Teachers will not be asked to work the polls when a provincial election comes this fall. The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation confirmed that education providers will not be mandated or assigned to work at polling stations. School divisions will be providing access to schools on election day, but Elections Saskatchewan will be responsible for cleaning and […]
Changes to “The Elections Act” are being approved by the provincial government. The changes give the Chief Electoral Office clear authority to do what is needed to make sure the October 26 provincial election is conducted safely. In a release, Premier Scott Moe says the election will go ahead as planned, but it might look […]
There are now six registered political parties in Saskatchewan. The province’s chief electoral officer says Wexit Saskatchewan has completed the requirements to become a registered political party. Wexit Saskatchewan, who is advocating Western Canadian separation, has said if they were to gain official party status that their plan would be to run candidates in all […]
Legislators are now looking at some recommendations on how to modernize the province’s referendum and plebiscite laws. The province’s chief electoral officer has brought forward four options to modernize the way referendums are held in Saskatchewan. Dr. Michael Boda said this is all in part of a bigger modernization project going on at Elections Saskatchewan. […]
