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Municipal Elections Act, 1996
Loi de 1996 sur les élections municipales

ONTARIO REGULATION 423/97

Amended to O. Reg. 409/03

CITY OF TORONTO — 1997 RECOUNTS

Note: This Regulation was revoked on December 4, 2003. See: O. Reg. 409/03, s. 1.

This Regulation is made in English only.

1. (1) The council of the City of Toronto incorporated under the City of Toronto Act, 1997 may, on or before February 2, 1998 pass a resolution under clause 57 (1) (a) of the Act requiring a recount of votes cast in the 1997 regular election,

(a) for all or specified candidates for an office on the council;

(b) for all or specified answers to a question submitted by the council of the Borough of East York, the City of Etobicoke, the City of North York, the City of Scarborough, the City of Toronto or the City of York;

(c) for and against a by-law submitted by the council of the Borough of East York, the City of Etobicoke, the City of North York, the City of Scarborough, the City of Toronto or the City of York. O. Reg. 423/97, s. 1 (1).

(2) The councils of the Borough of East York, the City of Etobicoke, the City of North York, the City of Scarborough, the City of Toronto or the City of York shall not pass a resolution under clause 57 (10) (a) of the Act with respect to the election described in subsection (1). O. Reg. 423/97, s. 1 (2).

(3) The last date an application for a recount under section 58 of the Act may be made to the Ontario Court (General Division) with respect to an election described in subsection (1) is extended to February 2, 1998. O. Reg. 423/97, s. 1 (3).

2. Commencing January 1, 1998, the clerk of the City of Toronto incorporated under the City of Toronto Act, 1997 is responsible for conducting all remaining aspects of the 1997 regular elections held in the geographic area of the City of Toronto. O. Reg. 423/97, s. 2.

3. An application for a compliance audit under section 81 of the Act with respect to a candidate for office on the council of the City of Toronto incorporated under the City of Toronto Act, 1997 may not be made by an elector before January 1, 1998. O. Reg. 423/97, s. 3.

4. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). O. Reg. 423/97, s. 4.