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Tariff of Fees and Expenses
made under subsection 355(1) of the
Elections Act
S.N.S. 2011, c. 5
O.I.C. 2008-453 (September 3, 2008), N.S. Reg. 368/2008
Citation
1 These regulations may be cited as the Tariff of Fees and Expenses.
Definitions
2 In these regulations,
(a) “Act” means the Elections Act;
(b) “certificate to vote” means a certificate in the prescribed form that is provided to a person who registers as an elector at an advance poll, a special poll, on ordinary polling day or at the returning office on a day before ordinary polling day;
(c) “voter information card” means a card in the prescribed form that contains an elector’s name, mailing address and location of polling station.
Returning Office Core Staff
Returning officer between elections
3 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer may pay a returning officer an annual fee for standard duties provided by the returning officer between elections up to a
maximum of..................................................................................................$514.50
(2) An annual fee under subsection (1) is paid at the sole discretion of the Chief Electoral Officer and any payment may be prorated at the sole discretion of the Chief Electoral Officer.
(3) In addition to an annual fee paid to a returning officer under subsection (1), the Chief Electoral Officer may pay a returning officer a fee for services provided between elections that are beyond the standard duties of a returning officer of, per hour...........................................................................................................$21.00
(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), the Chief Electoral Officer determines whether services provided by a returning officer are beyond the standard duties of a returning officer.
(5) The fee for a returning officer to store election documents, supplies and equipment between elections, when the returning officer is directed by the Chief Electoral Officer to store election documents, supplies and equipment, is, per month........................................................................................................$51.45
(6) The fee for services provided by a returning officer conducting an enumeration and/or confirmation for an entire electoral district between elections is ........$3087.00
plus $0.17 per elector who is enumerated or confirmed.
Returning officer during an election
4 (1) The fee for services provided by a returning officer during an election, including receiving the candidates’ election expenses and political contributions disclosure reports, is
(a) if a poll is held ...................................................................................$5075.00
plus $0.17 per name on the official list of electors and $0.17 per name for names added to the official list by certificates to vote; or
(b) if no poll is held, 50% of the amount payable under clause (a).
(2) The fee for services provided by a returning officer conducting an enumeration and/or confirmation for an entire electoral district during an election is .......$3087.00
(3) If there are more than 34 days between the date of the writ and the date of ordinary polling day, the Chief Electoral Officer may pay a returning officer a fee for services performed during each day beyond the 34th day of, per hour...........................$21.00
(4) The fee for services provided by a returning officer who attends a recount is,
per day..........................................................................................................$147.00
(5) A returning officer who is responsible for an assistant returning officer in a second headquarters may be paid a fee at the discretion of the Chief Electoral Officer to supervise that assistant returning officer up to a maximum of .......................$500.00
Returning office[r] attendance at courses and meetings
5 (1) The fee for a returning officer who, at the direction of the Chief Electoral Officer, attends a course on election procedure, computer training or a meeting arranged by the Chief Electoral Officer is, per day............................................................$147.00
(2) A returning officer who is required to attend training or a meeting in accordance with subsection (1) is entitled to a fee for each day they are required to be absent from their place of residence, excluding the days of attendance covered under subsection (1), of, per day...............................................................................................$147.00
Assistant returning officer between elections
6 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer may pay an assistant returning officer an annual fee for standard duties provided by an assistant returning officer between elections up to a maximum of..................................................................................................$514.50
(2) An annual fee paid under subsection (1) is paid at the sole discretion of the Chief Electoral Officer and any payment may be prorated at the sole discretion of the Chief Electoral Officer.
(3) In addition to an annual fee paid to an assistant returning officer, the Chief Electoral Officer may pay an assistant returning officer a fee for services provided between elections that are beyond the standard duties of an assistant returning officer of, per hour.................................................................................................................$21.00
(4) The fee for services provided by an assistant returning officer when the returning officer is conducting an enumeration and/or confirmation for an entire electoral district between elections is..........................................................................$3087.00
plus $0.17 per elector who is enumerated or confirmed.
Assistant returning officer during an election
7 (1) The fee for services provided by an assistant returning officer during an election is,
(a) if a poll is held....................................................................................$5075.00
plus $0.17 per name on the official list of electors and $0.17 per name for names added to the official list by certificates to vote; or
(b) if no poll is held, 50% of the amount payable under clause (a).
