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Elections Alberta Releases 2020-21 Annual Report

November 25, 2021

EDMONTON – Today, the Chief Electoral Officer and Election Commissioner, Glen Resler, released his 2020-21 Annual Report, pursuant to section 4(2) of the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act and section 4(7) of the Election Act. The report highlights: Information on financial reports, statements and returns filed by registered political entities; The status of complaints and investigations conducted under the authority of the Election Commissioner; and Financial statements for the Office of the Chief Electoral…

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Elections Alberta Releases 2019-20 Annual Report

November 26, 2020

EDMONTON – Today, the Chief Electoral Officer and Election Commissioner, Glen Resler, released his 2019-20 Annual Report, pursuant to section 4(2) of the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act and section 4(7) of the Election Act. The report highlights: Information on financial reports, statements and returns filed by registered political entities; An update on the amalgamation of the former Office of the Election Commissioner with Elections Alberta; The status of complaints and investigations conducted under…

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Chief Electoral Officer Releases Volume III of the 2019 Provincial General Election Report

July 21, 2020

EDMONTON – Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Glen Resler, released the third volume of his report on the 2019 Provincial General Election today. This volume reports on the election finances activities of all political participants in the 2019 Provincial General Election. The Provincial General Election was held on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Elections Alberta registered a total of 1,294 political participants for the Election, comprising 13 political parties, 710 nomination contestants, 541 candidates and 30 election third party advertisers. All participants…

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Chief Electoral Officer Releases 2019 Provincial General Election Report

March 16, 2020

EDMONTON – Today the Chief Electoral Officer, Glen Resler, released the first two of three volumes of his report on the 2019 Provincial General Election. These two volumes include information on the election event, statistics, costs, recommendations and poll-by-poll results. A third volume is planned for release in the summer of 2020 and will report on the financial activities of political participants related to the General Election. The Provincial General Election was held on Tuesday,…

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Chief Electoral Officer Releases 2018-2019 Annual Report

November 26, 2019

EDMONTON – Today, the Chief Electoral Officer, Glen Resler, released his 2018-2019 Annual Report, pursuant to section 4(2) of the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act and section 4(7) of the Election Act. The report highlights: Information on the registration and deregistration of political parties and constituency associations; Overview of nomination contestants and candidates financial returns from the 2018 by-elections, Information on financial reports, statements and returns filed by registered political entities; Recommendations for legislative…

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Chief Electoral Officer Releases 2018 Enumeration Report

October 10, 2019

EDMONTON – Today the Chief Electoral Officer, Glen Resler, released his report on the 2018 Provincial Enumeration, pursuant to section 21(4) of the Election Act. The enumeration was conducted between August 1 and October 5, 2018 in an effort to register voters in advance of the 2019 Provincial General Election. Electors were provided with three ways to register to vote; online, over the phone or at the door. There were 5,692 enumerators hired to collect…

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Chief Electoral Officer Releases Fort-McMurray-Conklin and Innisfail-Sylvan Lake By-elections Report

December 05, 2018

EDMONTON – Today the Chief Electoral Officer, Glen Resler, released his report on the Fort McMurray-Conklin and Innisfail-Sylvan Lake by-elections held on July 12, 2018, pursuant to section 4(6) of the Election Act. The report highlights: Statistical information on key by-election activities such as candidate registration, nomination, polling activities and financial summary; Demographic information on percentage of popular vote, number of votes by voting method, gender splits by election type, and age ranges by election…

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Chief Electoral Officer Releases 2017-18 Annual Report

November 19, 2018

EDMONTON – Today the Chief Electoral Officer, Glen Resler, released his 2017-2018 annual report, pursuant to section 4(2) of the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act and section 4(7) of the Election Act. The report highlights: Information on the registration and deregistration of political parties and constituency associations; Overview of nomination contests, by-elections and leadership contests that occurred in the 2017-2018 year; Information on financial reports, statements and returns filed by registered political entities; A…

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Chief Electoral Officer Releases Calgary-Lougheed By-election Report

April 09, 2018

EDMONTON – Today the Chief Electoral Officer, Glen Resler, released his report on the Calgary-Lougheed by-election held on December 14, 2017, pursuant to section 4(6) of the Election Act. The report highlights: Statistical information on key by-election activities such as candidate registration, nomination, polling activities and financial summary; Details on the new equipment and procedures that were tested during the by-election; Demographic information on percentage of popular vote, number of votes by voting method, gender…

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2016-17 Annual Report of the Chief Electoral Officer

October 25, 2017

EDMONTON – Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Glen Resler, today released his 2016-17 Annual Report as required by section 4(2) of the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act (EFCDA). The report contains financial reporting information from the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Leadership Contest, the Wildrose Party Nomination Contests, and campaign period financial statements for the 2016 Calgary-Greenway By-election. It also contains information on the annual activities of Elections Alberta relating to the registration, annual financial statements,…

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