HomeMy WebLinkAbout14 076 2014 Municipal Election - Vote By Mail and Optical Scanning Vote Tabulators By-law THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE
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BEING A BY -LAW TO AUTHORIZE VOTING BY MAIL AND OPTICAL
SCANNING VOTE TABULATORS FOR THE
2014 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 the use of vote - counting equipment
such as optical scanning vote tabulators;
AND WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine
deems it appropriate to use a Vote by Mail method and optical scanning vote
tabulators for the 2014 municipal election
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 and optical
scanning vote tabulators is hereby authorized for the 2014 municipal
election.
2. That the provisions relating to proxy voting and to advance voting will not
apply in the 2014 municipal election.
3. The Municipal Clerk shall prepare procedures and forms for the Vote by
Mail municipal election and optical scanning vote tabulators and provide
• these procedures and forms to each candidate as prescribed by the
Municipal Elections Act, 1996.
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 forms 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 "2014 Municipal Election — Vote by Mail
and Optical Scanning Vote Tabulators By -law ".
READ a FIRST and SECOND TIME this 21st day of May, 2014.
READ a THIRD TIME and FINALLY PASSED this 21st day of May, 2014.
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