Campaign spending by municipal politicians across B.C. will be limited under rules to be implemented in time for the November 2011 elections. (CBC)

The B.C. government says it will implement all 31 recommendations of a task force on municipal election rules, including setting expense limits on campaigns and increasing council terms to four years from three.

The government will introduce legislation next spring so the changes can be in place for municipal elections in November 2011, said Community and Rural Development Minister Ben Stewart.

Stewart said some key questions need to be resolved, such as how to establish expense limits that will work in every B.C. community.

But he said he's sure the result will be a better local election process.

In addition to limits on campaign expenses, the task force recommended that third-party advertisers in local elections be required to register and disclose their spending.

The panel also suggested banning anonymous contributions, shortening the time for filing disclosure statements on campaign finances, and having Elections BC enforce the campaign finance rules.

The task force called for council terms to be extended to four years to give local officials more time to plan and implement their ideas and give voters a longer break between elections.