Bill 166 explained in plain English
Toronto Ranked Ballot Elections Act, 2014
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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This bill would enable the City of Toronto to adopt a ranked ballot voting system for its council elections, subject to public consultation and Lieutenant Governor in Council approval.
Bill 166, the Toronto Ranked Ballot Elections Act, 2014, would allow the City of Toronto to use a ranked ballot voting system for city council elections. It would amend the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to permit the city to pass a by-law for this purpose. The bill outlines requirements for public consultation before the city council votes on such a by-law and states that any by-law passed would need approval from the Lieutenant Governor in Council to take effect. It also clarifies that such a by-law would take precedence over and could modify the Municipal Elections Act, 1996.
- Amends the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to allow the City of Toronto to create a by-law for ranked ballot elections for city council.
- Requires the City of Toronto to consult the public before voting on a by-law for ranked ballot elections, according to requirements that may be prescribed.
- States that a ranked ballot by-law, or any changes to it, must be approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council to be effective.
- Specifies that an approved ranked ballot by-law will prevail over and may change how the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, and its regulations apply.
- Establishes that the bill comes into force on January 1, 2015.
- Sets the short title of the Act as the Toronto Ranked Ballot Elections Act, 2014.
- The City of Toronto
- City council members
- Electors in the City of Toronto
- The Lieutenant Governor in Council
- The public in the City of Toronto
- The City of Toronto has the right to pass a by-law for ranked ballot elections.
- The City of Toronto must consult the public before voting on a ranked ballot by-law.
- Ranked ballot by-laws require approval from the Lieutenant Governor in Council to be effective.
- Approved ranked ballot by-laws take precedence over the Municipal Elections Act, 1996.
- The Act comes into force on January 1, 2015.
- The specific requirements for public consultation are not detailed in the bill but may be prescribed.
- The bill does not specify the exact procedures for a ranked ballot election, only that the by-law would establish them.
- The full impact of a by-law prevailing over and modifying the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, is not detailed in the bill.
Allows the City of Toronto to pass a by-law adopting a ranked ballot voting system for city council elections, establishes public consultation requirements, and makes such by-laws subject to Lieutenant Governor in Council approval.
Source: Section 8
States that a ranked ballot by-law approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council prevails over and may modify the application of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and its regulations.
Source: Section 11
Grants the Lieutenant Governor in Council the power to prescribe public consultation requirements for ranked ballot by-laws.
Source: Section 152 (1)
The application of this Act and its regulations may be overridden or changed by an approved ranked ballot by-law passed by the City of Toronto.
Source: Section 11
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