The Aporia · Separatism referendum cost $84 million, exceeded Elections Alberta’s budget

Elections Alberta reported that last month’s separatism referendum cost $84 million during a legislature committee appearance on Thursday. This amount is nearly $50 million more than Elections Alberta’s annual budget. Chief electoral officer Gordon McClure and chief administrative officer Steve Kaye highlighted the extensive workload, with staff working long hours; one employee even delayed medical treatment due to the demanding schedule. The agency also requested an additional $9 million for preparations related to next year’s general election.

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Elections Alberta also asked for an additional $9 million in funding to start preparing for next year’s general election, which it says it will be able to deliver on time despite the government planning to bring new electoral maps into law in the coming weeks.

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Separatism referendum cost $84 million, exceeded Elections Alberta’s budget · assertive framing

Alberta’s elections agency says last month’s historic separation vote came with a price tag of $84 million. asserted

vote → say → million

Officials from Elections Alberta shared the total when they appeared at a legislature committee on Thursday. Chief electoral officer Gordon McClure says the Alberta referendum price tag is nearly $50 million more than the agency’s annual budget could pay for and that it needs the government to cover the rest through additional funding. uncertain

government → share → funding

He says roughly $26 million is needed just to pay staff who counted more than 22 million ballots that were cast in the 10-question vote. asserted

that → say → vote

McClure and other officials added that the referendum was crushing, with staff working long hours; one staffer developed appendicitis and put off getting treatment. asserted

staffer → add → treatment

“I myself worked a 22-hour shift; that was my longest shift,” Steve Kaye, the agency’s chief administrative officer, told the committee. asserted

Kaye → work → committee

“Everybody here at this table worked probably at least 16 to 20-hour days. asserted

Everybody → work → days

But that comes with the territory. asserted

that → come → territory

We’re not here complaining. asserted

We → complain → ?

He said that compared with other provinces their agency is one of the leanest. asserted

agency → say → leanest

“We have had our foot on the gas for a long time. asserted

We → have → time

People are tired, and we have some concerns going forward about being able to hire some of the people that have worked for us in the past,” Kaye said. asserted

Kaye → have → past

government → ask → weeks

Separatism referendum cost $84 million, exceeded Elections Alberta’s budget

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