832/2024 Nomination Deposit & Disposition of Deposit Bylaw — full text

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## TOWN OF PENHOLD BYLAW NO. 832/2024 ## Nomination Deposit & Disposition of Deposit Bylaw Being a Bylaw to provide that a deposit accompanies every nomination of a candidate for election to the Municipal Council of the Town of Penhold. WHEREAS: it is provided by Section 29 of the Local Authorities Election Act, Chapter L21, that the Elected Authority (Council) may, by bylaw passed not less than 30 days before nomination day, require that every nomination be accompanied by a deposit population less than 10,000, may not exceed the sum of $100: and WHEREAS: it is further provided by Section 30 of the Local Authorities Election Act, Chapter L-21 as amended, that when a bylaw is passed to provide for a deposit, the returning officer shall require the deposit to be paid in cash, by certified cheque, by money order, or by debit or credit card. THEREFORE: The Council of the Town of Penhold hereby enacts as follows: - a) A $100 deposit is to accompany every nomination received from a candidate for election to the Municipal Council of the Town of Penhold. - b) The $100 deposit will be provided in cash, by certified cheque, by money order, or by debit or credit card drawn in the favor of the Town of Penhold. - c) Unless the deposit is taken into the general revenue of the Town of Penhold in the circumstances provided in Section 30 of the Local Authorities Election Act, Chapter L-21, it shall be returned to the person who furnished it after the Municipal Council has been declared elected. - d) This Bylaw shall come into force and effect upon the date of the passing of the third and final reading. ## ENACTMENT/TRANSITION This Bylaw comes into force upon third and final reading. READ a first time this 25th day of November 2024. READ a second time this 25' day of November 2024. READ a third time this 25th day of November 2024.  Mayor Millio