Bill 163 explained in plain English
City of Toronto Alternative Voting System Act, 2014
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This bill permits the City of Toronto to adopt an alternative voting system for its municipal elections, overriding conflicting provincial election laws.
Bill 163, also known as the City of Toronto Alternative Voting System Act, 2014, allows the City of Toronto to adopt an alternative voting system for electing its council members, including the mayor. The bill amends the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, to permit Toronto City Council to pass a by-law for this purpose. This by-law can establish rules for voting procedures and vote counting. If there's a conflict between the city's by-law and the Municipal Elections Act or its regulations, the by-law will take precedence. The Act also allows the Minister to make regulations for transitional matters or to clarify the application of the Act regarding an alternative voting system.
- Amends the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, to allow the City of Toronto to adopt an alternative voting system.
- Grants the City of Toronto Council the authority to pass a by-law to implement an alternative voting system for electing council members and the mayor.
- Allows the city's by-law to specify rules for voting procedures and vote counting.
- States that the City of Toronto's by-law on an alternative voting system will prevail over conflicting provisions in the Municipal Elections Act and its regulations.
- Enables the Minister to make regulations concerning transitional matters or to clarify the application of the Act in relation to an alternative voting system adopted by Toronto.
- The City of Toronto
- Toronto City Council
- Municipal electors in Toronto
- The Minister responsible for municipal elections
- The City of Toronto Council has the right to pass a by-law adopting an alternative voting system.
- The City of Toronto's by-law on alternative voting systems will prevail over conflicting provisions in the Municipal Elections Act and its regulations.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The specific type of alternative voting system is not defined in the bill; it will be determined by a City of Toronto by-law.
- The bill does not specify the exact rules for voting procedures or vote counting, as these will be established by the city's by-law.
- The bill does not detail what 'transitional matters' the Minister may address through regulation, nor does it specify which provisions of the Act or regulations may be clarified or varied.
- The bill does not specify the exact date of Royal Assent.
Adds a new section (45.1) that allows the City of Toronto to adopt an alternative voting system by by-law and a clause (c.0.1) to section 95(1) regarding transitional matters and clarifying the application of the Act. It also specifies that Toronto's by-law will prevail over conflicting provisions of this Act and its regulations.
Source: Section 1 and Section 2
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