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Interpretation
 1. In this Regulation, a reference to a by-law with respect to ranked ballot elections means a by-law that may be passed by a municipality under section 41.2 of the Act. Authority to Conduct Ranked Ballot Elections
Authority to Conduct Ranked Ballot Elections
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Authority conferred, single-tier or lower-tier municipality
 2. (1) Subject to subsection (2), ranked ballot elections for offices on the council of a single-tier or lower-tier municipality are hereby authorized to be conducted in accordance with the rules set out in subsection 41.1 (1) of the Act. (2) Ranked ballot elections for offices on the council of a single-tier or lower-tier municipality are authorized only if they are to be conducted for all offices on the council.
Authority conferred, upper-tier municipality
 3. (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4), ranked ballot elections for offices on the council of an upper-tier municipality are hereby authorized to be conducted in accordance with the rules set out in subsection 41.1 (1) of the Act. (2) Ranked ballot elections are not authorized for any office on the council of an upper-tier municipality unless they are authorized for all offices on the council of every lower-tier municipality within the upper-tier municipality. (3) Ranked ballot elections are not authorized for any office on the council of an upper-tier municipality unless both of the following circumstances exist: 1. One or more members of the council of the upper-tier municipality are elected to the council by the electors of all or part of one or more lower-tier municipalities within the upper-tier municipality. 2. The members referred to in paragraph 1 who are elected to the council of the upper-tier municipality are not also elected to the council of a lower-tier municipality within the upper-tier municipality. (4) Ranked ballot elections are authorized only for the offices of members described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection (3) and they are authorized only if they are to be conducted for the offices of all of those members of the council of the upper-tier municipality.
Elector’s right to vote
 4. (1) An elector is entitled to rank as many candidates for an office as the by-law with respect to ranked ballot elections specifies or, if the by-law does not specify the number of rankings, three candidates. (2) Paragraph 3 of subsection 51 (2) of the Act does not apply with respect to a ranked ballot election. By-Laws With Respect to Ranked Ballot Elections
By-Laws With Respect to Ranked Ballot Elections
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Matters to be considered by council
 5. (1) Before passing a by-law with respect to ranked ballot elections, the council of a single-tier or lower-tier municipality shall consider the following matters: 1. The costs to the municipality of conducting the elections. 2. The availability of technology, such as voting equipment and vote-counting equipment and software, for conducting the elections. 3. The impact the proposed by-law would have on election administration. (2) Before passing a by-law with respect to ranked ballot elections, the council of an upper-tier municipality shall consider the following matters: 1. The costs to the municipality of conducting the elections. 2. The technology, if any, being used by the lower-tier municipalities within the upper-tier municipality for conducting their ranked ballot elections.
Contents of by-law
 6. (1) A by-law with respect to ranked ballot elections may specify the maximum number of rankings for each office on council. (2) The by-law may specify a different number of rankings for each office. (3) In this section, a reference to the number of rankings for an office is a reference to the number of candidates for the office in respect of whom an elector is permitted to indicate a preference when voting.
Application of by-law to elections
 7. A by-law with respect to ranked ballot elections applies to all regular elections and by-elections of the municipality.
When by-law comes into force
 8. (1) A by-law with respect to ranked ballot elections does not come into force until, (a) if it is passed after May 1, in the case of a single-tier or lower-tier municipality, or after July 1, in the case of an upper-tier municipality, in the year before the year of a regular election, the day a newly elected council is organized following the second regular election after the passing of the by-law; or (b) in any other case, the day a newly elected council is organized following the first regular election after the passing of the by-law. (2) Despite subsection (1), the regular election that is held immediately before the coming into force of a by-law with respect to ranked ballot elections shall be conducted as if the by-law were already in force. Information About Proposed By-laws
Information About Proposed By-laws
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Proposed by-law: information for the public
 9. (1) Before passing a by-law with respect to ranked ballot elections, the council shall ensure that the following information is made available to the public with respect to the proposed by-law: 1. A detailed description of how the elections would be conducted, including a description of how votes would be distributed to candidates based on the rankings marked on ballots. 2. An estimate of the costs of conducting the elections. 3. For a proposed by-law of a single-tier or lower-tier municipality, a description of the voting equipment and vote-counting equipment, if any, that is being considered. 4. For a proposed by-law of a single-tier or lower-tier municipality, a description of any alternative voting method being considered. (2) If the proposed by-law would repeal a by-law with respect to ranked ballot elections, paragraph 1 of subsection (1) requires only a detailed description of how the elections would be conducted. (3) The council shall ensure that the information required by this section is made available free of charge to any member of the public upon request. (4) The council of an upper-tier municipality shall ensure that the information required by this section is made available to the public at least 15 days before the public meeting required by section 11 is held.
