Bill 240 — Second Session, 19Th Legislature, 29 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 240 An Act To Amend the Municipal Election Act (Legislature 19, Session 2)

L19 S2 4171

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1980 BILL 240 Second Session, 19th Legislature, 29 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 240

AN ACT TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION ACT MR. OMAN First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta. EDMONTON Title: 1980 (19th, 2nd) Bill 240,

An Act to Amend the Municipal Election Act

Bill 240 Mr. Oman BILL 240 1980

AN ACT TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION ACT (Assented to , 1980) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 The Municipal Election Act is amended by this Act. 2 The following is added after

section 145: 145.1(1) In this Act “contribution” includes money, goods, services, the forgiveness of a debt or any other thing of value.

(2) No person who is a candidate for a position of mayor or councillor shall accept any contribution from any person which is given him for the purpose of promoting his candidature, unless the candidate records the contribution.

(3) Any money, good, service, forgiveness of debt or other thing of value given for the purpose of sustaining a candidate or his family or idemnifying him against loss during the period that he is promoting his candidature shall be deemed to be a contribution for the purposes of promoting his candidature.

(4) Every contribution in excess of $100 shall be recorded sep arately showing the name of the donor.

(5) A contribution which is not in the form of money shall be recorded showing its approximate market value.

(6) A service that is rendered to a candidate, with his prior knowledge and consent, which promotes his candidacy shall be regarded as a contribution for the purposes of this section. (7) Subsection (6) does not apply to an unsolicited oral or written endorsement,

article or recommendation relating to a candidate that is not a paid or donated advertisement. 1

Explanatory Notes 1 This Bill will amend

chapter 245 of The Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1970. 2 Adds new sections governing the limits on and reports of contributions received in respect of an election. 1

145.2(1) No candidate for the office of councillor shall spend more than (a) $10 000, or (b) $100 for every 1000 persons on the list of electors for his ward at the next previous election, whichever is the greater sum, for the promotion of his election.

(2) No candidate for the office of mayor shall spend more than (a) $20 000 or (b) $250 for every 1000 persons on the list of electors for the municipality, whichever is the greater sum, for the protection of his election.

(3) For the purposes of this

section an expenditure made on behalf of a candidate shall be deemed to be an expenditure made by him, unless made without the express or implied authority of the candidate or a person who is his agent with respect to his candidature.

(4) The returning officer shall determine the number of persons on the list of electors for the purposes of subsections 1(

b) and 2(b). 145.3(1) No person shall give contributions to a candidate in respect of an election of a total value which exceeds (a) $2000 in the case of a candidate for mayor, and (b) $1000 in the case of a candidate for councillor.

(2) For the purposes of this section, “person” includes an in dividual, corporation, association, trade union or employee organization. 145.4 Within 60 days after the polling day in a municipal elec tion every candidate shall file with the returning officer a state ment showing (

a) the amount of every contribution received by him in respect of the election and in the case of contributions in excess of $100, the name of the donor, and (

b) the amount of every expense incurred by him in the promotion of his election. 2

Section 190 is amended (

a) by renumbering the

section as subsection (1), and (

b) by adding the following subsection:

(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing forms and procedures for the purposes of sections 145.1, 145.2 and 145.3. 4 This Act comes into force on a date to be fixed by Proclamation. 3

3 Adds a power to make regulations for the purposes of the new provisions. 3 Title: 1980 (19th, 2nd) Bill 240,

An Act to Amend the Municipal Election Act

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