1972 Bill First Session, 17th Legislature, 21 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL An Ad to amend The Election Act (No.2) MR. WILSON First Reading .............................. . Second Reading . Third Reading . .. . ..... . Printed by L. S. Wall, Queen's Printer, Edmonton BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE ELEICTION ACT (NO.2) ( Assented to ,1972) HER MAJESTY, by and with the adv,lce and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Election Act is hereby ame,nded.

Section 15, subsection (1), clause (e), subclause (ii) is amended by striking out the words "the aJbbreviation "Mrs." as prefix, and" and by 3uostibuti'ng the words "the abbrevia­ Lon "lVIrs" or "Ms.;) as prefix, and". S. R!{! e in the Third

Schedule is amended (

a) by striking out paragraph (1) and by sUbstituting the following: Rule 6

(1) The enumerators shall, in such list, register the name of a married woman or widow under her own Christian name and the surname of her husband or deceased husband, as the case may be, using the abbreviation "'Mrs." or "Ms." as prefix. (

b) hy striking out paragraph (

S) and by substituting the following:

(3) The nam'e of an unmarried woman shall be prefixed with the word "Miss" or "Ms.". 4- This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. Explanatory Notes This Bill will revise the requirement that a woman's name be preceded by prefix "Mrs." or "Miss" in the list of electors so as to allow for the use of the prefix "Ms.". Title: 1972 (17th, 1st) Bill 210,

An Act to amend The Election Act (No. 2)