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- 1944 - 1995 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
35.2 linear meters
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Administrative history
On the 23rd of July 1849, Governor Richard More O’Ferrall appointed legal persons as Commissioners to revise the Electoral Lists and to conduct elections. On 23rd June, 1849, Governor O’Ferrall published the related Proclamation (No. I) entitled 'A Law to regulate and appoint the Election of Members to serve in the Council of Government of Malta' upon instructions issued in Westminster, London, by Queen Victoria through Letters Patent of 11th May, 1849. However, prior to 1927, the Commission members were all equal in rank and in fact, no Principal Commissioner was appointed amongst them.
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Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Public Transfers from the Office of the Electoral Commission.
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Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
Future accessions in this Fond will be added as per Retention Policy for the records that are created and managed by the
Office of the Electoral Commission (REP2024-01).
System of arrangement
As indicated in the Retention Policy for the records that are created and managed by the Office of the Electoral Commission (REP2024-01), the National Archives of Malta will receive records from seven (7) different Units/Departments within the Electoral Commission Office. Each Unit/Department is a different Subfonds and each category of records within that Unit/Department will be a Series. This schema was created based on REP2024-01. If the retention policy is updated, this schema has to be revised.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Date of cataloguing: 04/04/2024.
Date of revision: 20/02/2025.
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Sources
(n.d.). About Us - Electoral Office. Electoral Commission Malta. Retrieved April 4, 2024, from https://electoral.gov.mt/ElectoralOffice
Archivist's note
This description was prepared by Zvetlana Pace Cassar.