CPA · Municipal Government Act
Part 7 — Meetings with the Public
226.1 Bylaws modifying petition requirements
municipality may by bylaw do any or all of the following:
(a) reduce the percentage required under section 223(2)(a) or
(b), whichever is applicable, for petitions to the council;
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(b) allow petitioners to remove their names from petitions to the
council by filing a statutory declaration with the chief
administrative officer no later than 14 days after the petition
is filed with the chief administrative officer;
(c) provide for petitions to the council to be signed
electronically and modify the requirements in sections
224(2) and (3) and 225(3) to the extent the council considers
necessary or appropriate for that purpose;
(d) provide for petitions to th e council to be filed with the chief
administrative officer electronically;
(e) extend the time provided in section 233(2) for filing
petitions to the council with the chief administrative officer.
(2) A bylaw made or proposed to be made under subsection (1)(a)
cannot be the subject of a petition.
(3) A bylaw made under this section must not take effect earlier
than 90 days after it is passed.
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