Proposed by-law: open house (single-tier or lower-tier municipality)
 10. (1) Before passing a by-law with respect to ranked ballot elections, the council of a single-tier or lower-tier municipality shall ensure that at least one open house is held in accordance with this section for the purpose of giving the public an opportunity to review and ask questions about the information required by section 9. (2) The open house shall be held at least 15 days before the public meeting required by section 11 is held. (3) At least 30 days before the open house is to be held, the council shall publish notice of the open house in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality. (4) The council shall give at least 30 days’ notice of the open house to every person and organization that has, within two years before the day of the open house, requested that the municipality provide the person or organization with such notice and has provided an address for the notice. (5) The council shall ensure that the information required by section 9 is available at the open house.
Proposed by-law: public meeting
 11. (1) Before passing a by-law with respect to ranked ballot elections, the council shall ensure that a public meeting is held in accordance with this section in respect of the proposed by-law. (2) At least 30 days before the public meeting is to be held, the council shall publish notice of the public meeting as follows: 1. For a proposed by-law of a single-tier or lower-tier municipality, in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality. 2. For a proposed by-law of an upper-tier municipality, in one or more newspapers that, together, have general circulation in each lower-tier municipality within the upper-tier municipality. (3) The council shall give at least 30 days notice of the public meeting to every person and organization that has, within two years before the day of the public meeting, requested that the municipality provide the person or organization with such notice and has provided an address for the notice. (4) The council shall ensure that the notices required by subsections (2) and (3) set out the intention of the municipality to pass the by-law. (5) The council shall ensure that any person who attends the public meeting is given the opportunity to make representations in respect of the proposed by-law. (6) The council shall ensure that the information required by section 9 is available at the public meeting. Conducting a Ranked Ballot Election
Conducting a Ranked Ballot Election
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Responsibility of clerks re single-tier and lower-tier municipalities
 12. The clerk of a single-tier or lower-tier municipality is responsible for conducting a ranked ballot election for offices on the council of the municipality.
Responsibilities of clerks re upper-tier municipalities
 13. (1) The clerk of an upper-tier municipality is responsible for conducting a ranked ballot election for offices on the council of the municipality, except as otherwise specified in this Regulation. (2) When an upper-tier municipality passes a by-law with respect to ranked ballot elections, the clerk of the municipality shall give a copy of the by-law to the clerks of every lower-tier municipality within the upper-tier municipality. (3) As soon as possible after the upper-tier municipality passes a by-law with respect to ranked ballot elections, the clerk of each lower-tier municipality within the upper-tier municipality shall tell the clerk of the upper-tier municipality how many eligible electors were on the voters’ list for the lower-tier municipality, as the voters’ list existed at the close of voting on voting day in the previous regular election.
Responsibility for counting votes re upper-tier municipality
 14. (1) In a regular election for offices on the council of an upper-tier municipality, the clerk of the lower-tier municipality within the upper-tier municipality that has the greatest number of eligible electors is responsible for counting the votes in the ranked ballot election for offices on the council of the upper-tier municipality. (2) In a by-election for an office on the council of an upper-tier municipality, (a) if the geographic area of the office is wholly within one of the lower-tier municipalities, the clerk of the lower-tier municipality is responsible for counting the votes in the ranked ballot election; and (b) if the geographic area of the office is within two or more of the lower-tier municipalities, the clerk of the lower-tier municipality that has the greatest number of eligible electors is responsible for counting the votes in the ranked ballot election. (3) For the purposes of subsection (1) and clause (2) (b), the number of eligible electors is determined with reference to the voters’ list for the lower-tier municipality, as the voters’ list existed at the close of voting on voting day in the previous regular election. (4) The clerk of the upper-tier municipality shall determine which lower-tier municipality is described in subsection (1) or clause (2) (a) or (b), as the case may be, based on information provided to him or her by the clerk of each lower-tier municipality, and shall tell the clerks of the lower-tier municipalities which clerk is responsible for counting the votes in the ranked ballot election. (5) The clerk of the lower-tier municipality that is responsible for counting the votes shall promptly report the vote recorded to the clerk of the upper-tier municipality, who shall prepare the final summary and announce the result of the vote. Ballots and Ranking by Electors
Ballots and Ranking by Electors
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Ballots
 15. (1) Ballots used for ranked ballot elections must comply with the rules set out in this section in addition to the rules in subsection 41 (2) of the Act. (2) The number of candidates to be elected for each office must appear on the ballot.
