Respect for Voters Act, 2011 Jones, Sylvia — Bill 18 (40th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 18, 40-1

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Bill 18, Respect for Voters Act, 2011

Jones, Sylvia

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Bill 18 2011

Act to amend the Legislative Assembly Act to promote respect for voters

Note:

This Act amends the Legislative Assembly Act . For

the legislative history of the Act, see the Table of Consolidated Public

Statutes – Detailed Legislative History at www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. The

Legislative Assembly Act is amended by adding the

following section:

Disqualification

through leaving party under which elected

15.1

(1) If

a member who is elected to the Assembly while a member of a political party

registered under the Election Finances Act leaves

that party or a successor of that party, as the case may be, the member is

disqualified by law to continue to sit or vote in the Assembly, his or her seat

shall be vacated and a writ shall issue forthwith for a new election to fill

the vacancy.

Evidence

(2) If the leader of the political party mentioned in subsection

(1) signs a statement that a member described in that subsection has left the

party and delivers the statement to the Speaker, the statement is proof, in the

absence of evidence to the contrary, that the member has left the party.

Re-election

(3) A member whose seat is vacated under subsection (1) may

be re-elected if he or she is not declared ineligible under this Act.

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 Respect for Voters Act, 2011 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Legislative Assembly Act to provide

that a member who is elected to the Assembly while a member of a political

party registered under the Election Finances Act is

deemed to vacate his or her seat upon leaving that party or a successor of that

party.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

November 30, 2011

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

November 30, 2011

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

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Citation	Bill 18, 40-1
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Language	en
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