B.C. Reg. 107/2024, deposited May 16, 2024, under the ELECTION ACT [section 283]. Regulation of the Chief Electoral Officer, dated May 15, 2024.

Under the authority of section 283 of the Election Act, after consultation with the Election Advisory Committee under that Act, the Chief Electoral Officer orders that the Third Party Sponsor Disclosure Report Regulation, B.C. Reg. 171/2020, is repealed and the attached Third Party Sponsor Regulation is made.

— A. BOEGMAN, Chief Electoral Officer.

THIRD PARTY SPONSOR REGULATION

Definition

1 In this regulation, "Act" means the Election Act.

Information to be included in application for registration

2 An application under section 240 of the Act to be registered as a third party sponsor must include the following information:

(a) the email address of the applicant;

(b) in the case of an applicant organization with principal officers,

(i) the full residential address of each principal officer, and

(ii) a telephone number and email address at which each principal officer can be contacted;

(c) in the case of an applicant organization without principal officers,

(i) the full residential address of each principal member, and

(ii) a telephone number and email address at which each principal member can be contacted.

Classes of election advertising

3 For the purposes of section 245 (1) (a) of the Act, the value of the election advertising sponsored by a third party sponsor must be reported according to

(a) the following classes of pre-campaign period election advertising:

(i) commercial canvassing in person or by telephone or other means of electronic communication;

(ii) printed newspapers and periodicals;

(iii) promotional materials, including newsletters, brochures, buttons and novelty items;

(iv) radio and podcasts;

(v) new signs;

(vi) reused signs;

(vii) social media;

(viii) television and video;

(ix) online other than social media;

(x) other forms of advertising, and

(b) the following classes of campaign period election advertising:

(i) commercial canvassing in person or by telephone or other means of electronic communication;

(ii) printed newspapers and periodicals;

(iii) promotional materials, including newsletters, brochures, buttons and novelty items;

(iv) radio and podcasts;

(v) new signs;

(vi) reused signs;

(vii) social media;

(viii) television and video;

(ix) online other than social media;

(x) other forms of advertising.

Additional information to be included in election advertising disclosure report

4 For the purposes of section 245 (1) (d) of the Act, an election advertising disclosure report must include the number of contributors who made one or more sponsorship contributions that in total have a value of $250 or less.

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