Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
- Uffiċju Elettorali
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Description area
Dates of existence
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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.
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Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Date of creation: 06/03/2025
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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