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SCRUTATEUR SPECIAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electoral Systems and Political Parties
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- deputy returning officer
1, record 1, English, deputy%20returning%20officer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- D.R.O 2, record 1, English, D%2ER%2EO
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- deputy special returning officer 3, record 1, English, deputy%20special%20returning%20officer
former designation, see observation
- presiding officer 4, record 1, English, presiding%20officer
see observation, New Brunswick
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Officer in charge of procedures at a polling station. 2, record 1, English, - deputy%20returning%20officer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Presiding officer" is used to describe a deputy returning officer in municipal elections in New Brunswick. 4, record 1, English, - deputy%20returning%20officer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
There was a distinction in the duties performed by the "deputy returning officer" and the "deputy special returning officer" in the Canada Elections Act found in the Revised Statutes of Canada published in 1985. This distinction, however, no longer exists in the Canada Elections Act of 2000, where only the term "deputy returning officer" is used. 5, record 1, English, - deputy%20returning%20officer
Record 1, Key term(s)
- counting officer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- scrutateur
1, record 1, French, scrutateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- scrutatrice 2, record 1, French, scrutatrice
correct, feminine noun
- scrutateur spécial 3, record 1, French, scrutateur%20sp%C3%A9cial
former designation, see observation, masculine noun
- scrutatrice spéciale 4, record 1, French, scrutatrice%20sp%C3%A9ciale
former designation, see observation, feminine noun
- sous-officier rapporteur 5, record 1, French, sous%2Dofficier%20rapporteur
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sous-officier rapporteur : Le terme «sous-officier rapporteur», calque de l'anglais «deputy returning officer», est à éviter. 5, record 1, French, - scrutateur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Il y avait, dans la Loi électorale du Canada que l'on retrouve dans les Lois révisées du Canada de 1985, une distinction entre les fonctions du «scrutateur» et celles du «scrutateur spécial». Cette distinction n'existe plus aujourd'hui (elle n'apparaissait plus dans la Loi électorale du Canada de 2000); toutes ces fonctions sont maintenant effectuées par des «scrutateurs». 6, record 1, French, - scrutateur
Record 1, Key term(s)
- scrutateur d'élection
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- responsable de casilla
1, record 1, Spanish, responsable%20de%20casilla
masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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