Elections Alberta Identifies “spoof” List of Electors Website with Fake Data

July 09, 2026

EDMONTON, AB – Elections Alberta recently identified a website that appears to be attempting to represent itself as Elections Alberta. The URL, electionsab.ca, appears designed to mislead by mimicking our legitimate website’s URL, elections.ab.ca, and exploit concerns about the recent unauthorized use of the List of Electors.

This site produces a list of fictitious names, addresses, phone numbers, and fictitious “elector ID” numbers. The data generated is completely fake and is not derived from the List of Electors.

“I believe this disinformation activity is intended to “spoof” Elections Alberta and is an attempt to reduce public confidence in my Office and electoral events in Alberta,” said Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure. “Disinformation activities of this nature were not included in the newly created “Deepfake” provisions in the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act, and my Office does not have the legislative authority or jurisdiction to act or investigate this site. For these reasons, I have contacted the appropriate enforcement and cyber security agencies and made them aware of the existence of this website.  I am also taking steps to attempt to have this website taken down.”

Albertans are encouraged, if they come across similar activity on the internet or have questions about the legitimacy of any information purported to be coming from Elections Alberta, to contact us at 780.427.7191 or [email protected] to seek confirmation and clarity.

Elections Alberta is an independent, non-partisan office of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta responsible for administering provincial elections, by-elections, and referendums.

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