E-2.2 - Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities

Section 146 Disposition versions

2024-06-06

146. Every eligible person may be nominated as a candidate for one office on the council of a municipality at a time, by filing a nomination paper with the returning officer.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a municipality having a population of 100,000 or over may, by a by-law of its council, allow double candidacies in accordance with this paragraph; in such a case, the clerk shall transmit a certified copy of the by-law, as soon as possible after its coming into force, to the chief electoral officer. If such a by-law is in force 44 days before polling day, the candidate for the office of mayor of a party authorized under Chapter XIII may, jointly with another candidate of the party who is his co-candidate, also be candidate for the office of councillor in an electoral district. Section 6.1 of the Cities and Towns Act (chapter C-19) applies, with the necessary modifications, if the population of the municipality falls below 100,000.

1987, c. 57, s. 146; 1990, c. 20, s. 1; 1997, c. 34, s. 22; 2001, c. 25, s. 84; 2024, c. 24, s. 103.

2022-03-24

146. Every eligible person may be nominated as a candidate for one office on the council of a municipality at a time, by filing a nomination paper with the returning officer.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a municipality having a population of 100,000 or over may, by a by-law of its council, allow double candidacies in accordance with this paragraph; in such a case, the clerk shall transmit a certified copy of the by-law, as soon as possible after its coming into force, to the chief electoral officer. If such a by-law is in force 44 days before polling day, the candidate for the office of mayor of a party authorized under Chapter XIII may, jointly with another candidate of the party who is his co-candidate, also be candidate for the office of councillor in an electoral district. A by-law passed under this paragraph ceases to be in force if it is repealed or if the population of the municipality falls below 100,000.

1987, c. 57, s. 146; 1990, c. 20, s. 1; 1997, c. 34, s. 22; 2001, c. 25, s. 84.

2021-05-15

146. Every eligible person may be nominated as a candidate for one office on the council of a municipality at a time, by filing a nomination paper with the returning officer.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a municipality having a population of 100,000 or over may, by a by-law of its council, allow double candidacies in accordance with this paragraph; in such a case, the clerk shall transmit a certified copy of the by-law, as soon as possible after its coming into force, to the chief electoral officer. If such a by-law is in force 44 days before polling day, the candidate for the office of mayor of a party authorized under Chapter XIII may, jointly with another candidate of the party who is his co-candidate, also be candidate for the office of councillor in an electoral district. A by-law passed under this paragraph ceases to be in force if it is repealed or if the population of the municipality falls below 100,000.

1987, c. 57, s. 146; 1990, c. 20, s. 1; 1997, c. 34, s. 22; 2001, c. 25, s. 84.

Please refer to the Regulation amending certain municipal provisions to facilitate the conduct of the municipal general election of November 7, 2021, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, (2021) 153 G.O. 2, 1307B.

2001-06-21

146. Every eligible person may be nominated as a candidate for one office on the council of a municipality at a time, by filing a nomination paper with the returning officer.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a municipality having a population of 100,000 or over may, by a by-law of its council, allow double candidacies in accordance with this paragraph; in such a case, the clerk shall transmit a certified copy of the by-law, as soon as possible after its coming into force, to the chief electoral officer. If such a by-law is in force 44 days before polling day, the candidate for the office of mayor of a party authorized under Chapter XIII may, jointly with another candidate of the party who is his co-candidate, also be candidate for the office of councillor in an electoral district. A by-law passed under this paragraph ceases to be in force if it is repealed or if the population of the municipality falls below 100,000.

1987, c. 57, s. 146; 1990, c. 20, s. 1; 1997, c. 34, s. 22; 2001, c. 25, s. 84.

1997-06-12

146. Every eligible person may be nominated as a candidate for one office on the council of a municipality at a time, by filing a nomination paper with the returning officer.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a municipality having a population of 100 000 or over may, by a by-law of its council, allow double candidacies in accordance with this paragraph; in such a case, the clerk shall transmit a certified copy of the by-law, as soon as possible after its coming into force, to the chief electoral officer. If such a by-law is in force 58 days before polling day, the candidate for the office of mayor of a party authorized under Chapter XIII may, jointly with another candidate of the party who is his co-candidate, also be candidate for the office of councillor in an electoral district. A by-law passed under this paragraph ceases to be in force if it is repealed or if the population of the municipality falls below 100 000.

1987, c. 57, s. 146; 1990, c. 20, s. 1; 1997, c. 34, s. 22.

1990-06-22

146. Every eligible person may be nominated as a candidate for one office on the council of a municipality at a time, by filing a nomination paper with the returning officer.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a municipality having a population of 100 000 or over may, by a by-law of its council, allow double candidacies in accordance with this paragraph; in such a case, the clerk shall transmit a certified copy of the by-law, as soon as possible after its coming into force, to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and to the chief electoral officer. If such a by-law is in force 58 days before polling day, the candidate for the office of mayor of a party authorized under Chapter XIII may, jointly with another candidate of the party who is his co-candidate, also be candidate for the office of councillor in an electoral district. A by-law passed under this paragraph ceases to be in force if it is repealed or if the population of the municipality falls below 100 000.

1987, c. 57, s. 146; 1990, c. 20, s. 1.

1988-01-01

146. Every eligible person may be nominated as a candidate for one office on the council of a municipality at a time, by filing a nomination paper with the returning officer.

1987, c. 57, s. 146.