Bill 201 — Fourth Session, 19Th Legislature, 31 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 201 An Act To Amend the Municipal Election Act (Legislature 19, Session 4)

L19 S4 3834

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1982 BILL 201 Fourth Session, 19th Legislature, 31 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 201

AN ACT TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION ACT MR. OMAN First Reading ................................................................ , Second Reading ......................• _~ .. ___ ._ ....•..... ~ .. ~ •. ~~.~ .. _ Committee of the Whole ...................... l']U" • I •• .w.UU\oI" ••••••••• , Third Reading .............................................................. . Royal Assent ............................................................... .

Bill 201 Mr. Oman BILL 201 1982

AN ACT TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION ACT (Assented to , 1982) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 This Act will amend the Municipal Election Act. 2 The following is added after

section 145,' 145.1 A council may make by-laws (

a) establishing a limit on the expenses that may be incurred by or on behalf of a candidate for the purposes of a by-election or a general election and defining expenses for the purposes of the by-law; (

b) establishing a limit on contributions that may be made to a candidate for the purposes of a by-election or a general election and defining contributions for the purposes of the by-law; (

c) providing that the amount and donor of every contribution exceeding a prescribed limit shall be declared in writing by every candidate at a by-election or general election within a prescribed time limit after the election; (

d) specifying the persons who are eligible to give contri butions to a candidate for the purposes of a by-election or general election; (

e) providing for penalties for breach of the by-laws passed pursuant to this

section not exceeding a fine of $1000; (

f) providing that a person who has been elected to the coun cil may not sit or vote on the council unless he has made such declaration of his expenses and contributions as are required by the by-laws; 1

Explanatory Notes 1 This Act will amend

chapter M-25 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2 Will authorize a council to pass by-laws controlling election expenses and contibutions and requiring publication of them and specifying penalties for failure to comply. 1

In accordance with

section 4(1) of the

Interpretation Act, this Bill comes into force on the date it receives Royal Assent. 2 Title: 1982 (19th, 4th) Bill 201,

An Act to Amend the Municipal Election Act

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