Political party leadership campaigns are subject to legal guidelines. Candidates for the leadership of a political party must follow the rules of campaign financing and auditing of expenses. These rules are set forth in the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities.
For the purposes of this chapter, a person who has stated their intention to run as a leadership candidate and the person’s financial representative are presumed to have been, respectively, a candidate and the candidate’s financial representative from the time the intention was stated, even if that time was before the date on which the leadership campaign began. (Election Act, Section 127.2).
A candidate who has renounced their leadership run may continue to solicit contributions only for the purposes of repaying their campaign debts.
Within 90 days after the election, the candidates’ financial representatives must submit a campaign income and expense report to the party’s official representative. This report must include a statement of contributions received.
No later than 120 days after the election, the party’s official representative must submit a report on the expenses incurred in administering the party leadership contest. This report must include all reports submitted by the financial representatives.
The data published on this page is consistent with the information contained in the reports submitted.
For the purposes of a leadership campaign, a person who has stated their intention to run as a leadership candidate and the person’s financial representative are presumed to have been, respectively, a candidate and the candidate’s financial representative from the time the intention was stated, even if that time was before the date on which the leadership campaign began. (AERM, Section 499.2).
A candidate who has renounced their leadership run may continue to solicit contributions only for the purposes of repaying their campaign debts.
Within 90 days after the election, the candidates’ financial representatives must submit a campaign income and expense report to the party’s official representative.
No later than 120 days after the election, the party’s official representative must submit a report on the expenses incurred in administering the party leadership contest. This report must include all reports submitted by the financial representatives.
The data published on this page is consistent with the information contained in the reports submitted.
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