(2) If there are more than 34 days between the date of the writ and the date of ordinary polling day, the Chief Electoral Officer may pay an assistant returning officer a fee for services performed during each day beyond the 34th day of, per hour.........$21.00
(3) The fee for services provided by an assistant returning officer when the returning officer is conducting an enumeration and/or confirmation for an entire electoral district during an election is.........................................................................$3087.00
Assistant returning officer attendance at courses and meetings
8 (1) The fee for an assistant returning officer who, at the direction of the Chief Electoral Officer, attends a course on election procedure, computer training or a meeting arranged by the Chief Electoral Officer is, per day.........................................$147.00
(2) An assistant returning officer who is required to attend training or a meeting in accordance with subsection (1) is entitled to a fee for each day they are required to be absent from their place of residence, excluding the days of attendance covered under subsection (1), of, per day..............................................................................$147.00
Election clerk between elections
9 The fee for services provided by an election clerk between elections when the returning officer is conducting an enumeration and/or confirmation for an entire electoral district, if the Chief Electoral Officer considers their services necessary, is............................$2032.28
plus $0.12 per elector who is enumerated or confirmed.
Election clerk during an election
10 (1) The fee for services provided by an election clerk during an election is,
(a) if a poll is held....................................................................................$3352.50
plus $0.12 per name on the official list of electors and $0.12 per name for names added to the official list by certificates to vote; or
(b) if no poll is held, 50% of the amount payable under clause (a).
(2) The fee for services provided by an election clerk when the returning officer is conducting an enumeration and/or confirmation for an entire electoral district during an election is................................................................................................$2032.28
(3) If there are more than 34 days between the date of the writ and the date of ordinary polling day, the Chief Electoral Officer may pay an election clerk a fee for services performed during each day beyond the 34th day of, per hour...........................$16.50
(4) The fee for services provided by an election clerk who attends a recount is, per day..........................................................................................................$125.00
Election clerk attendance at courses and meeting
11 (1) The fee for an election clerk who, at the direction of the Chief Electoral Officer, attends a course on election procedure, computer training or a meeting arranged by the Chief Electoral Officer is, per day............................................................$125.00
(2) An election clerk who is required to attend training or a meeting in accordance with subsection (1) is entitled to a fee for each day they are required to be absent from their place of residence, excluding the days of attendance covered under subsection (1), of, per day...............................................................................................$125.00
Assistant election clerk between elections
12 The fee for services provided by an assistant election clerk between elections when the returning officer is conducting an enumeration and/or confirmation for an entire electoral district, if the Chief Electoral Officer considers their services necessary, is............$2032.28
plus $0.12 per elector who is enumerated or confirmed.
Assistant election clerk during an election
13 (1) The fee for services provided by an assistant election clerk during an election is,
(a) if a poll is held....................................................................................$3352.50
plus $0.12 per name on the official list of electors and $0.12 per name for names added to the official list by certificates to vote; or
(b) if no poll is held, 50% of the amount payable under clause (a).
(2) The fee for an assistant election clerk acting as a revision assistant and presiding officer for write-in ballots is...........................................................................$514.50
(3) The fee for services provided by an assistant election clerk when the returning officer is conducting an enumeration and/or confirmation for an entire electoral district during an election is.....................................................................................$2032.28
(4) If there are more than 34 days between the date of the writ and the date of ordinary polling day, the Chief Electoral Officer may pay an assistant election clerk a fee for services performed during each day beyond the 34th day of, per hour..............$16.50
Assistant election clerk attendance at courses and meetings
14 (1) The fee for an assistant election clerk who, at the direction of the Chief Electoral Officer, attends a course on election procedure, computer training or a meeting arranged by the Chief Electoral Officer is, per day.........................................$125.00
(2) An assistant election clerk who is required to attend training or a meeting in accordance with subsection (1) is entitled to a fee for each day they are required to be absent from their place of residence, excluding the days of attendance covered under subsection (1), of, per day..............................................................................$125.00
Revision assistant and presiding officer for write-in ballots between elections
15 The fee for services provided by a revision assistant and presiding officer for write-in ballots between elections when the returning officer is conducting an enumeration and/or confirmation for an entire electoral district, if the Chief Electoral Officer considers their services necessary, is.............................................................................................$1672.13
plus $0.12 per elector who is enumerated or confirmed.
