The Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland is the

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and

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for all elections in

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is #Descriptions, variously described as ...

and is in charge of the

Electoral Office for Northern Ireland The Electoral Office for Northern Ireland (EONI) is an independent, non-partisan body which assists the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland in running elections and compiling the electoral register. See also *Elections in Northern Ir ...

. He/she also has to make a recommendation to the

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by 16 April each year regarding whether a registration canvass should be conducted, and acts as an assessor to the

Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland The boundary commissions in the United Kingdom are non-departmental public bodies responsible for determining the boundaries of Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituencies for elections to the House of Commons of the Un ...

and the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner. Since 1 February 2017, the Chief Electoral Officer is Virginia McVea. Graham Shields had previously served as Chief Electoral Officer from late 2010.

References

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