Legislative committee agrees to give Elections Alberta extra $6.7M to handle recall petitions

Alberta election officials are getting an extra $6.7 million to handle the sudden outburst of recall petitions against ...
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Here’s all the Alberta politicians facing citizen recall petitions

As of Friday, 17 Alberta legislature members in UCP caucus are officially facing recall petitions from constituents, and one ...

Recall petition targeting Alberta Premier Danielle Smith approved

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is now one of 20 United Conservative MLAs subject to a recall petition amid a growing movement ...

Almost one-quarter of all Alberta MLAs facing citizen-led recall petition drives

All but one are members of Premier Smith’s UCP caucus, with the other being an NDP MLA who is the first opposition member to ...

Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says recall legislation being misused

The architect of Alberta's politician recall legislation says it was never meant to be used as a political weapon, but as an ...

Elections Alberta gets extra $6.7M to handle onslaught of recall petitions

Elections Alberta chief electoral officer Gordon McClure requested the extra money because his office is managing 21 active ...
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Elections Alberta approves recall petition for Premier Danielle Smith, say organizers

Elections Alberta has not yet posted the approved petition for Smith, who represents the Brooks-Medicine Hat riding, to its ...
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Recall petition for four more Alberta MLAs approved

Each recall petition had a separate applicant. Applicant names in order of the MLAs are Laurie McCormack, Denise Louise ...

Danielle Smith added to Alberta's growing recall petition list

There are now 21 MLAs in Alberta facing recall petitions. Here's why a petition was launched against the premier, and her ...
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Alberta chief electoral officer says current recall verification will cost $6.7 million

Alberta’s chief electoral officer says verification of the approved 21 recall petitions will cost $6.7 million. Appearing ...
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Alberta's Smith says courts should not be gatekeepers on constitutional questions

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says anyone seeking an independence referendum should not have "gatekeepers," like the courts, ...
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Elections Alberta gets extra $6.7M to handle outburst of recall petitions

EDMONTON – Elections Alberta is getting $6.7 million in extra funding to handle the sudden outburst of recall petitions ...