Revision assistant and presiding officer for write-in ballots during an election
16 (1) The fee for services provided by a revision assistant and presiding officer for write-in ballots during an election is,
(a) if a poll is held....................................................................................$3045.00
plus $0.12 per name on the official list of electors and $0.12 per name for names added to the official list by certificate to vote; or
(b) if no poll is held, 50% of the amount payable under clause (a).
(2) The fee for services provided by a revision assistant and presiding officer when the returning officer is conducting an enumeration and/or confirmation for write-in ballots for an entire electoral district during an election is............................$1672.13
(3) If there are more than 34 days between the date of the writ and the date of ordinary polling day, the Chief Electoral Officer may pay a revision assistant and presiding officer for write-in ballots a fee for services performed during each day beyond the 34th day of, per hour.......................................................................................$15.75
Revision assistant and presiding officer for write-in ballots attendance at courses and meetings
17 (1) The fee for a revision assistant and presiding officer for write-in ballots who, at the direction of the Chief Electoral Officer, attends a course on election procedure, computer training or a meeting arranged by the Chief Electoral Officer is, per day..........................................................................................................$125.00
(2) A revision assistant and presiding officer for write-in ballots who is required to attend training or a meeting in accordance with subsection (1) is entitled to a fee for each day they are required to be absent from their place of residence, excluding the days of attendance covered under subsection (1), of, per day..........................$125.00
Returning office casual staff write-in ballot coordinator
18 (1) The fee for all services provided by a person appointed by a returning officer to coordinate write-in ballots outside of the returning office headquarters is,
per hour ..........................................................................................................$15.00
(2) The fee for a write-in ballot coordinator to attend and receive instructions and training from a returning officer is...................................................................$60.00
(3) The fee for a write-in ballot coordinator who, at the direction of the Chief Electoral Officer, attends a course on election procedure, computer training or a meeting arranged by the Chief Electoral Officer is, per day.........................................$105.00
(4) A write-in ballot coordinator who is required to attend training or a meeting in accordance with subsection (3) is entitled to a fee for each day they are required to be absent from their place of residence, excluding the days of attendance covered under subsection (3), of, per day..............................................................................$105.00
Data entry and processing
19 (1) The fee for all services provided by a person appointed by a returning officer to provide data processing services, as directed by the returning officer, the election clerk or the revision assistant and presiding officer for write-in ballots, is, per hour...........................................................................................................$13.63
(2) The fee for all services provided by a person to enter elector information from certificates to vote completed on ordinary polling day onto the list of electors, when directed by the Chief Electoral Officer, is, per certificate....................................$0.68
(3) The fee for all services provided by a person to cross off the names of electors who have voted on ordinary polling day from the list of electors, when directed by the Chief Electoral Officer, is, per name................................................................$0.019
(4) The fee for all services provided by a person to enter corrections from voter information cards returned to the returning officer by the deputy returning officers at the advance poll and the polls on ordinary polling day onto the list of electors, when directed by the Chief Electoral Officer, is, per card............................................$0.34
Clerical office work
20 The fee for all services provided by a person appointed by a returning officer, with the approval of the Chief Electoral Officer, to perform clerical office duties, as determined by the returning officer, is, per hour...............................................................................$11.00
Presiding officers (special poll)
21 (1) The fee for all services provided by a presiding officer for a special poll is.....$663.00
(2) The fee for a presiding officer for a special poll to attend and receive instructions and training from a returning officer is...................................................................$36.02
(3) The fee for a presiding officer for a special poll to attend and count the votes on ordinary polling day is.....................................................................................$30.00
Deputy presiding officers (special poll)
22 (1) The fee for all services provided by a deputy presiding officer for a special poll is............................................................................................................$561.00
(2) The fee for a deputy presiding officer for a special poll to attend and receive instructions and training from a returning officer is..........................................$36.02
(3) The fee for a deputy presiding officer for a special poll to attend and count the votes on ordinary polling day is................................................................................$30.00
Deputy presiding officer (write-in ballot on ordinary polling day)
23 (1) The fee for services of a deputy presiding officer to verify the declaration envelopes and count the ballots on ordinary polling day, as directed by a returning officer, is, per hour...........................................................................................................$13.00
(2) The fee for services of a deputy presiding officer to attend and receive instructions and training from a returning officer is.............................................................$36.02
Returning Office Field Staff
Enumerators
24 (1) The fee for all services provided by an enumerator is.....................................$128.63
plus, for each elector or address properly added to, confirmed on or removed from the enumerator’s index sheets,
(a) $0.72 per name for an urban polling division; or
(b) $0.93 per name for a rural polling division.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Chief Electoral Officer determines whether a polling division is urban or rural.
