12-30-2018, 11:27 PM
Honestly, it's not a problem.
I'm not going to specify a certain timezone in a bill because (a) it's unnecessary and (b) an Election Commissioner might be from a different timezone and if I specify, say, Noon GMT, that's, what, 4am Pacific time? So the Election Commissioner would have to get up at 4am his/her time? That's not fair and not workable.
It's enough for the bill to set out minimum and maximum days. The Election Commissioner can then use whatever timezone is most useful to them.
I'm not going to specify a certain timezone in a bill because (a) it's unnecessary and (b) an Election Commissioner might be from a different timezone and if I specify, say, Noon GMT, that's, what, 4am Pacific time? So the Election Commissioner would have to get up at 4am his/her time? That's not fair and not workable.
It's enough for the bill to set out minimum and maximum days. The Election Commissioner can then use whatever timezone is most useful to them.