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Bill 68 explained in plain English

Municipal Elections Amendment Act (Voting Hours Extension), 2015

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At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
41st Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 68
Full title
Municipal Elections Amendment Act (Voting Hours Extension), 2015
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills
Last updated
Feb 26, 2015
Sponsor
Lorenzo Berardinetti

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills
Latest Activity
Feb 26, 2015
Sponsor
Lorenzo Berardinetti
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

Bill 68, the Municipal Elections Amendment Act (Voting Hours Extension), 2015, extends municipal election voting hours from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., effective upon Royal Assent.

What It Means

This bill amends the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, to extend the closing time for voting places in municipal elections from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. The change comes into effect on the day the bill receives Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Extends the closing time for municipal voting places from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Makes this change effective on the day the bill receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • Municipal electors in Ontario
  • Municipal election officials
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Municipal electors will have until 9 p.m. to cast their votes.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The specific date of Royal Assent is not provided within the bill text.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Municipal Elections Act, 1996
amends

Changes the closing time of voting places from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Source: Section 1

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Feb 23, 2015
Step 2
Second reading
Feb 26, 2015
Step 3
Committee review
Feb 26, 2015
Step 4
Third reading
Not reached yet
Step 5
Royal assent
Not reached yet

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
Lorenzo Berardinetti
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

This bill is still moving through the process. When a recorded division is published, representative positions can be listed here.

Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

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