2017 Legislative Session: 6th Session, 40th Parliament

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MS. SELINA ROBINSON

BILL M 215 – 2017

LOCAL ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN

FINANCING (FAIRNESS IN FINANCING

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS)

AMENDMENT ACT, 2017

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

This Bill amends the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act to eliminate union and corporate donations in municipal election campaigns, restricting campaign contributions solely to individuals to ensure greater fairness in local government elections.

Section 26 of the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, S.B.C. 2014, c. 18, is amended:

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a) in subsection (1), in the portion preceding paragraph (a), by striking out " or organization ",

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b) in subsection (1) (g), by striking out " or organization " wherever it appears, and

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c) by adding the following subsection:

(2.1) Only individuals may make campaign contributions.

Section 1 of the

Schedule is amended in the definition of "contributor class" by repealing paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), (

f) and (g).

Explanatory Note

This Bill amends the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act to eliminate union and corporate donations in municipal election campaigns, restricting

campaign contributions solely to individuals to ensure greater fairness in local government elections.

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