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Alberta’s Provincial Enumeration

August 22, 2018

EDMONTON – Alberta’s Provincial Enumeration is underway, with just 2 weeks left for Albertan’s to register to vote by confirming or providing their information to Elections Alberta before door-to-door visits commence on September 8, 2018. Information is being collected on all electors, who are residents of Alberta that are 18 years of age or older and Canadian citizens, to ensure that they are on the list of electors that will be used for the 2019…

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Official Results Are Now Available For The Provincial By-Elections In Innisfail-Sylvan Lake And Fort McMurray-Conklin

July 23, 2018

EDMONTON – Elections Alberta today announced the official results for the provincial by-elections in Innisfail-Sylvan Lake and Fort McMurray-Conklin that took place on Thursday, July 12, 2018. The official results are available on the Elections Alberta website: https://www.elections.ab.ca/election-results/. The results include information on the number of ballots cast, number of electors on the List of Electors following the event, as well as poll-by-poll results for each candidate. The successful candidate in Innisfail-Sylvan Lake was Devin…

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Polls Are Now Open For The Provincial By-Election In Innisfail-Sylvan Lake And Fort McMurray-Conklin

July 12, 2018

EDMONTON – Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Glen Resler, confirms that the polls in Innisfail-Sylvan Lake and Fort McMurray-Conklin are now open. Election Day poll locations are open today, July 12, 2018, in both electoral divisions between the hours of 9:00 am and 8:00 pm. Canadian citizens who reside in Alberta and are at least 18 years of age or older on Election Day are eligible to vote if they are resident in the electoral division….

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Advance Poll Voter Turnout

July 09, 2018

EDMONTON – Elections Alberta today announced preliminary voter turnout numbers for the advance polls that commenced on Tuesday, July 3rd and ended on Saturday, July 7, 2018 in Innisfail-Sylvan Lake and Fort McMurray‑Conklin. The following chart provides a comparison of the estimated total of ballots cast in each electoral division, as compared to the advance poll turnout for the 2015 General Election.  There is now an additional day of advance poll voting, as compared to the…

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Advance Polls Open for the Provincial By-Elections in Innisfail-Sylvan Lake and Fort McMurray-Conklin

July 03, 2018

EDMONTON – Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Glen Resler, confirms that advance polls in Innisfail-Sylvan Lake and Fort McMurray-Conklin are now open. Advance poll locations are available in both electoral divisions from Tuesday, July 3 to Saturday, July 7 between the hours of 9:00 am and 8:00 pm. Election Day is Thursday, July 12, 2018. Advance Poll Locations Innisfail-Sylvan Lake has three advance poll locations that are open all five days. Delburne & District Drop in…

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Writs issued for Provincial By-elections in Innisfail-Sylvan Lake and Fort McMurray-Conklin

June 14, 2018

EDMONTON – Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Glen Resler, confirms that a Writ of Election has been issued for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake and for Fort McMurray-Conklin.  “The Returning Officer and Election Clerk have been appointed in each electoral division and both teams are ready to manage and conduct voting”, said Resler. Election Day: July 12th, 2018 Voter Eligibility: Canadian citizens who are at least 18 years of age on Election Day are eligible to vote, if they are an ordinary…

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Advance Poll Voter Turnout

December 11, 2017

EDMONTON – Elections Alberta today announced preliminary voter turnout numbers for the advance polls that commenced on Wednesday, December 6th and ended on Saturday, December 9, 2017, in Calgary‑Lougheed. An estimated 3,534 ballots were cast in total by electors during the four days of Advance Poll voting.  This compares to 2,062 ballots cast in total during four days in the same electoral division during the 2015 Provincial General Election. Thursday, December 14, 2017 is Election Day.  Voting…

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Calgary-Lougheed Elections Alberta Office Now Open for the Provincial By-Election

November 20, 2017

EDMONTON – Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Glen Resler, confirms that a Writ was issued to administer a by-election to be held in Calgary-Lougheed.  “The Returning Officer and Election Clerk have been appointed and are ready to manage and conduct voting in the electoral division”, said Resler.  Election Day is on December 14th, 2017. Canadian citizens who have lived in Alberta since June 14th, 2017 and are at least 18 years of age or older on…

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Advance Poll Voter Turnout

March 21, 2016

EDMONTON – Elections Alberta today announced preliminary voter turnout numbers for the advance polls that commenced on Wednesday, March 16th and ended on Saturday, March 19, 2016, in Calgary-Greenway. An estimated 2,397 ballots were cast in total by electors during the four days of Advance Poll voting.  This compares to 2,966 ballots cast in total during four days in the same electoral division during the 2015 Provincial General Election. Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 22, 2016 is Election…

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Advance Polls Begin for Provincial By-election in Calgary-Greenway

March 16, 2016

EDMONTON – Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Glen Resler, announces that Advance polls begin today, Wednesday, March 16, 2016 and continue until Saturday, March 19th, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. each day at Abbeydale School, 320 Abergale Drive NE, Calgary. Canadian citizens who have lived in Alberta since September 22, 2015 and will be at least 18 years of age or older on Election Day, March 22, 2016, are eligible to vote at the…

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