Victoria is pushing ahead with changes to advertising and sponsorship rules for municipal elections, the B.C. government announced August 21.
If the legislation is passed, the new rules will be in effect for the next round of local government elections in November 2014.
The new regulations include:
- disclosure and registration by third-party advertisers;
- sponsorship information to be required on all election advertising;
- all campaign finance disclosure statements to be filed 90 days after the election rather than 120 days; and
- banning anonymous contributions.
The province will release a white paper with more details this September and plans to introduce the legislation in the spring of 2014.
The new rules are based on recommendations from a Local Government Elections Task Force. http://www.localelectionstaskforce.gov.bc.ca/library/Task_Force_Report.pdf
One of those recommendations, that an expense limit be set on election campaigns, will not be included in the new rules.
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Link: http://www.localelectionstaskforce.gov.bc.ca/library/Task_Force_Report.pdf
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