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2011 Legislative Session: 4th Session, 39th Parliament

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MR. BOB SIMPSON

BILL M 205 – 2011

FALL FIXED ELECTION AMENDMENT ACT, 2011

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

Constitution Act

This Act amends the Constitution Act in order to bring transparency and accountability to the budgeting process surrounding a general election. Moving the general election from May to October allows for the auditing and scrutiny of the state of the province's finances through Public Accounts documents prior to an election. This change will remove the perceived possibility to distort budget numbers in advance of a general election.

Section 23 of the Constitution Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 66, is amended by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following:

(2) Subject to subsection (1), a general voting day must occur on October 8, 2013 and thereafter on the second Tuesday in October in the fourth calendar year following the general voting day for the most recently held general election.

Explanatory Note

This Act amends the Constitution Act in order to bring transparency and accountability to the budgeting process surrounding a general election. Moving the general election from May to October allows for the auditing and scrutiny of the state of the province's finances through Public Accounts documents prior to an election. This change will remove the perceived possibility to distort budget numbers in advance of a general election.

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