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MS. SELINA ROBINSON
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).
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.