Democratic Reform Policy
Electoral reform policy from the 2007 Green Book
:
It is time to make every vote count in Saskatchewan.
- Form a citizen assembly to determine a form of proportional representation that is right for Saskatchewan.
- Reduce corporate and labour union influence in elections by allowing only individuals to contribute to parties and campaigns.
- Limit the size of donations that individuals may contribute to parties and campaigns.
- Permit only provincial residents to donate to parties and campaigns.
- Implement fixed election dates.
- Limit out-of-election advertising expenses.
Democratic Reform Resolutions 1998-2011:
2011.11 Individual voters may make contributions to political parties. No other entities may.
Be it resolved that the Green Party of Saskatchewan develop amendments to The Election Act, 1996, PART VII, Registration and Election Financing
, Contributions
, Item (6) (etc.) If a ... corporation or trust fund makes a contribution to a registered political party or candidate ...
with the intent to limit contributions to Political Parties to individual voters.
2011.12 Citizens’ Assembly
Be it resolved
- The Green Party of Saskatchewan will do on?line development of draft legislation to create a Government?funded SASKATCHEWAN CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLY.
- PURPOSE of the Assembly is to work out, with citizens, an electoral system that will strengthen representative and participatory democracy. The system will move away from an adversarial model to one that fosters co?operation among the persons elected to represent citizens in the Legislature.
2011.13 Amendments to Conflict of Interest and Post? Employment Code for Public Office Holders
Be it resolved that the Green Party of Saskatchewan will initiate amendments to The Members’ Conflict of Interest Act and the enforcement mechanisms, for conflicts?of?interest.
The proposed amendments will, among other things:
- Broaden the scope of the Members’ Conflict of Interest Act to become Conflict of Interest and Post?Employment Code for Public Office Holders
2011.15 Out of province political contributions
Be it resolved that political contributions will be limited to Saskatchewan residents by a GPS government.
2005.5 Voting age of 16 for municipal elections
Be it Resolved that a Green Party of Saskatchewan government, as a first step to create a better democratic participation in our decision-making process, will lower the legal age for voting in municipal and school board elections to 16 years.
2005.6 Voting age of 16 for provincial elections
Be it Resolved that a Green Party of Saskatchewan government enact legislation to lower the voting age in Saskatchewan to 16 years of age.
2003.10 Support for electoral reforms
BE IT RESOLVED that a Green Party of Saskatchewan Government would promote the idea of a fair vote
proportional representation electoral plan for all levels of government within Saskatchewan, and after extensive public discussion on various forms of proportional representation, would submit several options to the Saskatchewan people for decision in a binding referendum,
and furthermore, will pass legislation to limit contributions to political parties to individuals, and will support public funding of the electoral process by giving a grant to Saskatchewan’s official political parties equal to $1.00 per vote received by party candidates in the previous provincial election.
2003.30 Elections and advertising reform
BE IT RESOLVED that the GPS will work with other interested groups for the passage of legislation that will minimize the influence of third party advertising by seriously limiting this advertising during elections and referenda.
2000.1 Proportional Representation
RESOLVED that the Green Party of Saskatchewan will work for the adoption of legislation that will discard the first past the gatepost
electoral system, and replace it with a more democratically representative electoral system based on proportional representation
.
Platform 2007: Electoral Reform
A GPS government will introduce proportional representation, limit campaign contributions to individuals, and limit size of individual contributions to political parties.
