Official Addition Today
Official Addition Today
Media Release: Thursday, November 28, 2024
Elections Nova Scotia – Official additions for the provincial general election will begin at 10 am today, Thursday November 28, 2024, at the 55 returning offices. Official results will be release when the official additions are complete.
A candidate is officially declared elected when the writ of election has been completed and returned by the returning officer to the Chief Electoral Officer per section 159 of the Elections Act.
According to Section 148 3(b)(c)(d) of the Elections Act, At the official addition if the number of votes separating the candidate receiving the highest number of votes an any other candidate is fewer than ten the returning officer with the assistance of the Chief Electoral Officer will give notice to each candidate in that electoral district of the application for a recount.
The deadline for application to a judge for a recount is four days after the official addition, Monday, December 2, 2024.
Elections Nova Scotia is a non-partisan and independent agency responsible for conducting provincial elections.
Media Contact:
Naomi Shelton
Director, Policy and Communications
Elections Nova Scotia
902-424-3275
902-223-4871
naomi.shelton@novascotia.ca