Instructions
 16. Instructions to electors about the following matters must be made available at the voting place: 1. How to mark the ballot so that the ranking of candidates can be read by the clerk. 2. How to rank candidates in the order of the elector’s preference. 3. The maximum number of candidates that can be ranked for each office, indicating that if the number of certified candidates for an office is fewer than the maximum number of candidates that can be ranked for the office, all candidates for the office may be ranked.
Elector’s ranking of candidates
 17. An elector ranks the candidates on a ballot by marking the ballot, in accordance with the instructions made available at the voting place, to indicate the elector’s preferences.
Determining highest ranking
 18. At each round of vote counting, the following rules describe how to determine which candidate an elector has ranked as the highest: 1. The elector’s preference for one candidate over the other candidates is indicated by rankings marked on the ballot. 2. If the ballot is marked to indicate more than one ranking for a single candidate, only the highest of those rankings is considered. 3. If the ballot is marked to indicate the rankings among the candidates, but there is no mark that indicates one or more of the rankings that could be assigned, the relative rankings that are marked indicate which candidate is ranked as the highest. 4. If the ballot is marked to indicate the rankings among the candidates, but the mark that indicates a ranking is not made inside the space provided for marking the ballot, only the relative rankings that are marked inside the space provided for marking the ballot indicate which candidate is ranked as the highest. Counting the Votes — General
Counting the Votes — General
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Threshold: number of votes needed to elect candidate
 19. (1) The threshold is the number of votes sufficient for a candidate to be elected to an office and, in a ranked ballot election for an office, is determined using the formula,  [(A – B) ÷ (C + 1)] + 1 in which, “A” is the total number of ballots cast for the office, “B” is the number of ballots in which the votes for the office have been rejected from the count under subsection 54 (2) or (3) of the Act, as set out in section 4 of Schedule 1 to this Regulation, or under subsection 55 (3) or (4) of Act, as set out in section 4 of Schedule 2 to this Regulation, as applicable, and “C” is the number of members to be elected to the office. (2) If the formula results in a number that includes a fraction, the fraction is disregarded.
Eliminating candidates during a round of vote counting: single elimination method
 20. (1) The single elimination method for eliminating a candidate from a round of vote counting is conducted in accordance with this section. (2) The candidate with the fewest votes in a round, including transferred votes, is eliminated from the next round in accordance with section 24 or 26, as the case may be. (3) In case of a tie between two or more candidates with the fewest votes in a round, the tie is resolved in accordance with section 25 or 27, as applicable in the circumstances. (4) The clerk shall record the details of the resolution of any tie, and the resolution shall be re-used in any recount.
Batch elimination method
 21. (1) The batch elimination method for eliminating one or more candidates from a round of vote counting is conducted in accordance with this section. (2) Every candidate who has no mathematical chance of being elected during a round is eliminated from the next round in accordance with section 24 or 26, as the case may be. (3) A candidate has no mathematical chance of being elected if either of the following circumstances exist: 1. If the sum of “D” and “E” for the candidate is less than the amount of “D” for the candidate with the next greater number of votes received, including transferred votes, where, “D” is the number of votes received by the candidate, including transferred votes, and “E” is the number of votes capable of being transferred to the candidate in future rounds, i. from candidates with fewer votes in the current round, and ii. from candidates with whom the candidate is tied in the current round. 2. If the amount of “D” for the candidate, as defined in paragraph 1, is less than the amount of “D” for a candidate who is eliminated under paragraph 1.
Choice of method
 22. (1) On or before December 31 in the year before a regular election, the clerk shall determine whether the single elimination method described in section 20 or the batch elimination method described in section 21 for eliminating candidates during each round of vote counting shall be used in the election and shall notify each candidate in writing when the candidate’s nomination is filed. (2) In the case of a by-election, the clerk shall determine, at least 60 days before the first day on which an elector can vote, whether the single elimination method or the batch elimination method for eliminating candidates during each round of vote counting shall be used in the by-election and shall notify each candidate in writing. (3) The same method must be used for all offices to be filled by the ranked ballot election, and for all rounds of vote counting for each office.
