Elections Alberta
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Separatism referendum cost $84 million, exceeded Elections Alberta budgetElections Alberta said the price tag is nearly $50 million more than its annual budget could pay for and needs the province to cover the rest through additional funding.PoliticsNov 5
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Danielle Smith defends proposed Alberta riding redraw that Opposition calls cheatingThe boundary redrawing process has been a controversial, complicated affair since the premier rejected the main recommendations of a public boundaries commission early this year.PoliticsNov 3
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Alberta’s contentious new riding boundary maps tabled in the legislatureThe NDP claims the UCP is aiming to use its legislative majority to gerrymander the new boundaries, in order to give themselves an unfair advantage in the 2027 provincial election.PoliticsNov 2
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Minister backs 2027 fixed election date as Elections Alberta suggests changeA contentious report is set to be released this week on new electoral boundaries that the NDP previously said gerrymanders ridings in two cities.PoliticsNov 1
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Alberta referendum saw 70.4% turnout — highest voter participation in decadesThe turnout is the highest for a provincewide vote since at least 1975, but it fell short of breaking the record of 81.8 per cent turnout seen in the 1935 general election.PoliticsOct 29
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High turnout caused referendum delays for some Indigenous voters: officialsElections Alberta says it delivered additional ballots to several Indigenous communities after unexpectedly high turnout caused voting delays during Monday’s referendum.PoliticsOct 20
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Alberta referendum a notable chapter in long history of grievance with OttawaWhile the majority of Albertans opted to stay in Canada, the referendum highlighted grievances towards the federal government that go back nearly a century.PoliticsOct 20
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Alberta referendum voters reject separatism, choose to stay in CanadaMost of the province of Alberta has rejected a formal referendum on separatism and would rather remain part of Canada.PoliticsOct 20
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How Albertans voted on each referendum questionAlberta voters are heading to the polls Monday to cast their ballots in a historic referendum that asks, among its 10 questions, whether to hold a second referendum on separating.PoliticsOct 19
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Fact Check: Elections Alberta restricts referendum scrutineers due to limited spacePolitical scientist Lori Williams said the decision reflects the challenges Elections Alberta faces when overseeing a provincewide referendum with such high stakes.PoliticsOct 15
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