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Supervisor of Political Financing

The Chief Electoral Officer is the Supervisor of Political Financing under the Political Process Financing Act. The Supervisor administers the Act and monitors compliance with its provisions. The Act requires each registered political party to file with the Supervisor a semi-annual financial return disclosing the sources of political contributions, other revenues, and details as to how those funds were expended. Each registered district association and each registered independent candidate are required to file a similar return annually.

The Act places limits on how much may be spent to contest an election. The chief agent of each registered political party and the official agent of each candidate are required to file with the Supervisor a statement of election expenses. These statements are reviewed and, where applicable, an election expense reimbursement is authorized by the Supervisor.

All financial returns are available for public examination at the office of Elections New Brunswick.

Publications of the Supervisor of Political Financing

Annual Reports

Annual Allowance Payable to Qualifying Political Parties

Fiscal Year 2011-2012 (Adobe Adobe file)
Fiscal Year 2010-2011 (Adobe Adobe file)

Annual and Semi-Annual Financial Returns

Registered District Associations - (Due April 1)
Training presentation for Official Representatives and Treasurers (Adobe Adobe file)
Example of completed Annual Financial Return (Adobe Adobe file)
Instructions to Official Representative (2012-01-12) (Adobe Adobe file)
Annual Financial Return for Registered District Association
(Adobe Adobe file)     (Excel Excel file)


Registered Political Parties - (Due October 1 and April 1)
Semi-Annual Financial Return for Registered Political Party
(Adobe Adobe file)     (Excel Excel file)

Registries

Forms to update information in registries
Registry of Political Parties
Registry of District Associations
Registry of Official Representatives
Registry of Chief Agents, Electoral District Agents and Official Agents
Registry of Independent Candidates

Electoral Financial Returns & Advertising Expenditure Reports

Candidates
Instructions to Official Agent (Adobe Adobe file)
Election Expenses Limits and Reimbursements (2010-10-22) (Adobe Adobe file)
Electoral Financial Return for Candidate
(Adobe Adobe file)     (Excel Excel file)

Joint Financial Return for Registered Independent Candidate
(Adobe Adobe file)     (Excel Excel file)

Financial Return of Official Representative of Registered Independent Candidate
(Adobe Adobe file)     (Excel Excel file)


Registered Political Parties
Instructions to Chief Agent (Adobe Adobe file)
Electoral Financial Return for Registered Political Party
(Adobe Adobe file)     (Excel Excel file)


Registered Third Parties
Advertising Expenditure Report of Registered Third Party
(Adobe Adobe file)     (Excel Excel file)

Election Information for Candidates, Official Agents, and Official Representatives

Election Financing Manual (Adobe Adobe file)
Election Advertising Guidelines (Adobe Adobe file)
   Campaign activities prior to August 26, 2010 (2010-07-16) (Adobe Adobe file)
Signs used in previous election campaigns (2010-07-16) (Adobe Adobe file)
Starting Time of Election Period (2010-08-09) (Adobe Adobe file)
Campaign Signs, Buses, and Vehicles (2010-08-19) (Adobe Adobe file)
Vandalized, Stolen, or Destroyed Advertising Material (2010-09-02) (Adobe Adobe file)
Facebook and Twitter
Political Financing Guidelines (2010-06-23) (Adobe Adobe file)
Certificate of Authorization to Solicit Contributions (Adobe Adobe file)
Certificate of Authorization to Incur Non-Election Expenditures (Adobe Adobe file)
Certificate of Authorization to Incur Election Expenses (Adobe Adobe file)

Election Information for Third Parties

Election Financing Manual (Adobe Adobe file)
Application for Registration of a Third Party (Adobe Adobe file)
Registry of Registered Third Parties
Forms to update information in registries

 
Information
Provincial Election Information
Political Contributions Tax Credit
Documents
Elections NB Publications
Chief Electoral Officer Directives
Forms
Legislation
Elections Act
Political Process Financing Act
Electoral Boundaries and Representation Act

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