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THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE
BY -LAW
NO. 2010 - 031
BEING A BY -LAW TO AUTHORIZE VOTING BY MAIL FOR THE
2010 MUNICIPAL ELECTION
WHEREAS Section 42 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, provides that the
council of a local municipality may pass a by -law authorizing electors to use an
alternative voting method, such as voting by mail, that does not require electors to
attend at a voting place in order to vote;
AND WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine
deems it appropriate to pass such a by -law to conduct the 2010 municipal election
using a Vote by Mail method;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of
Kincardine ENACTS as follows:
1. That the use of the alternative voting method of Vote by Mail is hereby
authorized for the 2010 municipal election.
2. That the provisions relating to proxy voting and to advance voting will not
apply in the 2010 municipal election.
3. The Municipal Clerk shall prepare procedures and rules for the Vote by
Mail municipal election and provide these procedures and rules to each
candidate no later than June 01, 2010.
4. Any person, corporation or trade union guilty of corrupt practices or
contravening the provisions of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 or the
procedures and rules as established in paragraph 3 of this by -law may be
prosecuted pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996.
5. This by -law shall come into full force and effect upon its final passage.
6. This by -law may be cited as the "2010 Municipal Election – Vote by Mail
By -law ".
READ a FIRST and SECOND TIME this 17 day of March, 2010.
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Wayor Clerk
READ a THIRD TIME and FINALLY PASSED this 17 day of March, 2010.
Mayor Clerk
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