{
  "id": 9410346,
  "title": "Referendum mail-in ballot requests surpass 610K, Elections Alberta says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/referendum-mail-in-ballot-requests-surpass-610k-elections-alberta-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T20:06:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12070522/alberta-referendum-mail-in-ballot-610k/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Albertans have until Friday at midnight to apply to Elections Alberta for a special mail-in ballot, which must be returned by Oct. 16 at 5 p.m. in order to be counted.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Foreign influence watchdog ‘aware of concerns’ about Alberta referendum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/foreign-influence-watchdog-aware-of-concerns-about-alberta-referendum",
        "published": "2026-09-23T14:44:10.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}