Elections Alberta
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Half the recall petitions against Alberta governing caucus fail, more fizzleElections Alberta said Friday that four more recall petitions against members of Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus have failed.PoliticsFeb 27
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Corb Lund sees anti-coal mining petition drive re-approved by Elections AlbertaElections Alberta says the application to petition the government to pass a prohibition on all new coal exploration or coal mining activities in southern Alberta has been approved.PoliticsJan 27
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Elections Alberta confirms recall petition against Demetrios Nicolaides failedElections Alberta says a preliminary count determined 6,519 signatures — or just over 40 per cent of the total needed — were gathered in the riding of Calgary-Bow.PoliticsJan 21
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Alberta separatist group gets green light to collect referendum signaturesElections Alberta says Mitch Sylvestre and the Alberta Prosperity Project have from Saturday, Jan. 3 until May 2 to collect just under 178,000 signatures to qualify.PoliticsJan 2
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Proposed Alberta separation referendum question approvedElections Alberta has approved the proposed referendum question, 'Do you agree that the province of Alberta should cease to be a part of Canada to become an independent state?'PoliticsDec 22, 2025
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Former UCP member unveils new ‘Progressive Tory Party of Alberta’ nameElections Alberta approved a new name for the Alberta Party, lead by MLA Peter Guthrie, even after the governing UCP banned a list of words it could use, including "conservative."PoliticsDec 19, 2025
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Elections Alberta gets extra $6.7M to handle onslaught of recall petitionsElections Alberta chief electoral officer Gordon McClure requested the extra money because his office is managing 21 active recall petition campaigns.PoliticsDec 12, 2025
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Province amends bill after Elections Alberta warns it harms trustThe Alberta government made a last-minute adjustment to a bill on citizen-initiated referendums, after the chief electoral officer warned it would impede his office's independence.PoliticsDec 10, 2025
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Danielle Smith becomes first Alberta premier in 90 years to face citizen recallRecall petitions have been issued for Premier Danielle Smith, Technology Minister Nate Glubish and Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz, Elections Alberta announced.PoliticsDec 10, 2025
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Five more Alberta UCP legislature members facing recall, bringing total to 14Almost a third of the 47 United Conservative members in the Alberta legislature are now under recall.PoliticsNov 25, 2025
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