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Bill 85, Election Fundraising Transparency Act, 2019

Des Rosiers, Nathalie

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Election Finances Act .

The

Act is amended to prohibit persons from knowingly accepting or receiving reimbursements

from a third party in respect of contributions to certain political entities.

Persons who make certain political contributions are required to certify that

they have not acted contrary to subsection 19 (1) of the Act and will not be

reimbursed by a third party for their contribution.

Bill 85 2019

Act to amend the Election Finances Act with respect to contributions

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

(1) Section 19 of the Election Finances Act

is amended by adding the following subsection:

reimbursement

(1.1) No

person shall knowingly accept or receive any reimbursement from a third party

in respect of funds the person has contributed to any political party,

constituency association, nomination contestant, candidate or leadership

contestant registered under this Act.

(2) Section

19 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Certification

by donor

(3) Every

person who makes a contribution described in

section 18 shall, at the time of

making the contribution, certify, in a form approved by the Chief Electoral

Officer, that the person,

(

a) has

not acted contrary to subsection (1) of this section; and

(

b) will

not be reimbursed in any way by a third party for the contribution.

Commencement

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

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Election Fundraising

Transparency Act, 2019 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

March 20, 2019

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

March 20, 2019

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 85

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Election Finances Act

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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