emails and letters, in order to proactively support political entities in meeting their obligations under the law. Political Entities During the Next Ten Years Online registration See Electronic registration and filing, page 113. Increased disclosure and accessibility of registration information on website Electoral agencies rely on current and accurate political entity contact information to conduct business. In many jurisdictions, the law requires that telephone numbers and addresses of the principal officers, financial agents, official agents, candidates, etc. be made available for public inspection. Many individuals do not wish to have their personal or residential contact information made public and, therefore, provide another address. For instance, the principal officers of an ED association may all provide the address and phone number of the ED association office, rather than their personal phone number and residential address. The issue for electoral agencies is that, should the number provided change, they may have no alternate contact information with which to contact the agents related to the entity. More jurisdictions registering third parties? It is expected that more jurisdictions will require third-party advertisers to register in the future. At the time of writing, Manitoba’s legislation has been amended to require registration of advertisers, but the legislation has not yet been proclaimed.
emails and letters, in order to proactively support political entities in meeting their obligations under the law. Political Entities During the Next Ten Years Online registration See Electronic registration and filing, page 113. Increased disclosure and accessibility of registration information on website Electoral agencies rely on current and accurate political entity contact information to conduct business. In many jurisdictions, the law requires that telephone numbers and addresses of the principal officers, financial agents, official agents, candidates, etc. be made available for public inspection. Many individuals do not wish to have their personal or residential contact information made public and, therefore, provide another address. For instance, the principal officers of an ED association may all provide the address and phone number of the ED association office, rather than their personal phone number and residential address. The issue for electoral agencies is that, should the number provided change, they may have no alternate contact information with which to contact the agents related to the entity. More jurisdictions registering third parties? It is expected that more jurisdictions will require third-party advertisers to register in the future. At the time of writing, Manitoba’s legislation has been amended to require registration of advertisers, but the legislation has not yet been proclaimed.
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