8 (1) The council of a municipality may pass a by-law to submit to its electors, (a)  a proposed by-law requiring their assent; (b)  subject to section 8.1, a question not otherwise authorized by law but within the council’s jurisdiction; (c)  subject to section 8.1, a question, the wording of which is established by an Act or a regulation under an Act. 1996, c. 32, Sched., s. 8 (1); 2000, c. 5, s. 27 (1). Submission of question, local board (2) A local board described in subparagraph iii of paragraph 1 of section 3 may pass a resolution to submit to its electors a question not otherwise authorized by law but within the local board’s jurisdiction. 1996, c. 32, Sched., s. 8 (2). (2.1) Repealed:  2000, c. 5, s. 27 (2). Question by Minister (3) The Minister may make an order requiring the clerk of a local municipality to submit a question to the electors of his or her municipality. 1996, c. 32, Sched., s. 8 (3). Transmission to clerk (4) When an upper-tier municipality acts under subsection (1), its clerk shall transmit to the clerk who is responsible for conducting the election a copy of the by-law and the proposed by-law or question. 1996, c. 32, Sched., s. 8 (4). Same (5) When a local board acts under subsection (2), its secretary shall transmit to the clerk who is responsible for conducting the election a copy of the resolution and question. 1996, c. 32, Sched., s. 8 (5). Restriction (5.1) For the purposes of a regular election, the clerk who is responsible for conducting the election is not required to submit a by-law or question to the electors unless on or before May 1 of the election year, (a)  in the case of a question of the Minister, the order under subsection (3) is transmitted to the clerk; (b)  in the case of a by-law or question of an upper-tier municipality, subsection (4) is complied with; (c)  in the case of a question of a local board, subsection (5) is complied with; or (d)  despite the Fluoridation Act, in the case of a petition under the Fluoridation Act, the petition is transmitted to the clerk. 2002, c. 17, Sched. D, s. 3; 2009, c. 33, Sched. 21, s. 8 (5); 2016, c. 15, s. 7 (1). Deemed transmission of petition (5.2) Despite the Fluoridation Act, if a petition under the Fluoridation Act is submitted in the election year of a regular election after May 1, the petition is deemed to have been transmitted to the clerk on February 1 of the following year. 2002, c. 17, Sched. D, s. 3; 2009, c. 33, Sched. 21, s. 8 (6); 2016, c. 15, s. 7 (2). Notice to electors (6) The clerk who is responsible for conducting the election shall give the electors notice of by-laws and questions referred to in this section. 1996, c. 32, Sched., s. 8 (6). Cost of giving notice (7) The upper-tier municipality or local board or the Minister, as the case may be, shall pay the local municipality’s reasonable costs of giving notice under subsection (6), as soon as possible after receiving a certificate verifying the amount and signed by the clerk of the local municipality. 1996, c. 32, Sched., s. 8 (7). Assent to by-law (8) A by-law is assented to, (a)  in the case of a local municipality, if a majority of the votes cast in the municipality are in favour of the by-law; (b)  in the case of an upper-tier municipality, if a majority of the votes cast in all the local municipalities are in favour of the by-law. 1996, c. 32, Sched., s. 8 (8). Result of vote (9) When the time for applying for a recount has expired without an application being made, or when any application for a recount has been finally disposed of, the clerk shall certify the result of the vote in his or her municipality to the clerk of the upper-tier municipality, the secretary of the local board or the Minister, as the case may be. 1996, c. 32, Sched., s. 8 (9). Waiting period (10) A council shall not consider a proposed by-law to which the electors’ assent has been obtained until the 14th day after the result of the vote is certified. 1996, c. 32, Sched., s. 8 (10). Conflicts (11) In cases of conflict, the Act or regulation establishing the wording of a question under clause (1) (c) or the Act authorizing the regulation establishing the wording of the question prevails over this Act or a regulation under this Act. 2000, c. 5, s. 27 (3). Expenses (12) Nothing in this Act prevents a municipality or the clerk of a municipality from incurring expenses in respect of a question which are required or authorized by this Act to be incurred. 2016, c. 15, s. 7 (3). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 5, s. 27 (1-3) - 08/06/2000 2002, c. 17, Sched. D, s. 3 - 01/01/2003 2009, c. 33, Sched. 21, s. 8 (5, 6) - 01/01/2010 2016, c. 15, s. 7 (1-3) - 09/06/2016