Tag: Referendum

Elections Alberta says the final batch of special ballots for this month's referendum have been sent out and should be received in the coming days.

The deadline to apply for a special ballot for the upcoming referendum is tomorrow (Friday, September 25th).  

With just under a month left until the provincial referendum, Elections Alberta is releasing more information on voting and election worker recruitment efforts.

Elections Alberta is moving up the deadline to apply for a special ballot for the upcoming referendum.

Around two hundred and twenty-five thousand Albertans have applied for special ballots ahead of next month’s provincial referendum. According to Elections Alberta the ballots began being mailed out yesterday.

Recently, a letter was written and submitted to the Government of Alberta by a group of Albertan scholars of politics, law, public administration, and democratic governance to express their “serious concern regarding the potential misuse of Alberta’s List of Electors.”  “We urge the Government of Alberta to establish such an inquiry without delay, and all Albertans to speak to their friends and family and contact their MLAs with their concerns,” it was stated in the letter. 

Alberta’s premier says a new government website will give voters information ahead of a provincewide referendum set for October, as the province seeks voter approval on immigration and constitutional issues. On Thursday, April 23, Premier Danielle Smith said the site will outline nine referendum questions and provide plain-language explanations, background information and details on how the vote will be conducted by Elections Alberta.

Alberta has taken the first step toward ending seasonal clock changes.