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 |