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General Information
Halifax Regional Municipality administers Municipal and School Board elections every four years and Special Elections as required. HRM is comprised of 23 polling districts with approximately 10,000-12,000 eligible voters per district for an approximate total of 276,000 eligible voters. The voters list is maintained by Elections Nova Scotia and transferred to the Municipal Returning Officer in advance of the municipal election.
Halifax Regional Council consists of one Councillor elected for each of the 23 districts and a Mayor elected at large.
Halifax Regional School Board is comprised of 8 Board members, one elected per electoral district, and one African Nova Scotian representative elected at large by entitled voters.
HRM also conducts elections for the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) electing three members at large to the Board by entitled voters.
In addition, Council can direct the returning officer to hold a plebiscite to seek the opinion or approval of the electorate on a particular issue to be held with a general or special election.
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