Changes to BC Local Elections
BC Municipal election rules may be about to change – particularly in regards to candidates’ expenses, campaign contributions and election advertising. The Local Government Elections Task Force has just wrapped up and submitted its report to the BC Government.
“The six-member Task Force was co-chaired by Bill Bennett, Minister of Community and Rural Development, and Harry Nyce, president of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM). It included two other UBCM executive members (with a third acting as alternate) and two provincial MLAs
The Task Force reviewed specific issues related to local government elections. Topics reviewed were:
- Campaign finance, including contribution/spending disclosure and limits, and tax credits
- Enforcement processes and outcomes
- Role of the chief electoral officer (B.C.) in local government elections
- Election cycle (term of office)
- Corporate vote
- Other agreed upon matters, (e.g. matters raised in UBCM resolutions such as eligibility of local government volunteers to be candidates)”
You can read the report here: http://www.localelectionstaskforce.gov.bc.ca/taskforce_report.html