11 times more ballots requested for Alberta referendum than last provincial election
Elections Alberta says it received roughly 658,000 requests for special ballots for the Oct. 19 referendum, and about 100,000 of those electors have already voted.
Elections Alberta has recorded an unprecedented surge in requests for mail-in ballots ahead of the upcoming referendum on Alberta's separation. The agency has received approximately 658,000 requests, marking a staggering 11 times increase compared to the 60,000 requests it received during the 2023 provincial election. As of the deadline on Friday, about 100,000 electors had cast their mail-in ballots.
All special ballots are due by October 16 at 5 p.m., in advance of the Oct. 19 vote on 10 questions proposed by Premier Danielle Smith's administration.
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