{"id":627,"date":"2021-01-22T18:47:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T18:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elections.montreal.ca\/?page_id=627"},"modified":"2025-11-24T10:18:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T15:18:17","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elections.montreal.ca\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"col-text-image-lr block\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row justify-content-between with-img\">\n            <div class=\"col-md-7\">\n                <div class=\"col-content\">\n                    <h2>About &Eacute;lections Montr&eacute;al<\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"pn-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t<p><span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;&Eacute;lections Montr&eacute;al&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;canvasClassName&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;cnvs-block-core-paragraph-1764010103480&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt;A body that organizes the conduct of municipal elections within the Ville de Montr&eacute;al.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>&Eacute;lections Montr&eacute;al<\/span> is the organization responsible for organizing elections in the Ville de Montr&eacute;al in a neutral and impartial manner.<\/p>\n<p>The organization is led by the Chief Electoral Officer, who is also the City Clerk. 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