Elections Nova Scotia

Media Room

Elections Nova Scotia recognizes the media's valuable role in communicating the election process to the public.

Media Contact

Naomi Shelton

Director, Policy & Communications

Naomi.Shelton@novascotia.ca

902.424.3275

Public Contact

902.424.8584

elections@novascotia.ca

News

May 10, 2023
Registered Party Audited Financial Statements Media Release: May 10, 2023 Elections Nova Scotia – The 2022 annual audited financial statements for the six registered political parties in Nova Scotia have been posted on the Elections Nova Scotia (ENS) websites at...
May 1, 2023
Preparing for the Preston By-election Media Release: Monday, May 1, 2023 Elections Nova Scotia – Elections Nova Scotia is preparing to deliver a by-election in the electoral district of Preston. The previous Member of the House of Assembly for Preston resigned effective...
April 28, 2023
Preparing for the Preston By-election - Election Signage and Third-Party Advertising Media Release: Friday, April 28, 2023 Elections Nova Scotia – Elections Nova Scotia is preparing to deliver a by-election in the electoral district of Preston. The previous Member of the...
April 28, 2023
Preparing for the Preston By-election - Campaign Access to Multi-unit Buildings Media Release: Friday, April 28, 2023 Elections Nova Scotia – Elections Nova Scotia is preparing to deliver a by-election in the electoral district of Preston. The previous Member of the House of...
April 27, 2023
Preparing for the Preston By-election - First Time Voters Encouraged to Register Early Media Release: Thursday, April 27, 2023 Elections Nova Scotia – Elections Nova Scotia is preparing to deliver a by-election in the electoral district of Preston. The previous Member of the...
April 27, 2023
Preparing for the Preston By-election – Know Your Electoral District Media Release: Thursday, April 27, 2023 Elections Nova Scotia – Elections Nova Scotia is preparing to deliver a by-election in the electoral district of Preston. The previous Member of the House of Assembly...
April 26, 2023
Media Release: Wednesday April 26, 2023 Elections Nova Scotia – Elections Nova Scotia is preparing to deliver a by-election in the electoral district of Preston. The previous Member of the House of Assembly for Preston resigned effective April 1, 2023. According to the House...
February 14, 2023
Elections Nova Scotia Selects an Internet Voting Vender Media Release: February 14, 2023 Elections Nova Scotia – Elections Nova Scotia (ENS) has awarded a contract through the Nova Scotia tender process to Scytl Canada Inc. (Scytl) to develop an internet voting solution....
January 26, 2023
Elections Nova Scotia Presents 2023-2024 Budget Estimate to the Special Committee of the House of Assembly Media Release: Thursday, January 26, 2023 Elections Nova Scotia - On January 25, 2023, Dorothy Rice, the Chief Electoral Officer for Elections Nova Scotia (ENS)...
December 20, 2022
Elections Nova Scotia Releases Financial Report on the 41st Provincial General Election Media Release: Tuesday, December 20, 2022 Elections Nova Scotia – Chief Electoral Officer, Dorothy Rice, has released the third and final volume of post-election reporting for the 41st...
November 14, 2022
Notice of Compliance Agreement – Kerry Foss, Liberal Electoral District Association Preston Media Release: Monday, November 14, 2022 Elections Nova Scotia – Elections Nova Scotia (ENS) has entered into a Compliance Agreement with Kerry Foss, the Official Agent for the...
November 10, 2022
Elections Nova Scotia Welcomes New CEO Media Release: November 10, 2022 Elections Nova Scotia Elections Nova Scotia (ENS) is pleased to welcome Dorothy Rice at the new Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) for the Province of Nova Scotia. Ms. Rice was appointed as CEO by the House...
October 31, 2022
Elections Nova Scotia Annual Report 2021-2022 Media Release: Tuesday, October 31, 2021 Elections Nova Scotia – Elections Nova Scotia’s (ENS) Annual Report for the 2021–2022 fiscal year is now posted on the ENS website at electionsnovascotia.ca. This was a year of...
October 17, 2022
Semi-Annual Payment to Registered Political Parties Media Release: October 17, 2022 Elections Nova Scotia – Elections Nova Scotia (ENS) has issued the October instalment of semi-annual public funding to the registered political parties that qualify. The Elections Act (s....
September 27, 2022
Request for Proposals for a Nova Scotia Internet Voting Solution Media Release: September 27, 2022 Elections Nova Scotia – Elections Nova Scotia (ENS) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) through the Nova Scotia Tender website for an internet voting solution (RFP#...
July 7, 2022
Elections Nova Scotia Launches New Strategic Plan Media Release: July 7, 2022 Elections Nova Scotia – Elections Nova Scotia (ENS) has released a new strategic plan that will guide the organization over the next four years (2022-2026) in preparation for the 42nd Provincial...
June 23, 2022
Political Donations Annual Report 2021 Media Release: June 23, 2022 Elections Nova Scotia – Elections Nova Scotia (ENS) has released the Political Donations Annual Report for the period from January 1 – December 31, 2021. The report contains the 2021 disclosure statements...
May 24, 2022
Volume II, Report on the Conduct of the Election and Recommendations for Legislative Change Media Release: Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Elections Nova Scotia – The Chief Electoral Officer has released the second volume of post-election reporting for the 41st Provincial General...
May 19, 2022
Chief Electoral Officer Richard Temporale Retiring Media Release: Wednesday December 15, 2021 Elections Nova Scotia - The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) for the Province of Nova Scotia, Richard Temporale, will retire on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. The position of CEO is vital...
January 31, 2022
Statement of Votes and Statistics for the 41st Provincial Election Media Release: Monday, January 31, 2022 Elections Nova Scotia – Elections Nova Scotia’s (ENS) has released the first volume of post-election reporting for the 41st Provincial General Election held on...