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 simply requesting the funds that my office requires to address a significant increase in activity and changes that have recently taken place, most of which are beyond our control and ability to defer until the 2026-27 fiscal period,” McClure told the committee….