Message to Albertans from the Chief Electoral Officer re: Unauthorized Use of List of Electors
May 01, 2026
EDMONTON, AB – “We are hearing from hundreds of Albertans concerned about the impacts of the unauthorized use of the List of Electors by the Centurion Group Ltd.,” said Gordon McClure, Chief Electoral Officer. “People are unhappy, scared, and anxious about the situation. We have heard countless stories about the risks people face having their information made public, including stories from domestic violence survivors, law enforcement, marginalized communities, and more. We at Elections Alberta hear…
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UPDATE: Unauthorized Use of List of Electors
April 30, 2026
EDMONTON, AB – Elections Alberta is taking seriously the unauthorized use of the Republican Party of Alberta’s copy of the List of Electors by the Centurion Project Ltd. Elections Alberta is limited in commenting publicly about investigations that we may or may not be conducting. However, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has a fundamental responsibility to protect and safeguard the information contained within the List of Electors. We wish to reinforce that Elections Alberta is taking every…
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Alleged Inappropriate Distribution of List of Electors
April 30, 2026
No breach of Elections Alberta databases or systems EDMONTON, AB – It has come to Elections Alberta’s attention an inappropriate use and/or distribution of the List of Electors by a legitimate list recipient may have occurred. Despite our Offices being legislatively prohibited from commenting about investigations we may or may not be conducting, Albertans should know that Elections Alberta takes this matter seriously. Due to the extremely sensitive nature of the information contained in the…
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Amendments to Provincial Electoral Legislation Now in Force
April 29, 2026
EDMONTON – On April 16, 2026, amendments to electoral legislation introduced in Bill 23: Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 for the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act (EFCDA) and the Recall Act came into force upon Royal Assent, while amendments to the Citizen Initiative Act come into force on May 1, 2026. Amendments to the Citizen Initiative Regulation and Referendum (General) Regulation came into force by Orders in Council on April 23, 2026. These legislative amendments…
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Recall Petitions Results — Four Unsuccessful, One Deemed Invalid
March 25, 2026
EDMONTON – Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, has received four recall petitions from applicants whose signature periods have ended, as required by s.7 of the Recall Act. One petition was received after the canvassing period expiry date, and was deemed invalid and ineligible to be authorized, as required by s.7(2) of the Act. Elections Alberta has completed petition verification for the following recall petitions. After conducting the first stage of the verification process for…
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Recall Petitions Results — One Withdrawn, Six Unsuccessful
March 13, 2026
EDMONTON – Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, has received one notice of withdrawal of the recall petition from an applicant as set out in the Recall Act s.47(3)(c), and received six recall petitions from applicants whose signature periods have ended, as required by s.7. Accordingly, the Chief Electoral Officer has made an order declaring the recall petition terminated for the following Member of the Legislative Assembly: Electoral Division 02 – Calgary-Beddington, Amanda Chapman Elections…
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Two New Recall Petitions Issued
March 12, 2026
EDMONTON – Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, has received petition applications to recall the following two Members of the Legislative Assembly and determined all applications meet the requirements of section 3(1) of the Recall Act. Electoral Division 47 – Airdrie-Cochrane, Pete Guthrie, Electoral Division 83 – St. Albert, Marie Renaud As required by s.3(3) of the Act, written notice of the approval was issued on March 3, 2026, to: each of the recall petition…
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Elections Alberta Addresses Petition Canvasser Conduct, Harassment, and Misinformation
March 11, 2026
EDMONTON – Since the first citizen initiative petition was approved on June 30, 2025, Elections Alberta has observed and addressed significant misinformation about recall and citizen initiative petition processes, legislation, and campaign and canvassers’ requirements. Over the same period, Elections Alberta has received canvasser harassment reports from nearly every recall and citizen initiative petition campaign. While these concerns have been present over the last eight months and addressed on our social media channels and website,…
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Recall Petitions Results — One Unsuccessful, Two Deemed Invalid
March 02, 2026
EDMONTON – Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, has received one recall petition from an applicant whose signature period ended, as required by s.7 of the Recall Act. Two petitions were received after the canvassing period expiry date, and were deemed invalid and ineligible to be authorized, as required by s.7(2) of the Act. Elections Alberta has completed petition verification for the following recall petition. After conducting the first stage of the verification process for…
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Recall Petitions Results — Two withdrawn, Seven unsuccessful
February 27, 2026
EDMONTON – Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, has received two notices of withdrawal of recall petitions from applicants as set out in the Recall Act s.47(3)(c), and received seven recall petitions from applicants whose signature periods have ended, as required by s.7. Accordingly, the Chief Electoral Officer has made an order declaring the recall petitions terminated for the following Members of the Legislative Assembly: Electoral Division 53 – Camrose, Jackie Lovely Electoral Division 82…
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