Election Expenses – Fees and Associated Costs The following information directly relates to the numbered columns presented on pages 48 to 50 in the table entitled 2012 General Election Cost Summary by Electoral Division (Rounded to the Nearest Dollar). Returning Officer: 1. Honorarium, basic fee, fee payment for names recorded on the List of Electors, attendance at the Chief Electoral Officer’s training sessions, and employer contributions. 2. Office and equipment rental, training space rental, telephone expenses, freight, postage and miscellaneous costs. 3. Advertising (newspapers of general circulation within each electoral division). 4. Ballot printing and photocopying. Election Clerk: 5. Basic fee, fee per name on the Lists of Electors, attendance at the Chief Electoral Officer’s training sessions and employer contributions. Administrative Assistant: 6. Basic fee, attendance at the Chief Electoral Officer’s training session and employer contributions. Supervisory Deputy Returning Officer (SDRO): 7. Basic fee and training session. Registration Officer (RGO): 8. Basic fee and training session. Deputy Returning Officer (DRO): 9. Basic fee and training session. Poll Clerk: 10. Basic fee. Support Staff: 11. Support staff wages. 43 Other: 12. Travel for election officers includes reimbursement for kilometres travelled (based on the rate of $0.505 per kilometre). In addition, it includes meals and accommodation expenses for returning officers, election clerks and administrative assistants. 13. Rental of polling places. Election Fees and Expenses Regulation, 2012 (Extract) A returning officer may be paid the following: (a) a monthly honorarium of $150; (d) a fee of $200 per day for each day of attendance at training sessions called by the Chief Electoral Officer; (f) a fee of $1750 if a writ of election is issued but no poll is held; (g) a fee of $5750 if a poll is held, including training of election staff and the conduct of the official count; (h) a fee of $0.20 per name included on the list of electors on polling day; (i) when required to travel on official business, the rates prescribed in the Public Service Subsistence, Travel and Moving Expenses Regulation made under the Public Service Act; (j) a supplemental fee of $25 for every 100 km, or portion thereof, travelled in excess of the first 100 km of travel during an enumeration or an election; (k) if a returning officer (i) elects to use the returning officer’s personal residence as an office, a maximum rental of $500 per month with a rental period not exceeding 2 months, unless otherwise approved by the Chief Electoral Officer, or (ii) elects to use commercial space as an office, the most economical rate available with a rental period not exceeding 2 months, unless otherwise approved by the Chief Electoral Officer. 44 An election clerk may be paid the following: (a) a fee of $1455, where a writ of election is issued and no poll is held; (b) a fee of $3850 if a writ of election is issued and a poll is held, including training of election staff, the conduct of the official count and the post-election update of the register of electors; (c) a fee of $0.17 per name included on the list of electors on polling day; (d) a fee of $200 for attending a class of instruction called by the Chief Electoral Officer; (e) when required to travel on official business, the rates prescribed in the Public Service Subsistence, Travel and Moving Expenses Regulation; made under the Public Service Act; (f) a supplemental fee of $19 for every 100 km, or portion thereof, travelled in excess of the first 100 km of travel during an election. An administrative assistant may be paid the following: (a) a fee of $3220 for duties performed on a full-time basis in the returning officer’s office where a writ of election is issued and a poll is held, including the post- election update of the register of electors; (b) a fee to be prorated at a daily rate, as approved by the Chief Electoral Officer, for duties performed on a part-time basis in the returning officer’s office; (c) a fee to be prorated at a daily rate, as approved by the Chief Electoral Officer, if a writ of election is issued but no poll is held; (d) a fee of $175 for attending a class of instruction; (e) when required to travel on official business, the rates prescribed in the Public Service Subsistence, Travel and Moving Expenses Regulation made under the Public Service Act. A supervisory deputy returning officer may be paid the following: (a) a basic fee of $290 for duties performed on polling day or on each advance polling day; (b) a fee of $60 for attending a class of instruction; (c) when required to travel on official business, the rates prescribed in the Public Service Subsistence, Travel and Moving Expenses Regulation made under the Public Service Act. 45 A registration officer