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S.M. 2019, c. 7
Bill 8, 4th Session, 41st Legislature
The Referendum Act
| 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, | ||
| CANDIDATES AND THIRD 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 GOVERNMENT ADVERTISING | ||
| 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 AND CEO DIRECTIONS | ||
| 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 | |
| 28 | Consequential amendment, C.C.S.M. c. H190 | |
| 29 | Consequential amendment, C.C.S.M. c. P215 | |
| 30 | C.C.S.M. reference | |
| 31 | Coming into force | |