US EditionElections Alberta gets extra $6.7M to handle outburst of recall petitions
The funding supports election verification, shipping, and staffing costs amid 21 active recall campaigns, mostly targeting United Conservative Party MLAs, Elections Alberta said.
- On Friday, a legislative committee unanimously approved $6.7 million for Elections Alberta to manage a sudden surge of recall petitions.
- Managing 21 active recall campaigns forced Gordon McClure, chief electoral officer, to request extra funds because verifying petitions costs just over $300,000 each, with $1.5 million for postage and $2.4 million for staffing.
- Three committee members targeted by recall campaigns include Nolan Dyck, Jackie Lovely, and Amanda Chapman; the provincial ethics commissioner advised recusal Thursday, leading Chapman to step aside while Dyck and Lovely were replaced.
- The committee also granted McClure an additional $3 million to prepare for a likely referendum next year and signed off on about $51 million of a just over $64 million request Friday.
- Smith and her caucus argue the recall process is being weaponized, while supporters and critics reacted, with Lorne Dach saying `Perhaps in the spirit of the season we've seen a very timely conversion on the road to Damascus`.
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Elections Alberta receives almost $10M in extra funding amid recall petition surge
Source: RawpixelAuthor: Isaac LamoureuxAlberta taxpayers are on the hook for millions as Elections Alberta receives funding to manage a surge of politically motivated recall petitions almost exclusively targeting United Conservative Party MLAs.The Standing Committee on Legislative Offices unanimously approved supplemental funding Friday after Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure returned with revised estimates. This came months after his origi…
Elections Alberta Gets $6.7 Million Funding to Deal With Wave of Recall Petitions
Elections Alberta is receiving an additional $6.7 million to manage the recent wave of recall petitions issued against elected officials in the province. The province’s Standing Committee on Legislative Offices unanimously voted to grant the funding at a Dec. 12 meeting. Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure had told the committee on Dec. 5 that his office required the funds to “manage an unprecedented spike in recall petition activity.” “I am …
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