Bill 202 explained in plain English
Election Amendment Act (Voter Eligibility), 2018
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 202 proposes to lower the minimum voting age in Ontario provincial elections from 18 to 16 years old.
This bill, titled the Election Amendment Act (Voter Eligibility), 2018, proposes to change the Election Act in Ontario. The main change is to lower the minimum age for a person to be eligible to vote in an election to the Legislative Assembly from 18 years old to 16 years old. It also makes related changes throughout the Act to reflect this age adjustment.
- Amends the Election Act to lower the minimum age for voter eligibility from 18 to 16 years old.
- Makes consequential amendments to various sections of the Election Act to reflect the change in voting age.
- Changes references in the Act regarding voter registration for individuals aged 16 or 17 to refer to individuals aged 14 or 15.
- Changes references in the Act regarding voter eligibility from 18 years old to 16 years old.
- Individuals who are 16 and 17 years old, as they would become eligible to vote.
- Individuals who are 14 and 15 years old, in relation to the provisional register.
- Election officials and administrators responsible for voter eligibility and registration.
- The right to vote in provincial elections is extended to individuals who have attained 16 years of age.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill text does not specify the exact date of Royal Assent, which is when the Act comes into force.
- The bill does not detail the administrative processes or costs associated with implementing the change in voting age, such as updating voter lists or educational campaigns.
Lowers the minimum age to be eligible to vote to 16 years. It also changes references related to provisional registers for younger individuals and the general voting age throughout the Act.
Source: Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4
Changes the requirement for voter eligibility to have attained 16 years of age.
Source: Section 1
Replaces the heading to reflect a provisional register for 14 and 15 year olds.
Source: Section 2
Changes the age range for individuals on the provisional register from '16 or 17 years of age' to '14 or 15 years of age'.
Source: Section 3 (1)
Changes the age referenced in this subsection from '18' to '16'.
Source: Section 3 (2)
Changes the age referenced in this paragraph from '18' to '16'.
Source: Section 4
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