Bill 153 2011

An Act to amend the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 to change the date on which the term of offices begins and to make related amendments

Note: This Act amends the Municipal Elections Act, 1996.  For the legislative history of the Act, see the Table of Consolidated Public Statutes – Detailed Legislative History at www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

   1.  Subsection 6 (1) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 is amended by striking out "December 1" and substituting "the second Monday in November".

   2.  Subsection 56 (2) of the Act is amended by striking out "15" and substituting "seven".

   3.  (1)  Subsection 57 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out "30" in the portion before clause (a) and substituting "10".

   (2)  Subsection 57 (2) of the Act is amended by striking out "15" and substituting "seven".

   4.  (1)  Subsection 58 (2) of the Act is amended by striking out "30" and substituting "10".

   (2)  Subsection 58 (4) of the Act is amended by striking out "15" and substituting "seven".

   5.  Subsection 62 (4) of the Act is amended by striking out "16th" and substituting "eighth".

   6.  Subsection 63 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out "15" and substituting "seven".

Commencement

   7.  This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

   8.  The short title of this Act is the Municipal Elections Amendment Act (Commencement of Term of Offices Date), 2011.

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 Bill also amends the Act to reduce the timeframe within which recounts of votes must be completed.