88.24 (1) For the purposes of this Act, a candidate’s election campaign period for an office shall be determined in accordance with the following rules: 1.  The election campaign period begins on the day on which the clerk receives his or her nomination for the office under section 33. 2.  The election campaign period ends on December 31 in the case of a regular election and 45 days after voting day in the case of a by-election. 3.  Despite paragraph 2, the election campaign period ends, i.  on the day the nomination is withdrawn under section 36 or is deemed to be withdrawn under subsection 29 (2), ii.  on nomination day, if the nomination is rejected under section 35, or iii.  on the day the candidate files the documents under section 88.25, as long as the documents are filed after voting day and before December 31 in the year of a regular election. 4.  Despite paragraphs 2 and 3, if the candidate has a deficit at the time the election campaign period would otherwise end and the candidate notifies the clerk in the prescribed form on or before December 31 in the case of a regular election and 45 days after voting day in the case of a by-election, the election campaign period is extended and is deemed to have run continuously from the date of nomination until the earliest of, i.  June 30 in the year following the regular election, ii.  the end of the six-month period following the 45th day after voting day, in the case of a by-election, iii.  the day he or she is nominated in a subsequent election for an office on the council or local board in respect of which the deficit was incurred, iv.  the day the candidate notifies the clerk in writing that he or she will not accept further contributions, and v.  the day A equals the total of B and C, where, A =  any further contributions, B =  the expenses incurred during the extension of the election campaign period, and C =  the amount of the candidate’s deficit at the start of the extension of the election campaign period. 5.  If, after the election campaign period ends under paragraph 2, 3 or 4, the candidate incurs expenses relating to a recount, a proceeding under section 83 (controverted elections) or a compliance audit and the candidate notifies the clerk in writing, the election campaign period is deemed to have recommenced, subject to subsection (2), and to have run continuously from the date of nomination until the earliest of, i.  the day the total of A and B equals the total of C and D, where, A =  any amount released to the candidate under subsection 88.31 (7), B =  any further contributions, C =  the expenses incurred after the election campaign period recommences, and D =  the amount of the candidate’s deficit, if any, before the election campaign period recommenced, ii.  the day he or she is nominated in a subsequent election for an office on the council or local board in respect of which the expenses referred to in subparagraph i were incurred, iii.  the day the candidate notifies the clerk in writing that the candidate will not accept further contributions, iv.  June 30 in the year following the regular election, and v.  the end of the six-month period following the 45th day after voting day, in the case of a by-election. 2016, c. 15, s. 60; 2017, c. 10, Sched. 4, s. 8 (14, 15); 2021, c. 5, Sched. 4, s. 6. Same (2) An election campaign period that has ended under subparagraph 4 ii or 5 ii of subsection (1) cannot recommence under paragraph 5. 2016, c. 15, s. 60. Multiple and combined campaigns (3) The following rules apply if a person is a candidate, at different times in the same election, for more than one office on the same council or local board: 1.  The person’s campaigns for offices for which the election is conducted by general vote shall be deemed to be one campaign for the last office for which he or she is nominated, but the election campaign period begins on the day of the first nomination. 2.  Each campaign for an office for which the election is conducted by ward is a separate campaign. 2016, c. 15, s. 60. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2016, c. 15, s. 60 - 09/06/2016 2017, c. 10, Sched. 4, s. 8 (14, 15) - 30/05/2017 2021, c. 5, Sched. 4, s. 6 - 19/04/2021