Ontario Bill 202 (41st Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 202, 41-2

Ontario — Bills

2ND SESSION, 41ST LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO ELIZABETH II, 2018 Bill

An Act to amend the Election Act with respect to voter eligibility Mr. A. Potts Private Member’s Bill 1st Reading March 5, 2018 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Royal Assent Bill

An Act to amend the Election Act with respect to voter eligibility Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: 1 Clause 15 (1) (

a) of the Election Act is repealed and the following substituted: (

a) has attained 16 years of age; 2 The heading immediately before

section 17.7 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted: PROVISIONAL REGISTER OF AND 15 YEAR OLDS 3

(1) Subsection 17.7 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out “16 or 17 years of age” and substituting “14 or 15 years of age”.

(2) Subsection 17.7 (5) of the Act is amended by striking out “18” wherever it appears and substitu ting in each case “16”. 4 Paragraph of subsection 17.14 (2) of the Act is amended by striking out “18” and substituting “16”. Commencement This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title The

short title of this Act is the Election Amendment Act (Voter Eligibility), 2018. ______________ EXPLANATORY NOTE The Bill amends the Election Act to lower the age for persons to be eligible to vote in an election to the Legislative Assembly from 18 years to 16 years. Related amendments are made throughout the Act.

Document details

Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 202, 41-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p41 s2 bill 202 bill text 41 2 en b202 e.pdf
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	7d40b7d906e8dcb93a53437b25a32917ed0cd964

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