(3) The fee for an enumerator to attend and receive instructions and training from a returning officer is...........................................................................................$51.45
Revising agents
25 (1) The fee for all services provided by a revising agent is...................................$128.63
plus $0.84 per name for each elector or address properly added to, confirmed on or removed from the revising agent’s index sheets.
(2) The fee for a revising agent to attend and receive instructions and training from a returning officer is...........................................................................................$51.45
Information officers
26 (1) The fee for all services by a person appointed by a returning officer to provide specific information to electors, when directed by the Chief Electoral Officer, is$171.88
(2) The fee for an information officer to attend and receive instructions and training from a returning officer is................................................................................$55.00
(3) The fee for an information officer who, at the direction of the Chief Electoral Officer, attends a course on election procedure, computer training or a meeting arranged by the Chief Electoral Officer is, per day...........................................$96.25
(4) An information officer who is required to attend training or a meeting in accordance with subsection (1) is entitled to a fee for each day they are required to be absent from their place of residence, excluding the days of attendance covered under subsection (b) [(3)], of, per day........................................................................$96.25
Supervising deputy returning officers
27 (1) The fee for all services provided by a supervising deputy returning officer is..$171.88
(2) The fee for a supervising deputy returning officer to attend and receive instructions and training from a returning officer is.............................................................$36.02
Deputy returning officers
28 (1) The fee for all services provided by a deputy returning officer for an advance poll is...............................................................................................$312.00
(2) The fee for a deputy returning officer for an advance poll to attend and count the votes on ordinary polling day is.......................................................................$30.00
(3) The fee for all services provided by a deputy returning officer for an ordinary poll, including counting the ballots, is....................................................................$162.50
(4) The fee for all services provided by a deputy returning officer for a mobile poll on ordinary polling day, including counting the ballots, is, per hour......................$13.00
(5) The fee for a deputy returning officer to attend and receive instructions and training from a returning officer is................................................................................$36.02
(6) The fee for a deputy returning officer who, at the direction of a returning officer, acts as a polling day revision assistant and adds electors who complete a certificate to vote to the list of electors, including attending to receive instructions and training from a returning officer, is ..............................................................................$30.87
in addition to any applicable fees set out in subsections (3), (4) and (5).
Poll clerks
29 (1) The fee for all services provided by a poll clerk for an advance poll is...........$264.00
(2) The fee for a poll clerk for an advance poll to attend and count the votes on ordinary polling day is...................................................................................................$30.00
(3) The fee for all services provided by a poll clerk for an ordinary poll, including counting the ballots, is...................................................................................$137.50
(4) The fee for all services provided by a poll clerk for a mobile poll on ordinary polling day, including counting the ballots, is, per hour................................................$11.00
(5) The fee for a poll clerk to attend and receive instructions and training from a returning officer is..........................................................................................................$36.02
(6) The fee for a poll clerk who assists a deputy returning officer who is acting as a polling day revision assistant and adds electors who complete a certificate to vote to the list of electors on ordinary polling day, including attending to receive instructions from a returning officer, is...............................................................................$30.87
in addition to any applicable fees in subsections (3), (4) and (5).
Polling day revision assistants
30 (1) The fee for all services provided by a polling day revision assistant for an advance poll is............................................................................................................$312.00
(2) The fee for all services provided by a polling day revision assistant for an ordinary poll is............................................................................................................$162.50
(3) The fee for a polling day revision assistant to attend and receive instructions and training from a returning officer is...................................................................$36.02
Standby deputy returning officer and poll clerks
31 (1) The fee for a standby deputy returning officer or standby poll clerk to attend and receive instructions and training from a returning officer is..............................$36.02
(2) The fee for a standby deputy returning officer or standby poll clerk to be available on ordinary polling day in case their services are required is.................................$36.02
Constables
32 (1) The fee for all services provided by a constable at an ordinary poll, an advance poll or the returning office headquarters is, per hour...............................................$11.00
(2) If the services of a uniformed peace officer is required as a constable, with the prior approval of the Chief Electoral Officer, the fee for their services is the actual and reasonable costs of their services, supported by invoices.
