1983 BILL 219 First Session, 20th Legislature, 32 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 219

AN ACT TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION ACT MR. OMAN mm^i «^s= First Reading Second Reading ....... Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent • • 'SJWJIJ^

Bill 219 Mr. Oman BILL 219 1983

AN ACT TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION ACT (Assented to , 1983) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 This Act will amend the Municipal Election Act. 2 The following is added after

section 145: 145.1 A council may make by-laws (

a) establishing a limit on the expenses that may be incurted by or on behalf of a candidate for the purposes of a by- election or a general election and defining expenses for the purposes of the by-law; (

b) establishing a limit on contributions that may be made to a candidate for the purposes of a by-election or a general election and defining contributions for the purposes of the by-law; (

c) providing that the amount and donor of every contribution exceeding a prescribed limit shall be declared in writing by every candidate at a by-election or general election within a prescribed time limit after the election; (

d) specifying the persons who are eligible to give contri­ butions to a candidate for the purposes of a by-election or general election; (

e) providing for penalties for breach of the by-laws passed pursuant to this

section not exceeding a fine of $1000;

1 This Bill will amend

chapter M-25 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2 Will authorize a council to pass by-laws controlling election expenses and Gontibudons and requiring publication of them and specifying penalties for failure to comply.

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f) providing that a person who has been elected to the coun­ cil may not sit or vote on the council unless he has made such declaration of his expenses and contributions as are required by the by-laws; In accordance with

section 4(1) of the

Interpretation Act, this Bill comes into force on the date it receives Royal Assent.

Title: 1983 (20th, 1st) Bill 219,

An Act to Amend the Municipal Election Act