Modernizing Canada's Electoral System: What Drove the Creation of the National Register of Electors?

IF 1.1 4区管理学 Q3 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Canadian Public Administration-Administration Publique Du Canada Pub Date : 2024-09-13 DOI:10.1111/capa.12575

Ryan Catney, Jean-Pierre Kingsley

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Abstract

In 1997, Canada reformed its system of voter registration, adopting a permanent voters list. Existing accounts fail to adequately account for the political dynamics motivating the Chrétien government's decision to adopt a register. After decades of development in policy circles, a register was championed by policy entrepreneurs as a solution to growing problems with the enumeration system. Drawing on data from the parliamentary record, and the first-hand experience of an Elections Canada official, this article argues that the pivotal factor in winning political support for the adoption of a register was the shortened electoral calendar it enabled.

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加拿大选举制度的现代化：是什么推动了全国选民登记册的建立？

1997 年，加拿大改革了选民登记制度，采用了永久选民名单。现有的说法未能充分说明促使克雷蒂安政府决定采用选民登记册的政治动力。经过政策界数十年的发展，登记册被政策制定者视为解决人口统计系统日益严重的问题的一种方案。本文利用议会记录中的数据和加拿大选举局一位官员的亲身经历，论证了采用选民登记制度赢得政治支持的关键因素是选民登记制度缩短了选举日程。

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Canadian Public Administration-Administration Publique Du Canada PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-

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1.90

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20.00%

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期刊介绍： Canadian Public Administration/Administration publique du Canada is the refereed scholarly publication of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC). It covers executive, legislative, judicial and quasi-judicial functions at all three levels of Canadian government. Published quarterly, the journal focuses mainly on Canadian issues but also welcomes manuscripts which compare Canadian public sector institutions and practices with those in other countries or examine issues in other countries or international organizations which are of interest to the public administration community in Canada.