Bill 103 explained in plain English
Election Finances Amendment Act (Leadership Fundraising Loophole), 2019
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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This Act amends the Election Finances Act to ensure that contributions made to leadership contestants after a leadership vote can only be used to repay campaign debts.
Bill 103, also known as the Election Finances Amendment Act (Leadership Fundraising Loophole), 2019, amends the Election Finances Act. It clarifies that any contributions made to a leadership contestant after a leadership vote must be used solely for the purpose of repaying debts incurred by the contestant during that leadership contest. The Act came into effect on the day it received Royal Assent.
- It amends the Election Finances Act.
- It clarifies that contributions made to a leadership contestant after a leadership vote must be used only for the purpose of repaying liabilities incurred by the contestant for the leadership contest.
- It specifies that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Leadership contestants in political parties
- Individuals or entities making contributions to leadership contestants
- Contributions made to a leadership contestant after a leadership vote must be used only for the purpose of repaying liabilities incurred for that leadership contest.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify what happens if contributions are made for purposes other than repaying liabilities, nor does it detail any penalties for such actions.
This Act amends the Election Finances Act to add a new subsection (1.5) to Section 18.
Source: Section 1
A new subsection (1.5) is added to Section 18, which states that contributions to a leadership contestant after a leadership vote are restricted to the purpose of repaying liabilities incurred for that contest.
Source: Section 1
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