Municipal Elections Amendment Act (Voting Hours Extension), 2015 Berardinetti, Lorenzo — Bill 68 (41st Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 68, 41-1

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Bill 68, Municipal Elections Amendment Act (Voting Hours Extension), 2015

Berardinetti, Lorenzo

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Bill 68 2015

An Act to amend the

Municipal Elections Act, 1996 to keep voting places open until 9 p.m.

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. Subsection

46 (1) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 is

amended by striking out "8 p.m." at the end and

substituting "9 p.m.".

Commencement

2. This

Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

3. The

short title of this Act is the Municipal Elections Amendment Act (Voting

Hours Extension), 2015 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The Bill amends the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 to extend the hours when

voting places are open for votes from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

February 26, 2015

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills

February 26, 2015

Second Reading

Carried

February 26, 2015

Second Reading

Debate

February 23, 2015

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

February 23, 2015

Committee

Second Reading

February 26, 2015

Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti, Mr. Steve Clark, Ms. Peggy Sattler, Mr. Granville Anderson, Mrs. Gila Martow, Ms. Cindy Forster, Mrs. Cristina Martins, Mrs. Julia Munro

February 26, 2015

Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills.

Committee

Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 68

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Municipal Elections Act, 1996

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 68, 41-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p41 s1 bill 68 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	7ff32e0c864fe601f71129acbd257bea584f6532

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