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REQUEST FOR DECISION
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Bylaw 27/2024 Municipal Elections Bylaw (2nd & 3rd Readings)
Presented by: Marta Caufield, Director, Legal, Legislative & Records Services
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RECOMMENDED MOTION(S)
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1. That Bylaw 27/2024 Municipal Elections be read a second time.
2. That Bylaw 27/2024 be read a third time.
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SUMMARY
Administration is presenting a new Municipal Elections Bylaw for Council's consideration as a result of the changes made by the province in Bill 20. This agenda report outlines the changes that are being proposed, as well as the rationale for them, and includes a section regarding what was not added to the Bylaw.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
Bylaw 27/2024 is being presented to Council for consideration as a result of legislative changes made by the province in the Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 20), which amends the Local Authorities Election Act (LAEA) and the Municipal Government Act (MGA). The amendments set out in Bill 20 significantly change the way in which administration must conduct the next municipal general election (October 20, 2025). The Bill received Royal Assent on May 30, 2024, and its election provisions came into effect on proclamation on October 31, 2024.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
In this section, we provide an overview of the changes made by Bill 20, an overview of the current Municipal Elections Bylaw, and outline the changes made in the new proposed Municipal Elections Bylaw. Additionally, we explain why the requirement for persons seeking to be nominated as a candidate to submit a criminal record check has not been added to the new Bylaw, why administration recommends that deposits for nomination not be required, and why administration recommends that the date of the election day not be moved to the Saturday immediately preceding the third Monday in October.
1. Municipal Elections
In each general election, electors ...
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