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 possible action to protect and recover the information.

Further, we wish to reiterate that the Election Act legislates the contents, distribution, protection, and use of the provincial List of Electors. This is sensitive data, and there are many safeguards to ensure the List is only provided to the entities and individuals entitled under the law to receive it and is used only as expressly permitted in the Act.

Specific security features are added to each list provided to eligible recipients allowing Elections Alberta to identify who received each specific copy of the list.

Timelines and actions
We wish to update Albertans on timelines and steps that have been taken to resolve this issue.

On April 27, 2026, credible information was obtained suggesting the Centurion Project may be in possession of the List of Electors provided to a registered political party that was a legitimate recipient of the list. Inquiries into the validity of this information began immediately.

On April 28, 2026, the Chief Electoral Officer wrote to individuals associated with the Centurion Project to advise them that if they were accessing a List of Electors, they must immediately cease and desist.

On April 29, 2026, representatives from Elections Alberta, supported by members of the Edmonton Police Service, attended a meeting of the Centurion Project Ltd. being held in Edmonton, to ensure the cease and desist letter was received.

Event organizers were once again advised, and a copy of this directive was personally served to a representative of the Centurion Project, to immediately cease and desist accessing any information contained in the List of Electors.

On the morning of April 30, 2026, representatives from Elections Alberta and legal counsel attended Court of Kings Bench in Edmonton and applied for an ex parte emergent injunction to prohibit any further access to or use of the List of Electors. The Justice granted this injunction and the Centurion Project Ltd. is further prohibited from engaging in these extremely serious activities.

The injunction has been served. The Order directs the Centurion Project Ltd. and the Republican Party of Alberta to, within four days of the Order:

• Identify every person or entity the Centurion Project Ltd. and the Republican Party of Alberta have provided a copy of the List of Electors, or a portion of the List of Electors, and
• Identify every person or entity the Centurion Project Ltd. and the Republican Party of Alberta have permitted to access the information from the List of Electors or portion of the List of Electors, and
• Provide to the Chief Electoral Officer all contact information the Respondents have for these people or entities.

What happens now
We have confirmed the portion of the Centurion Project website providing access to the List of Electors is no longer available.

Elections Alberta is actively working with other appropriate agencies and organizations, including law enforcement and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta, to determine the scale and scope of this matter and additional actions required.

Ensuring your privacy is protected
We know Albertans are concerned about the use of their information, and we share that concern. The following resources provide good cautionary steps you can take to protect yourself and your information:

1. Be aware and vigilant. Watch for unexpected mail or missing statements, emails, or phone calls such as debt collection calls for unknown accounts.
2. Be skeptical of texts and emails claiming to help reclaim your information. Do not click links and go only to the official websites of entities you know. Legitimate organizations will not ask for sensitive information via email or text.
3. Consider setting up information monitoring through your internet web browser, antivirus protection, and financial institution.
4. If you think you are a victim of identity theft, you should make a report to the police immediately.

Additional information and resources are available from the Federal Privacy Commissioner:

• https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/privacy-topics/identities/identity-theft/guide_idt/
• https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/privacy-topics/information-and-advice-for-individuals/your-privacy-rights/02_05_d_64_tips/

Possible penalties – revised
A person who contravenes section 163(d) of the Election Act is guilty of an offence and liable to an administrative penalty of not more than $100,000 or, if convicted by a Court, to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year or to both a fine and imprisonment.

For more information and background, please see Alleged Inappropriate Distribution of List of Electors.

Again, the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer considers this matter with the utmost seriousness and additional actions will follow.

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

For media inquiries, please contact:
Michelle Gurney
Media Relations
Phone: 403.431.0759
Email: [email protected]

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