Ballot box collectors
33 The fee for all services provided by a person appointed by a returning officer to collect ballot boxes following the close of the polls is, per hour...........................................$11.00
Electors called as witnesses
34 (1) The fee for services of an elector who, at the request of a returning officer, witnesses an official addition of the votes at the returning office headquarters in which no candidate is present or represented is...............................................................$36.02
(2) The fee for services of an elector who, at the request of a deputy returning officer, presiding officer or returning officer witnesses a count of the votes at a polling station in which there are no candidate’s agents present is................................$27.45
(3) The fee for services of an elector who, at the request of a returning officer, witnesses a verification and count of the votes for a write-in ballot when there are no candidate’s agents present is, per hour...............................................................$9.75
Authorized Expenses
Allowances for travel, meals and accommodations
35 (1) Subject to the limits in subsection (3) for specified individuals, the Chief Electoral Officer may authorize an allowance to be paid to any individual included in these regulations for travel, meal and accommodation expenses.
(2) A claim for an allowance under this Section must be supported by a statement of expenses, and the allowance must be in accordance with the travel policy governing public servants of the province.
(3) The following individuals may be paid only the allowances specified:
(a) returning office core staff may be paid a kilometrage allowance for
(i) travel necessary to attend a course on election procedure, computer training or a meeting arranged by the Chief Electoral Officer,
(ii) travel on business-related purposes within their electoral district when directed by the Chief Electoral Officer,
(iii) the actual distance traveled for 1 return trip from their place of residence to the returning office headquarters and back to their place of residence, supported by a GIS-based map that calculates distance, as approved by the Chief Electoral Officer, once per day during a typical election period of 34 days when travel to the returning office headquarters is required and undertaken;
(b) returning office core staff may be paid meal allowances for expenses incurred
(i) while attending a course on election procedure, computer training or a meeting arranged by the Chief Electoral Officer,
(ii) within a typical election period to a maximum of.........................$324.00
(c) an information officer may be paid kilometrage and meal allowances for expenses incurred while attending a course on election procedure, computer training or a meeting arranged by the Chief Electoral Officer;
(d) a write-in ballot coordinator may be paid kilometrage and meal allowances for expenses as approved by the Chief Electoral Officer;
(e) a revising agent may be paid a kilometrage allowance to a
maximum of.........................................................................................$102.90
(f) a ballot box collector may be paid a kilometrage allowance for travel necessary to collect ballot boxes following the close of the polls, to a
maximum of...........................................................................................$51.45
Use of building as a polling station
36 (1) For polling locations with 1 ordinary polling station, the fee for the use of a building, or part of a building, including fuel, lights, cleaning services and
furniture is.....................................................................................................$154.35
(2) For polling locations with 2 or more ordinary polling stations, the fee for the use of a building, or part of a building, including fuel, lights, cleaning services and furniture is, per polling station.......................................................................................$82.32
(3) For an advance polling location, the fee for the use of a building or part of a building, including fuel, lights, cleaning services and furniture, for the 2 days that the advance poll is open and the counting of the votes on ordinary polling day is.............................................................................................................$308.70
(4) For [a] polling location with a mobile polling station, the fee for the use of a building or part of a building, including fuel, lights, cleaning services and furniture
is.....................................................................................................................$82.32
Headquarters of returning officers
37 (1) The fee for the rental, in accordance with the policies of the Chief Electoral Officer, of an office as a headquarters for a returning officer during an election is the amount reasonably and actually paid, supported by a signed lease in the form prescribed by the Chief Electoral Officer.
(2) If the Chief Electoral Officer approves the rental of an office as a headquarters for a returning officer between elections to perform services at the request of the Chief Electoral Officer, or before a writ of election is issued to secure space for a headquarters, the fee for the rental, in accordance with the policies of the Chief Electoral Officer, is the amount reasonably and actually paid, supported by a signed lease in the form prescribed by the Chief Electoral Officer.
