Part 7 — .1
240.91 Sufficient recall petition
sufficient, the Minister must declare that the recall petition is
sufficient, and on the making of the declaration,
(a) the individual named as the councillor in the notice of recall
petition is recalled,
(b) the individual is no longer a member of the council or of
any council committee, and
(c) the position to which the individual was elected as a
councillor is vacant.
(2) On declaring that a recall petition is sufficient, the Minister
must
(a) provide the declaration to
(i) the chief administrative officer of the municipality,
(ii) the representative recall petitioner, and
(iii) the councillor named in the notice of recall petition,
and
(b) direct the chief administrative officer of the municipality to
publish the declaration of sufficiency on the municipality's
website no later than 7 days after the declaration is
provided.
(3) Following the receipt of a declaration that a recall petition is
sufficient, the council must hold a by-election in accordance with
section 162 or 163 as applicable.
(4) An individual recalled in accordance with this Part is eligible
to be elected at the by-election referred to in subsection (3), a
subsequent by-election or a subsequent general election in the
municipality if the person is eligible for nomination under the
Local Authorities Election Act.
2021 cR-5.7 s71;2024 c11 s2(20)
RSA 2000