Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee wants council to support a call to modernize the Ontario Municipal Elections Act (MEA).
THUNDER BAY — The legislation that governs municipal elections in Ontario is in need of an overhaul.
On Monday, Oliver will bring a memorandum to council on Monday to see if they want to support AMCTO's recommendation to the province. These changes to the MEA would include setting standards for online voting, updating the language to reflect the shift from paper-based processes to electronic methods, and adapting to technological changes that could affect the democratic process.
Because the MEA hasn’t been updated to reflect the digital era, Oliver noted that elections are incredibly work-intensive on municipal staff because of the many different formats people can vote in. “The request is how do we modernize the Elections Act so that it streamlines the process and makes it a better use of staff time."
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