4th Session, 41st Legislature
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Bill 8
Section | Table of Contents |
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS | |
1(1) | Definitions |
(2) | When is a referendum held concurrently with a general election? |
(3) | Definitions in election laws apply |
(4) | "Act" includes regulations |
REFERENDUMS | |
2(1) | Required referendum |
(2) | Optional referendum |
3 | Effect of referendum |
THE QUESTION | |
4(1) | Question to be approved by Assembly |
(2) | Wording for referendum question |
(3) | Proposed question referred to Standing Committee |
(4) | Referring question when Assembly not sitting |
(5 | Standing Committee to complete its work within 30 days |
(6) | Reporting to Assembly |
(7) | Motion to approve question |
CALLING A REFERENDUM | |
5(1) | Order calling a referendum |
(2) | Timing of referendum |
(3) | No by-election during a referendum |
CONDUCTING A REFERENDUM | |
Official Committees | |
6(1) | Reasons to become an official committee |
(2) | Who is not eligible to be an official committee |
7(1) | Registration precondition to recognition |
(2) | How to register |
(3) | Application |
(4) | Registration |
(5) | Effect of registration |
8(1) | How to apply to be an official committee |
(2) | Content of application |
(3) | Recognition of official committee |
(4) | Limit on number of official committees |
(5) | Effect when not recognized |
(6) | Actions by CEO |
9(1) | What an official committee cannot do |
(2) | What an official committee must do |
10(1) | Regulations |
(2) | Consistency with Election Financing Act |
PARTICIPATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES, | |
Political Parties | |
11(1) | Political parties |
(2) | Limits on expenses and advertising for concurrent referendum |
(3) | Limits on expenses and advertising for stand-alone referendum |
(4) | Regulations |
(5) | Consistency with other election laws |
Candidates and Constituency Associations | |
12(1) | Limits on expenses and advertising for concurrent referendum |
(2) | Third party rules apply to constituency association in stand-alone referendum |
Third Parties | |
13(1) | When registration is required |
(2) | Who need not register |
(3) | Applicants previously registered |
14 | Third party spending limit |
15(1) | Regulations |
(2) | Consistency of regulations |
RESTRICTIONS ON | |
16(1) | Government advertising restricted |
(2) | Exceptions |
(3) | Complaints |
VOTING | |
17 | Entitlement to vote |
18 | Election officials |
19(1) | Results to be announced by CEO |
(2) | CEO to notify the Speaker |
APPLICATION OF ELECTION LAWS | |
20 | Regulations re application of election laws |
21(1) | Matters not provided for |
(2) | Notice of directions |
OFFENCES | |
22(1) | Offences re contraventions of this Act |
(2) | Other offences |
(3) | False statement |
23 | Penalties |
OTHER MATTERS | |
24 | Confidentiality |
25 | Referendum costs paid out of Consolidated Fund |
REGULATIONS | |
26 | Regulations |
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS | |
27 | Consequential amendment, C.C.S.M. c. F84 |
10 | Referendum Act applies |
28 | Consequential amendment, C.C.S.M. c. H190 |
(2) | Referendum Act applies |
29 | Consequential amendment, C.C.S.M. c. P215 |
(2) | Referendum Act applies |
30 | C.C.S.M. reference |
31 | Coming into force |