BILL NO. 500
(as introduced)
1st Session, 64th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
3 Charles III, 2024
Private Member's Bill
Steve Estey Act
Susan Leblanc
Dartmouth North
First Reading: September 20, 2024
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
Explanatory Note
This Bill excludes reasonable family and accessibility expenses incurred in relation to a disability, as defined by the Accessibility Act, of a candidate from the limit on the election expenses of the candidate.
An Act to Amend Chapter 5
of the Acts of 2011,
the Elections Act,
Respecting Expenses Incurred
in Relation to a Disability
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 This Act may be cited as the Steve Estey Act.
2 Subclause 166(i)(iiia) of Chapter 5 of the Acts of 2011, the Elections Act, as enacted by Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2020, is amended by adding “other than in respect of expenses referred to in subclause (ja)(v)” immediately after “expenses”.
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