Bill 38 explained in plain English
Youth Political Engagement Act, 2018
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
At a glance
Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 3rd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 38, the Youth Political Engagement Act, 2018, would lower the voting age in Ontario from 18 to 16 years.
This bill, known as the Youth Political Engagement Act, 2018, proposes to lower the minimum age for voting in Ontario elections from 18 to 16 years. It would amend the Election Act to reflect this change and make related adjustments throughout the Act.
- Amends the Election Act to change the minimum age for voter eligibility.
- Lowers the voting age from 18 years to 16 years.
- Makes related consequential amendments to various sections of the Election Act.
- Young people aged 16 and 17 who will become eligible to vote.
- Election officials who will administer the changes to voter eligibility.
- Individuals who have attained 16 years of age will be eligible to vote.
- References to the age of 18 in relation to voter eligibility in the Election Act will be changed to 16.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The exact date of Royal Assent is not specified in the bill text.
- The bill does not provide details on how the provisional register for 14 and 15 year olds will be managed beyond the age-related changes.
Lowers the minimum age to be eligible to vote in an election to the Legislative Assembly from 18 years to 16 years. It also makes other changes related to voter registration for 14 and 15 year olds and updates references to the age of 18 to 16.
Source: Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4
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