I love legislation and the shit these pols come up with. Functioning Municipal Councils Act, 2013 passed first reading. EXPLANATORY NOTE The Bill amends the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 to change the date on which the term of offices governed by the Act begins, from December 1 to the second Monday in November, in the year of a regular election. The timeframe within which recounts of votes must be completed is also reduced. The Act is also amended to change the penalties for candidates who incur campaign expenses exceeding the permitted amount, who fail to file the required documents regarding campaign finances or who fail to pay amounts required in relation to campaign surpluses. If a candidate incurred expenses exceeding the permitted amount, the candidate forfeits any office to which he or she is elected and is ineligible to be elected or appointed to office until after the next election. For the other defaults respecting campaign finances, the candidate is given 60 days to comply with the filing or payment requirement. Failure to comply results in forfeiture of the office and ineligibility to be elected or appointed to office until after the next election. The term Functioning makes me giggle. ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?locale=en&Intranet=&BillID=2922
Posted on: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 20:24:30 +0000
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