Bill 22 — Fourth Session, 18Th Legislature, 27 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 22 the Election Statutes Amemdment Act, '·,978 (Legislature 18, Session 4)

L18 S4 4330

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1978 BILL 22 Fourth Session, 18th Legislature, 27 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 22 THE ELECTION STATUTES AMEMDMENT ACT, '·,978 HON. MR. McCRAE First Reading ............................................ . Second Reading .......................................... . Committee of the Whole .................................. . Third Reading ........................................... . Royal Assent ............................................ . Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON

Bill 22 BILL 22 1978 THE ELECTION STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT, 1978 (Assented to , 1978) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the . Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: The Election Act 1 (

J) The Election Act is amended by this section.

(2) Section 36(4) is amended by striking out "less the cost of publishing the statement of election expenses as provided for in

section 161". (3)

Section 160(2) is repealed.

(4) Section 161 is repealed.

(5) The First

Schedule is amended by repealing Form 48. 1

Explanatory Notes The Election Act 1

(1) This

section will amend

chapter 117 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1970.

(2) Section 36(4) presently reads:

(4) If a candidate does not obtain the number of votes stipulated in subsection (2) the deposit less the cost of publishing the statement of eleCtion expenses as provided for in

section 161 shall be transmitted by the returning officer to the Chief Electoral Officer and by him placed to the credit of the General Revenue Fund of the Province. Statements of election expenses are now covered by The Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act.

(3) Section 1~(2) presently reads:

(2) All claims allowed by the judge shall within one week thereafter be advertised by the returning officer at the expense of the candidate in the same newspaper in which the statement of the other election expenses was published.

(4) Section 161 deals with the publication of election expenses. These matters are dealt with in the Election Finances and Contribu tions Disclosure Act.

(5) Consequential to the other amendments in this section. 1

The Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act 2(

J) The Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act is amended by this section.

(2) Section 3(

J) is amended by adding the following after clause (c): (

d) shall cause a statement of expenses based on the finan cial statement submitted by each candidate pursuant to sec tion 37 to be published in a newspaper circulated in the electoral division of that candidate within 30 days after the date on which the financial statement is received by the Chief Electoral Officer. Commencement 3 This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 2

(1) This

section will amend

chapter 18 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1977.

(2) This amendment will clarify the duties of the Chief Electoral Officer concerning the publicizing of candidate's financial statements. 2 Title: 1978 (18th, 4th) Bill 22, The Election Statutes Amendment Act, 1978

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