Malta. Electoral Office

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Malta. Electoral Office

Parallel form(s) of name

  • UffiÄ‹ju Elettorali

Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1944-

      History

      Places

      Ex. Trade Fair Grounds, Naxxar, Malta
      Victoria, Gozo

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Electoral Office provides the administrative machinery and resources needed by the Electoral Commission to fulfil its obligations according to law, including the registration, transfer and cancellation of voters and for the organization of elections. Besides its main Office at Counting Complex, Ex.Trade Fair Grounds, in Naxxar, the Electoral Office also has a branch in Victoria, Gozo. The Head of the Electoral Office is the Chief Electoral Commissioner, who is also the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission.

      Mandates/sources of authority

      Acts of Law from the Constitution of Malta: Chapter 102 - Electoral (Polling)Ordinance; Chapter 237 - Referenda Act; Chapter 258 - Identity Card and other Identity Documents Act; Chapter 354 - General Elections Act; Chapter 363 - Local Government Act; S.L. 363.149 - Administrative Committees for Communities Regulations; S.L.586.06 - Processing of Personal Data for the purpose of the General Elections A ct and the Local Councils Act Regulations; Chapter 467 - European Parliament Elections Act; Chapter 544 - Financing of Political Parties Act; Chapter 586 - Data Protection Act.
      Legal Notices related to the above Acts: L.N. 340 of 2013 - Identity Cards (Issue and Validity) Regulations, 2013; L.N. 204 of 2016 ; L.N. 91 of 2017 - Publication of Donation Repots Regulations; L.N. of 2017 - Form of Political Party Donation Return Regulations.

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Malta. Electoral Commission (23/07/1849 -)

      Identifier of related entity

      MT AF-CB000008

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Malta. Electoral Commission controls Malta. Electoral Office

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Occupations

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      MT AF-CB000014

      Maintained by

      National Archives of Malta, Central Archive

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      Status

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      Date of creation: 06/03/2025

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          (n.d.). About Us - Electoral Office. Retrieved March 6, 2025, from https://electoral.gov.mt/ElectoralOffice
          (n.d.). Legislation - Electoral Office. Electoral Commission Malta. Retrieved April 4, 2024, from https://electoral.gov.mt/legislation

          Maintenance notes

          Creator of Authortiy Record: Zvetlana Pace Cassar