O. Reg. 337/94: ELECTION OF REGIONAL COUNCILLORS"

O. Reg. 337/94: ELECTION OF REGIONAL COUNCILLORS, Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. R.14

Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton Act

ONTARIO REGULATION 337/94

Amended to O. Reg. 515/94

ELECTION OF REGIONAL COUNCILLORS

Note: This Regulation became spent some time before January 1, 2004.

This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.

1. For the purposes of electing the chair and the regional councillors to the Regional Council, a reference to the clerk, returning officer or recount officer in subsections 5 (5) and (6), sections 6 and 38, subsections 39 (1) and (5), sections 40 to 43 and 88 to 101, subsection 104 (3), section 106, subsections 108 (1) and (10), section 115, subsections 127 (4) and (6), sections 131 and 133 and Parts II and III of the Municipal Elections Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the clerk of the Regional Corporation. O. Reg. 337/94, s. 1.

2. The reasonable expenses incurred by the clerk or any other officer of the Regional Corporation related to an election and reasonable fees and allowances for services related to the election rendered by any person appointed or hired by the clerk or any other officer of the Regional Corporation shall be paid by the treasurer of the Regional Corporation. O. Reg. 337/94, s. 2.

3. If the clerk of an area municipality is required to conduct an election of a member of Regional Council other than at a regular election, the Regional Corporation shall reimburse the treasurer of the area municipality for the reasonable expenses incurred by the clerk of the area municipality in conducting the election. O. Reg. 337/94, s. 3.

4. (1) At the time of posting the preliminary list under subsection 28(1) of the Municipal Elections Act, the clerk of an area municipality shall deliver or mail one copy of the preliminary list to the clerk of the Regional Corporation.

(2) The clerk of an area municipality shall, within 10 days after nomination day, send a certified copy of the statement of changes under subsection 33 (1) of the Municipal Elections Act to the clerk of the Regional Corporation. O. Reg. 337/94, s. 4.

5. The clerk of the Regional Corporation shall, within 48 hours after the closing of nominations,

(a) send by registered mail the names of the candidates nominated for the office of chair to the clerk of each area municipality; and

(b) send by registered mail the names of the candidates nominated for the office of regional councillor for a regional ward to the clerk of each area municipality in which any part of the regional ward is situated. O. Reg. 337/94, s. 5.

6. (1) Despite subsection 85 (2) of the Municipal Elections Act, the clerk of an area municipality shall promptly report the vote recorded for the office of chair and regional councillor to the clerk of the Regional Corporation who shall prepare the final summary and, at noon on the Thursday following the day on which the polling is held, publicly declare the candidates having the highest number of votes to be elected.

(2) The clerk of the Regional Corporation shall post in a conspicuous place a statement under his or her hand showing the number of votes for each candidate. O. Reg. 337/94, s. 6.

7. (1) For the purposes of a recount for the office of chair or regional councillor, the Regional Corporation shall pay to persons appointed under section 89 of the Municipal Elections Act remuneration and expenses incurred in attending the recount.

(2) The expenses under subsection (1) shall be paid out only upon presentation of a certificate signed by the clerk of the Regional Corporation verifying the amount payable. O. Reg. 337/94, s. 7.

8. If a recount concerns the election of a regional councillor in a regional ward,

(a) the recount officer shall give notice under subsection 94 (1) of the Municipal Elections Act to the clerk of every area municipality in which any part of the regional ward is situated; and

(b) a clerk who is entitled to notice under clause (a), or a person appointed by the clerk, shall, in accordance with subsection 94(4) of the Municipal Elections Act, attend the recount and bring the ballot boxes and all documents relating to the election. O.Reg. 337/94, s. 8.

9. Despite subsection 100 (1) of the Municipal Elections Act, unless a court otherwise orders, the costs, including the costs of the candidates, of a recount under the Municipal Elections Act for the office of chair or regional councillor, whether conducted by the recount officer or a judge, shall be borne by the Regional Corporation. O. Reg. 337/94, s. 9.