Special Ballot Requests Now Open for October 19 Referendum
July 20, 2026
EDMONTON, AB – Online applications to Vote by Mail are now open for the October 19, 2026, Referendum. Vote by Mail, also known as a Special Ballot, is available to all eligible Alberta electors. Electors do not need to provide a reason to apply. “Vote by Mail gives Albertans the flexibility to choose a day and time that works for them to sit down and consider the referendum questions,” said Gordon McClure, Chief Electoral Officer. “With 10 questions, some electors…
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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…
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Chief Electoral Officer Issues Referendum Advertising Interpretation Bulletin
July 08, 2026
EDMONTON – Today, Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer published a new Referendum Advertising Interpretation Bulletin. Interpretation Bulletin No. 9 Referendum Advertising is intended to provide guidance on what is and what is not referendum advertising under the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act (EFCDA), and when the requirement to register as a Referendum Third Party Advertiser applied. It must be read in conjunction with the Guide for Referendum Third Party Advertisers. “In response to much confusion…
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Citizen Initiative Petition Verification Begins
July 06, 2026
EDMONTON, AB – As a result of a judicial decision on June 29, 2026, Elections Alberta is set to begin petition verification for “A Referendum Relating to Alberta Independence” citizen initiative petition on July 6, 2026. As required by section 10(2), the Chief Electoral Officer has provided notice to both the proponent and the Minister of Justice with the dates, times, and location of the verification process. Both the proponent and Minister can request scrutineers…
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Citizen Initiative Petition Verification Completed, Results Announced
July 03, 2026
EDMONTON – Elections Alberta has completed verification for the “No New Coal Mining in the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains” citizen initiative petition. Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, has determined, as required under section 10 of the Citizen Initiative Act in effect on May 1, 2026, the requirements of section 6 have not been met and the petition is unsuccessful. Results Total number of signatures required for a successful petition (10% of 1,777,315…
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Citizen Initiative Petition Received, Verification Begins
June 10, 2026
EDMONTON, AB – The signature period for the “No New Coal Mining in the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains” citizen initiative petition ended June 10, 2026, and Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure today received the petition and signature sheets from proponent Corby Lund. The Chief Electoral Officer has also received a signed affidavit from the proponent that all copies of signature sheets have been destroyed, as required by section 6(1.1) of the Citizen…
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Recall petitions canvassing periods end — one withdrawn, one invalid
June 10, 2026
EDMONTON – Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, has received one notice of withdrawal of a recall petition from an applicant as set out in the Recall Act s.47(3)(c). Another recall petition was not received prior to the canvassing period expiry date, and is deemed invalid and ineligible to be authorized, as required by s.7(2) of the Recall Act. Accordingly, the Chief Electoral Officer has made an order declaring the recall petition terminated for the following Member…
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Elections Alberta Launches Largest Recruitment Drive in Alberta’s History
June 08, 2026
EDMONTON – Today, Elections Alberta is launching the largest electoral event worker recruitment campaign in Alberta’s history and one of the largest referendum recruitment efforts ever undertaken in Canada ahead of the province’s upcoming referendum on October 19, 2026. With ten ballot questions, Elections Alberta will print 45 million ballots, far exceeding the 1.8 million ballots cast in Alberta’s 2023 provincial general election and the 19.8 million ballots cast in Canada’s 2025 federal general election….
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Important Referendum Information – May 2026
May 29, 2026
EDMONTON – “Elections Alberta recognizes Albertans’ deep interest in the upcoming referendum and will be providing important information on our website over the next weeks and months leading up to October 19, 2026,” said Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure. “Elections Alberta is your trusted, non-partisan source for the facts about how provincial referendums are run, what safeguards are in place, and the results of electoral events in Alberta. We encourage all Albertans to take the…
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Citizen Initiative Petition Received, Verification on Hold
May 04, 2026
EDMONTON, AB – The signature period for “A Referendum Relating to Alberta Independence” citizen initiative petition ended May 2, 2026, and Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure today received the petition and signature sheets from proponent Mitch Sylvestre. The Chief Electoral Officer has also received a signed affidavit from the proponent that all copies of signature sheets have been destroyed, as required by section 6(1.1) of the Citizen Initiative Act. Boxes with the petition signature…
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