What can the Election Compliance Audit Committee do?

The powers and functions of the ECAC are detailed in section 88 of the Act, and include:

• Consider compliance audit applications received from eligible electors who believe that a candidate for Mayor, Councillor, Rainbow District School Board Trustee, Sudbury Catholic District School Board Trustee or Registered Third Party has broken campaign finance rules, and decide if it should be granted or rejected;
• If the application is granted, appoint an auditor licensed under the Public Accounting Act, 2004 to conduct a compliance audit of the candidate or third party’s election campaign finances;
• Receive and consider the auditor’s report;
• Receive and consider any reports by the City Clerk with respect to contributors who appear to have exceeded contribution limits;
• Decide whether to commence a legal proceeding against a candidate, contributor, and/or registered third party for an apparent contravention.