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Danielle Smith, Alberta’s premier, stated that despite about 3,000 mail-in ballot packages having errors—representing only 1.2% of around 250,000 returned ballots—the ability for Elections Alberta to help voters correct these mistakes demonstrates the system's effectiveness. At a news conference on Wednesday, Smith highlighted how this support mirrors in-person voting assistance and ensures voter participation remains high ahead of the October 19 referendum.
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Elections Alberta has identified over 3,000 invalid mail-in ballots returned by voters ahead of the October 19 referendum, primarily due to missing declaration forms or identification issues. The provincial election agency is contacting affected voters and offering to process corrections via email if submitted in time. Approximately 221,000 completed ballots have been verified out of the total 652,000 mailed packages sent to eligible voters. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith sees this correction process as evidence that the election system is functioning properly, noting that invalid ballots account for only about 1.2% of those returned so far.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the fact the provincial election authority is helping voters correct errors in about 3,000 mail-in ballot packages shows the system is working.
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It comes after Elections Alberta announced those referendum ballot packages were returned with either declaration forms missing or with other errors, like missing the required copies of identification.
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At an unrelated news conference Wednesday, Smith said the ability for electors to correct the necessary documents in time for their vote to be counted shows Elections Alberta is managing the situation as expected.
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“I think that’s a sign the system works,” she said.
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Smith and Elections Alberta also noted the problematic ballot packages represent a small number of those that have been sent back by voters — only 1.2 per cent of around 250,000.
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Maia Hanrahan at Elections Alberta said in an email Wednesday they’ve contacted those whose packages had problems and are helping voters make the necessary fixes.
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“Similar to an in-person voting experience where an election officer would assist the elector in making sure their information was correct and complete, that is what is happening with these special ballots – we are assisting electors in correcting their errors,” Hanrahan wrote.
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She said voters are able to provide the required information via email, but if they do not, their special ballots will be rejected.
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“Already we have had many people respond and provide the required information.”
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Albertans are to vote on a series of questions on Oct. 19, including whether to stay in Canada or begin the process to hold a second, binding referendum on leaving Confederation.
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Albertans → vote → Confederation
The other nine questions pertain to immigration and the Constitution.
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