MS. SELINA ROBINSON

BILL M 215 – 2017

LOCAL ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN
FINANCING (FAIRNESS IN FINANCING
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS)
AMENDMENT ACT, 2017

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

This Bill amends the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act to eliminate union and corporate donations in municipal election campaigns, restricting campaign contributions solely to individuals to ensure greater fairness in local government elections.

1 Section 26 of the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, S.B.C. 2014, c. 18, is amended:

(a) in subsection (1), in the portion preceding paragraph (a), by striking out “or organization”,

(b) in subsection (1) (g), by striking out “or organization” wherever it appears, and

(c) by adding the following subsection:

(2.1) Only individuals may make campaign contributions.

2 Section 1 of the Schedule is amended in the definition of “contributor class” by repealing paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g).

Explanatory Note

This Bill amends the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act to eliminate union and corporate donations in municipal election campaigns, restricting campaign contributions solely to individuals to ensure greater fairness in local government elections.