Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (Ontario)
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The Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (Ontario) is the provincial statute that sets out the legal framework, rules, and procedures governing the conduct of municipal elections across Ontario.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (Ontario) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ontario legislation
ⓘ
election law ⓘ provincial statute ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Ontario) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
candidates for municipal office
ⓘ
electors in Ontario municipalities ⓘ municipal councils in Ontario ⓘ registered third party advertisers in municipal elections ⓘ school boards in Ontario ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| defines |
election offences
ⓘ
key election terms and concepts ⓘ roles and powers of municipal clerks in elections ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
courts of Ontario
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
municipal clerks ⓘ |
| governs |
municipal elections in Ontario
ⓘ
school board elections in Ontario ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
campaign finance compliance audits
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penalties for contraventions of municipal election rules ⓘ procedures for by-elections for municipal offices ⓘ timing of regular municipal elections in Ontario ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | sub-provincial (municipal and school board) ⓘ |
| partOf | public law of Ontario ⓘ |
| regulates |
campaign contributions
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campaign expenses ⓘ campaign surplus and deficit treatment ⓘ use of municipal resources during election campaigns ⓘ |
| setsOut |
advance voting rules
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campaign finance rules ⓘ compliance audit procedures ⓘ enforcement mechanisms for election offences ⓘ nomination procedures for candidates ⓘ recount procedures ⓘ rules for the conduct of municipal elections ⓘ rules for the conduct of school board elections ⓘ rules for third party advertising in municipal elections ⓘ rules for voting by proxy ⓘ voter eligibility rules ⓘ voter registration procedures ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
electoral administration
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electoral finance regulation ⓘ local government elections ⓘ |
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