(3) If the Chief Electoral Officer approves the use of the residence of a returning officer as a headquarters, the fee for the use of the residence is.................................$500.00
(4) If the Chief Electoral Officer approves the use of the business premises of a returning officer as a headquarters, the fee for the use of the business
premises is.....................................................................................................$500.00
Office supplies, equipment and rental of premises
38 The fee for office supplies and equipment, rental of premises for training, and other expenses necessary in conducting an election is the amount actually and reasonably spent, supported by receipts.
Printing allowance
39 (1) The fees for the printing and binding or stitching of ballot papers for a special poll are,
(a) for the first 1000 ballot papers..............................................................$236.67
(b) for each additional 1000 ballot papers after the first 1000........................$54.54
(2) The fees for the printing, numbering and binding or stitching of ballot papers for an advance or ordinary poll are,
(a) for the first 6000 ballot papers..............................................................$617.40
(b) for each additional 1000 ballot papers after the first 6000........................$72.03
Printing allowance for voter information card
40 (1) The fees for creating voter information cards are,
(a) to prepare a voter information card template for each electoral district..$128.63
(b) for overprinting the voter information cards for an electoral district,
per poll...................................................................................................$30.87
(2) The fee for printing an elector’s name and mailing address directly on the voter information card, per card, is...........................................................................$0.021
(3) If the printer cannot print an elector’s name or mailing address directly on the voter information card, the fees for supplying, printing and affixing labels containing this information directly on the voter information card are,
(a) for the first 6000 cards..........................................................................$282.98
(b) for each additional card...........................................................................$0.047
Audit fees
41 (1) The fee for reimbursement of an official agent of a candidate for the expenses of an audit required by Section 178 of the Act is
(a) the actual cost of the audit to a maximum of.........................................$450.00
or
(b) 2% of the candidate’s actual election expenses to a maximum of .........$750.00
(2) Despite subsection (1), if a candidate’s election expenses are less than $150.00, the fee for reimbursement of the official agent of the candidate for the expenses of an audit required by Section 178 of the Act is the actual cost of the audit to a maximum of .................................................................................................................$200.00
[Note: references to the Act in subsections (1) and (2) have been updated in accordance with the Elections Act, S.N.S. 2011, c. 5, effective January 1, 2012.]
Bookkeeping services for an electoral district association
42 (1) At the discretion of the Chief Electoral Officer, the Chief Electoral Officer may reimburse an electoral district association for the actual costs incurred by the electoral district association in a calender year for the services of an independent bookkeeper, including accounting software as approved in advance by the Chief Electoral Officer, to a maximum annual reimbursement, excluding HST,
of..................................................................................................................$350.00
(2) To be eligible for a reimbursement under subsection (1), an electoral district association must include all the bookkeeper's invoices, including dates worked and hourly rate charged, and the receipt for purchase of any accounting software, with its request for reimbursement.
(3) A bookkeeper engaged by an electoral district association must be independent of the electoral district association and, for greater certainty, bookkeeping services provided by any of the following individuals are not eligible for reimbursement:
(a) a member of the electoral district association;
(b) a director or officer of the electoral district association;
(c) a chief financial officer for any of the following:
(i) a candidate,
(ii) an electoral district association,
(iii) a recognized party;
(d) any individual involved in raising, spending or having custody of money or property of a candidate, electoral district association or recognized party.
(4) To be eligible for reimbursement under this Section, an electoral district association must be in good standing with the Chief Electoral Officer and have filed all reports, documents and information required by law.
(5) Reimbursement under this Section is paid by the Chief Electoral Officer in June and December of each calendar year.
Consumer price index
43 (1) If there is an increase in the annual Consumer Price Index of the Province in any calendar year after these regulations come into force, the fees paid under these regulations increase on January 1 of the next year to reflect the increase in the Consumer Price Index in the previous year.
(2) The increase referred to in subsection (1) does not apply to the fees and allowances set out in subsection 32(2) and Sections 35, 37 and 38.
(3) Beginning in the first year the fees set out in subsection 10(4) or Section 11, 14 or 17 are equal to or less than 7 times the hourly rate paid to the applicable position, subsection (1) applies to that subsection or Section from that year forward.
(4) On or before March 1 of any year in which the fees increase in accordance with subsection (1), the Chief Electoral Officer must publish the fees to be paid for that year on the Elections Nova Scotia website.
[Note: For increases to the fees under this Section, please check the Elections Nova Scotia website at: http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/tariff.asp.]