moved:
Motion No. 142
That Bill C-2 be amended by adding after line 11 on page 248 the following new clause:
“562.1 Subsection 31(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
- (1) Where a vacancy occurs in the House of Commons, a writ shall be issued between the 11th day and the 144th day after the receipt by the Chief Electoral Officer of the warrant for the issue of a writ for the election of a member of the House.
(1.1) The date fixed for the election in the writ issued under subsection (1) shall not be later than six months after the day the Chief Electoral Officer received the warrant for the issue of the writ under that subsection.”