BILL NO. 37
(as introduced)
2nd Session, 63rd General Assembly
Nova Scotia
67 Elizabeth II, 2018
Private Member's Bill
Municipal Elections Act
(amended)
Lisa Roberts
Halifax Needham
First Reading: September 14, 2018
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
Explanatory Note
This Bill allows permanent residents to vote in municipal elections.
An Act to Amend Chapter 300
of the Revised Statutes, 1989,
the Municipal Elections Act
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 Clause 14(b) of Chapter 300 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Municipal Elections Act, as amended by Chapter 26 of the Acts of 1994 and Chapter 47 of the Acts of 2015, is further amended by adding "or a permanent resident as defined in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada)" immediately after "citizen" in the first line.
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