Exhausted ballots
 23. A ballot cast by an elector in a ranked ballot election is exhausted at the end of a round of vote counting if any of the following circumstances exist: 1. The elector has not ranked any of the continuing candidates in the next round. 2. The elector’s highest ranking for a continuing candidate in the next round cannot be determined. 3. The elector has ranked more candidates than the maximum number permitted for the office, and the elector’s highest ranked continuing candidate in the next round holds a lower ranking than the lowest permitted ranking. Counting for Election of One Candidate to an Office
Counting for Election of One Candidate to an Office
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Resolution of a tie vote, election of one candidate
 25. In a ranked ballot election in which only one candidate is to be elected to an office, if there is a tie between two or more continuing candidates with the fewest votes, the tie is resolved in accordance with the following rules: 1. In the first round of vote counting, the tie is resolved by lot and the candidate chosen by lot is deemed to have the fewest votes. 2. In the second and any subsequent round, i. the candidate with the fewest votes in the preceding round is deemed to have the fewest votes in the current round, ii. if the candidates who are tied in the current round were tied in the preceding round, the candidate with the fewest votes in the round before the preceding round is deemed to have the fewest votes in the current round, and iii. if the candidates who are tied in the current round were tied in all preceding rounds, the tie is resolved by lot and the candidate chosen by lot is deemed to have the fewest votes in the current round. Counting for Election of Multiple Candidates to an Office
Counting for Election of Multiple Candidates to an Office
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Resolution of a tie vote, election of more than one candidate
 27. (1) In a ranked ballot election in which more than one candidate is to be elected to an office, if there is a tie between two or more candidates with votes that equal or exceed the threshold, the tie is resolved in accordance with the following rules: 1. In the first round of vote counting, the tie is resolved by lot and the candidate chosen by lot is deemed to have the greatest number of votes in the current round. 2. In the second and any subsequent round, i. the candidate who had the greatest number of votes in the preceding round is deemed to have the greatest number of votes in the current round, ii. if the candidates who are tied in the current round were tied in the preceding round, the candidate who had the greatest number of votes in the round before the preceding round is deemed to have the greatest number of votes in the current round, and iii. if the candidates who are tied in the current round were tied in all preceding rounds, the tie is resolved by lot and the candidate chosen by lot is deemed to have the greatest number of votes in the current round. 3. The clerk shall record the details of the resolution of any tie, and the resolution shall be re-used in any recount. (2) In a ranked ballot election in which more than one candidate is to be elected to an office, if there is a tie between two or more candidates with the fewest votes, the tie is resolved in accordance with the following rules: 1. In the first round of vote counting, the tie is resolved by lot and the candidate chosen by lot is deemed to have the fewest votes. 2. In the second and any subsequent round, i. the candidate with the fewest votes in the preceding round is deemed to have the fewest votes in the current round, ii. if the candidates who are tied in the current round were tied in the preceding round, the candidate with the fewest votes in the round before the preceding round is deemed to have the fewest votes in the current round, and iii. if the candidates who are tied in the current round were tied in all preceding rounds, the tie is resolved by lot and the candidate chosen by lot is deemed to have the fewest votes in the current round. Information About Election Results
Information About Election Results
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Report following election
 28. As soon as possible after voting day, the clerk shall make the following information about the election for an office available to the public on a website or in another electronic format: 1. The number of ballots cast. 2. The number of ballots that were declined. 3. The number of ballots in which the votes for the office were rejected. 4. The threshold calculated under section 19 for the office. 5. The number of votes cast for each candidate at the first round of vote counting. 6. The results of each round of vote counting, including the number of votes received by each continuing candidate for the round and the number of exhausted ballots. Variations to the Act
Variations to the Act
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Ranked ballot election only
 29. The variations to the Act set out in Schedule 1 apply with respect to circumstances where a ranked ballot election does not occur concurrently with an election that is not a ranked ballot election.
Ranked ballot election concurrent with non-ranked ballot election
 30. The variations to the Act set out in Schedule 2 apply with respect to circumstances where a ranked ballot election occurs concurrently with an election that is not a ranked ballot election. 31. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). Schedule 1   Variations to the Act — Ranked Ballot Elections
Variations to the act — ranked ballot elections
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Variations to the act — ranked ballot elections concurrent with non-ranked ballot elections
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