may be paid the following: (a) a basic fee of $230 for duties performed on polling day or on each advance polling day; (b) a fee of $60 for attending a class of instruction; (c) when required to travel on official business, the rates prescribed in the Public Service Subsistence, Travel and Moving Expenses Regulation made under the Public Service Act. A deputy returning officer may be paid the following: (a) a basic fee of $240 for duties performed on polling day or on each advance polling day; (b) a fee of $60 for attending a class of instruction; (c) when required to travel on official business, the rates prescribed in the Public Service Subsistence, Travel and Moving Expenses Regulation made under the Public Service Act. A poll clerk may be paid the following: (a) a fee of $200 for duties performed on polling day or on each advance polling day; (b) when required to travel on official business, the rates prescribed in the Public Service Subsistence, Travel and Moving Expenses Regulation made under the Public Service Act. 46 2012 Election Cost Summary Election Fees and Associated Costs $10,868,158 Office of the Chief Electoral Officer: Freight and Postage $1,041,073 Returning Officers' Support and Training 398,592 Printing Services 352,013 Data Processing Services 217,580 Materials and Supplies 194,686 Contract Services 177,600 Temporary Staff - wages and benefits 131,246 Advertising (Print and Media) 112,154 Telephones and Communications 91,514 Insurance Premiums 41,602 Rentals, Repairs and Maintenance 5,646 Total Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Costs 2,763,706 Total Event Expenses $13,631,864 Cost Per Voter Breakdown and Comparison 2008 2012 % Change Total cost of election $ 9,925,984 $13,631,864 27% Names on the List of Electors on polling day 2,557,269 2,447,369 -4% Average cost per name on the List of Electors$ 3.88 $ 5.57 30% 47 Table 5: 2012 General Election Cost Summary By Electoral Division (Rounded to Nearest Dollar) Election Admin. Returning Officer Election Staff Other Clerk Assistant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10111213 Poll Support Poll Electoral Division Fees Office Advertising Printing Fees Fees SDRO RGO DRO Travel Total Cost Clerk Staff Rental 1 Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley 11,971 7,301 16,209 1,164 7,509 1,710 700 580 18,971 13,066 645 6,722 8,280 94,827 2 Lesser Slave Lake 13,640 10,820 16,209 3,889 7,853 3,590 990 3,120 20,475 14,200 285 5,431 7,074 107,576 3 Calgary-Acadia 13,123 27,380 16,209 2,396 9,532 3,940 3,500 6,370 23,220 15,100 3,650 652 7,110 132,181 4 Calgary-Bow 14,478 19,652 16,209 2,546 9,301 3,965 3,500 6,220 21,990 16,231 2,753 911 7,886 125,641 5 Calgary-Buffalo 14,425 22,031 16,209 2,161 9,205 3,391 5,130 8,620 25,035 17,634 1,485 579 7,706 133,612 6 Calgary-Cross 14,578 18,922 16,209 2,848 9,484 3,734 3,500 4,690 24,015 16,305 2,898 589 7,380 125,154 7 Calgary-Currie 15,316 18,412 16,209 2,415 9,983 3,766 4,980 10,223 27,275 18,218 2,319 189 9,180 138,485 8 Calgary-East 14,138 18,081 16,209 2,568 9,818 4,084 6,300 6,780 29,580 19,920 5,468 540 9,900 143,386 9 Calgary-Elbow 16,225 18,083 16,209 2,468 10,740 4,384 5,310 8,230 26,738 18,900 6,280 2,407 3,600 139,573 10 Calgary-Fish Creek 19,659 10,570 16,209 2,795 10,316 3,909 3,500 5,115 23,975 15,420 4,157 1,723 5,850 123,197 11 Calgary-Foothills 14,275 27,661 16,209 2,741 9,852 3,040 3,850 5,115 22,395 15,534 1,883 272 7,020 129,848 12 Calgary-Fort 13,652 12,225 16,209 2,366 9,030 3,734 4,200 4,230 24,360 16,880 1,500 202 5,400 113,989 13 Calgary-Glenmore 14,738 21,237 16,209 3,198 10,363 3,590 4,350 5,734 29,441 19,786 5,056 1,575 9,721 144,998 14 Calgary-Greenway 17,565 18,365 16,209 4,926 12,469 3,612 6,345 6,573 23,134 16,507 6,340 1,264 8,510 141,819 15 Calgary-Hawkwood 14,718 9,443 16,209 2,970 10,985 3,734 3,850 4,490 25,838 18,273 1,346 839 9,610 122,304 16 Calgary-Hays 14,059 18,461 16,209 2,815 9,742 3,840 2,860 4,860 20,850 14,356 2,955 498 7,200 118,705 17 Calgary-Klein 14,199 16,452 16,209 2,607 10,831 3,833 4,956 5,680 26,359 18,179 3,015 1,669 8,563 132,552 18 Calgary-Lougheed 13,924 9,697 16,209 2,702 9,988 4,034 3,910 7,010 23,985 16,772 4,913 784 8,550 122,478 19 Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill 14,072 8,016 16,209 5,766 9,719 3,609 5,350 4,980 24,413 16,475 2,012 953 4,770 116,344 20 Calgary-McCall 13,335 12,713 16,209 4,836 8,909 4,156 6,335 4,690 21,383 14,920 1,537 1,149 7,702 117,874 21 Calgary- Mountain View 14,912 7,376 16,209 2,161 10,492 3,729 4,900 4,810 27,460 18,965 3,244 1,943 8,190 124,392 22 Calgary-North West 14,729 27,857 16,209 2,212 10,547 4,084 3,850 5,048 24,878 17,306 2,652 1,488 8,830 139,690 23 Calgary-Northern Hills 15,747 18,567 16,209 3,677 15,284 4,076 4,200 7,401 30,159 19,711 3,547 1,024 9,111 148,714 24 Calgary-Shaw 15,264 20,665