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Council Commentary

SFSS board appoints new CEO By recommendation of council, the SFSS board of directors has appointed a new chief electoral officer (CEO) to head up their independent electoral commission (IEC). Oscar Sanchez was favoured by the council over opposing candidate Lindsay Shepherd in a vote of 23–4. He will serve in his position until November 30, 2015. As the only candidate present, Sanchez fielded questions from council and board members for over 40 minutes. During the question period, Sanchez shared his goals to double voter turnout from the previous election and to increase transparency in the electoral process. “I’ve seen…

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