Elections Nunavut
Elections Nunavut is an independent agency that oversees elections and plebiscites in Nunavut, including: The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut appoints the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), who is the head of Elections Nunavut. It is headquartered in Rankin Inlet. The CEO appoints a returning officer and assistant returning officer in each Nunavut constituency to oversee the election process in that constituency. A returning officer represents Elections Nunavut in each of the 22 constituencies. Services. Elections Nunavut’s main services are to: Elections Nunavut has a commitment to provide user-friendly resources and information in plain language, and offers services  in English, French, Inuinnaqtun and Inuktitut (syllabics). History. Elections Nunavut started its work in 2000, following the first Nunavut general election in 1999. In 2017 municipal elections were passed over to Elections Nunavut from the Nunavut government's Community and Government Services Department. Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut is a public government and operates on the consensus model. Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) belong to no political party and voting isn’t based on party politics. Nunavummiut (the people of Nunavut) elect each of their MLAs as an independent representative. The MLAs vote for and  form the government from among themselves. Soon after each general election the MLAs elect one of their Members to be Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and another to be Premier of Nunavut. They also elect from among themselves the Members of Cabinet that form the government. The Cabinet are a minority in the Legislature, so the majority of MLAs must agree upon and approve any legislative decision.