Toronto Ranked Ballot Elections Act, 2014 Hunter, Mitzie — Bill 166 (40th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 166, 40-2

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Bill 166, Toronto Ranked Ballot Elections Act, 2014

Hunter, Mitzie

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Bill 166 2014

Act to amend the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to allow the City of Toronto to pass

a ranked ballot by-law for city council elections

Her

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Section

8 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 is amended by

adding the following subsections:

Ranked

ballot by-law

(2.1) The City may pass a by-law that

adopts a ranked ballot voting system for the election of members of city

council and establishes the procedure for the ranked ballot election.

Ranked

ballot by-law public consultation requirements

(2.2) Before city council votes on whether

to pass, amend, revise or repeal a by-law made under subsection (2.1), the city

council shall consult the public in accordance with any prescribed public

consultation requirements.

Ranked

ballot by-law requires approval

(2.3) No by-law made under subsection (2.1),

and no amendment to, revision of or repeal of such a by-law, has any force or

effect until it is approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

Section

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

Ranked

ballot by-law prevails

(3) Despite subsections (1) and (2), a by-law

made under subsection 8 (2.1) and approved under subsection 8 (2.3) prevails

over and may modify the application of any provision of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 or of any regulation made

under that Act.

3. Subsection

152 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following clause:

(

k) prescribing

public consultation requirements for the purposes of subsection 8 (2.2).

Commencement

4. This

Act comes into force on January 1, 2015.

Short

title

5. The

short title of this Act is the Toronto Ranked Ballot

Elections Act, 2014 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

City of Toronto Act, 2006 is amended to allow the

City of Toronto to pass a by-law adopting a ranked ballot voting system for the

election of members of city council. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may

prescribe public consultation requirements that city council must meet before

voting on a ranked ballot by-law. The by-law would only have force and effect

if approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. The by-law prevails over and

may modify the application of the Municipal Elections Act,

1996 and its

regulations .

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

March 6, 2014

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Social Policy

March 6, 2014

Second Reading

Carried

March 6, 2014

Second Reading

Debate

February 26, 2014

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

February 26, 2014

Committee

Second Reading

March 6, 2014

Ms. Mitzie Hunter, Mrs. Julia Munro, Mr. Jonah Schein, Hon. John Gerretsen, Mr. John O’Toole, Mr. Michael Prue, Mr. Steven Del Duca, Mrs. Gila Martow, Mr. Rosario Marchese, Hon. Glen R. Murray, Mr. Douglas C. Holyday

March 6, 2014

Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy.

Committee

Standing Committee on Social Policy

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 166

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

City of Toronto Act, 2006

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 166, 40-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p40 s2 bill 166 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
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