails, phone calls, faxes, mailed and online applications. Some…
February 14, 2021
The following is a statement from Newfoundland and Labrador’s Chief Electoral Officer, Bruce Chaulk: Special Ballot voting has been used in this province in numerous by-elections and general elections in the past and is a legally recognized mechanism to conduct…
February 13, 2021
The following is a statement from Newfoundland and Labrador’s Chief Electoral Officer, Bruce Chaulk: Understandably, Newfoundland and Labrador’s move to Alert Level 5 has caused significant anxiety among the electorate regarding the application process to obtain a special ballot in…
February 12, 2021
The following is a statement from Newfoundland and Labrador’s Chief Electoral Officer, Bruce Chaulk: As a result of this evening’s change to Newfoundland and Labrador’s Public Health Alert Level, I am suspending in-person voting for all 40 provincial electoral districts….
