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In various parliamentary systems, a returning officer is responsible for overseeing elections in one or more constituencies.
Australia
In Australia a returning officer is an employee of the Australian Electoral Commission or a State Electoral Commission who heads the local divisional office full-time, and oversees elections in their division, or an employee of a private firm which carries out elections and/or ballots in the private and/or public sectors, or anyone who carries out any election and/or ballot for any group or groups.
Canada
In Canada, the returning officer of an electoral district is appointed for a ten year term by the Chief Electoral Officer. The returning officer is responsible for handling the electoral process in the riding.[1] Before enactment of the Canada Elections Act in 2000, in the case of a tie between the two leading candidates in an election, the returning officer would cast the deciding vote.[2] Since 2000, a tie between two leading candidates automatically results in a by-election.[3]
Germany
Germany has a Federal Returning Officer and a returning officer in each State.
Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, the returning officer is usually a judge.
Ireland
In the Republic of Ireland, the post of Returning Officer in Dublin is held by the City Sheriff, and in other constituencies by the City or County Manager — the chief administrative officer of the local authority.
United Kingdom
In England and Wales the post of returning officer is an honorary one, held by the high sheriff of the county for a county constituency or the mayor or chairman of the local council for a borough constituency, and in practice the job is delegated to an acting returning officer, who is usually a senior officer in the local authority. Returning officers in the United Kingdom normally announce the results in the following manner:
- I, name, the Acting Returning Officer for the name of seat, hereby give notice that the total number of votes given for each candidate at the election of date was as follows, list of candidates and the number of votes received. And that name of winning candidate(s) has been duly elected to name of democratic body for name of seat (as name of office).
References
- ^ "The Returning Officer". Elections Canada. 21 December, 2006. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Results, Addition and Recounts—What Happens After Canadians Vote on Federal Election Day" (Press release). Elections Canada. 5 June, 1997.
If the two candidates still have the same number of votes after the recount, the returning officer casts the deciding vote.
{{cite press release}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Canada Elections Act ( 2000, c. 9 ), Part 15, section 318
See also
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