Published January 1, 2014
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Body: Council Type: By-law Meeting: Regular Date: 2014 Collection: By-laws Municipality: South Frontenac

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TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC BY-LAW 2014-04

^BY;LAW,TO^AUTHORIZE THE VOTING BY TELEPHONE/INTERNET FOR THE 2014 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

^HJE^^1s^ub^cti?n 42(1) (T) ofthe Municipal Elections Act R.S.O. 1996, states that

!^J:^CJ^fJLl^^umctip>alitymay Pass by-laws to authorize tiiie use of voting and

vote,c°Tingequipment such as votm8 machmes’ vote recorder^ ^ “Ptical scaimingvote

tabulators; and

WHEREAS Subsection 42(l)(b) of the Municipal Elections Act., R.S.O. 1996, states that

the Council of a local municipality may pass by-laws to authorize elector’s to

alternative voting method, such as voting by mail: or by telephone/IntemeV;thatdoes”^t

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require electors to attend at a voting place in order to vote; and

WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac wishes to

adopt the process^ voting by telephone/Int^et to en^e ^ater accessibility-o7aU

voters to exercise their individual and democratic right to vote;

NOW THEREFORE THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC, BY ITS COUNCIL, HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:

  1. That the Municipal Election process for the October 2014 elections utilize the alternative voting method known as “Voting by Telephone/Intemet”.

  2. That the voting period, being the advance vote and including voting day, shall

be for a term of 8(eight) full days, commencing on Monday, October 20& 2014 at 8:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) and that the voting period be terminated

on Monday, October 27th, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).

  1. That the Mayor and the Clerk be hereby authorized to execute all and any documents to give effect to these presents.

Dated at the Township of South Frontenac this 21st day of January 2014. Read a first and second time this 21st day of January 2014. Read a third time and finally passed this 21st day of January 2014. The Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac

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