January 27, 1995 - 1:30 p.m. 1995

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An Act to amend The Local Government Election Act (Assented to May 18, 1995) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:

Short title This Act may be cited as The Local Government Election Amendment Act,1995. S.S. 1982-83, c.L-30.1,

section 46.1 amended Subsection 46.1(4) of The Local Government Election Act is repealed and the following substituted: A(4) The amount of the candidate's deposit shall be promptly returned to the candidate if the candidate is elected or: (

a) if, with respect to an office to which only one candidate is to be elected, the candidate receives at least 10% of the total number of votes cast for all candidates for that office; or (

b) if, with respect to an office to which more than one candidate is to be elected, the candidate receives a number of votes equivalent to at least 10% of the quotient obtained when the total number of votes cast for all candidates for that office is divided by the number of positions to be filled by election to that office@. Coming into force This Act comes into force on assent, but is retroactive and is deemed to have been in force on and from July 1, 1993.