Hale, Paula (General Counsel, Chief Electoral Officer's office)
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Prosecution under act, committee recommendation to extend time within which it must be commenced to four years, motion on (Sweet: defeated), amendment to permit appointment of independent prosecutor, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA205
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Committee deliberation ... DA205
Hillier, Kelly (Barrister and Solicitor, Legislative Reform, Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General)
Citizens' initiatives review
Citizens' initiatives review, committee recommendations
Government advertising prohibition during petition canvassing period, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: withdrawn) ... DA114-15 Petition signature requirement of 10 per cent of eligible voters in each electoral division, motion on (Feehan/Sweet), amendment to replace 10 per cent with regional signature thresholds between 5 and 25 per cent, motion on (Smith: carried) ... DA112 Petitions on legislative proposals to include a draft bill, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: carried) ... DA121 Prohibition on contributions from corporations and individuals not residing in Alberta, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: carried as amended) ... DA119
Election recall review
Committee deliberation ... DA145
Horner, Nate S. (Drumheller-Stettler, UCP)
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Presentation on citizens' initiatives ... DA67-68 Presentation on election recall legislation ... DA76
Chief Electoral Officer
Collection of elector e-mail addresses, committee recommendation to so empower, motion on (Ceci: carried) ... DA190
Chief Electoral Officer's office
Personal information collection, committee recommendation that Justice and Solicitor General minister consult with Chief Electoral Officer on 2019 general election report recommendations, motion on (Smith: carried as amended) ... DA199 Personal information collection, committee recommendation that Justice and Solicitor General minister consult with Chief Electoral Officer on 2019 general election report recommendations, motion on (Smith: carried as amended), amendment to exclude removal of contact information from electoral lists, motion on (Dang: carried unanimously) ... DA199
Citizens' initiative referendums
Protection of minority rights ... DA67 Public participant recommendations ... DA95-96 Signature thresholds ... DA67-68
Citizens' initiatives
Public participant recommendations ... DA95, 98
Citizens' initiatives review
Committee deliberation ... DA105, 110, 114, 116, 118, 120-23 Committee deliberation to commence only after research documents requested at July 13 and 22, 2020, committee meetings have been received and made available to committee members, motion on (Sweet: defeated) ... DA85-86
Citizens' initiatives review, committee recommendations
Enactment of legislation to allow petitions on legislative or policy proposals only, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA105 Government advertising prohibition during petition canvassing period, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: withdrawn) ... DA114 Minimal filing fee for petitions (Ceci: carried) ... DA123 Petition signature collection from registered electors only, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried as amended) ... DA120 Petitions on legislative proposals to include a draft bill, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: carried) ... DA121-22 Registration requirement for third-party advertisers on petitions, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA118 Report on implications of policy proposal in petition before signature collection starts, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA109-10
Citizens' initiatives review, public/stakeholder input
Summary of issues and recommendations to be prepared by research services, motion on (Pancholi: carried) ... DA91
Communications planning
Virtual public meetings on election recall and citizens' initiatives and on election legislation, communications services to advertise through no-cost and low-cost options, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA57
Constituency associations
Reporting requirements, committee recommendation of annual filing, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA217-18
Cote, Jennifer (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall)
Presentation on citizens' initiatives and election recall ... DA95
Democratic Accountability Committee, Select Special
Agenda, July 13, 2020, meeting, motion to amend (Horner: carried) ... DA1 Subcommittee development of draft stakeholder list, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA46
Democratic accountability review, public/stakeholder input
Draft stakeholder list to be prepared by subcommittee, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA46 Draft stakeholder list to be prepared by subcommittee based on identified focus issues, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA13-14
Democratic accountability review, public/stakeholder oral presentations
Virtual public meetings on election recall and citizens' initiatives and on election legislation, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA56 Virtual public meetings procedure, subcommittee recommendation ... DA82-83
Democratic accountability review, public/stakeholder written submissions
Submission deadline extension and posting of links to legislation and Chief Electoral Officer recommendations on the online submission form, motion on (Sweet: carried) ... DA85
Election Act
Combination with Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act, committee recommendation that commission be established, motion on (Ceci: defeated) ... DA194 Information-sharing provisions, committee recommendation for enhanced data sharing relating to deaths of individuals on electors' lists, motion on (Dang: carried) ... DA202 Plain language user guide, committee recommendation that Chief Electoral Officer post on website, motion on (Dang: carried) ... DA198 Technical briefing by Elections Alberta ... DA35
Election Act review, public/stakeholder written submissions
Summary to be publicly available, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA181
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Contribution limit, committee recommendation for differential candidate limits, motion on (Rutherford: carried) ... DA220 Contribution limit, committee recommendation on inflation adjustments, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA217 Plain language user guide, committee recommendation that Chief Electoral Officer post on website, motion on (Dang: carried) ... DA198
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review, public/stakeholder written submissions
Summary to be publicly available, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA181
Election legislation, Alberta
Crossjurisdictional comparison of Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act sections identified by subcommittee prepared by research services, motion on (Horner: carried as amended) ... DA11 Crossjurisdictional comparison of Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act sections identified by subcommittee prepared by research services, motion on (Horner: carried as amended), amendment to include legislative provisions for direct democracy (petitions, citizen initiatives, etc.), motion on (Sweet: carried) ... DA11
Election recall
Petition signature threshold ... DA76 Public participant recommendations ... DA95, 98, 101 Recall elections, timing ... DA76
Election recall review
Committee deliberation ... DA125, 127-28, 130-32, 136-37, 142, 144-46, 148 Committee deliberation, point of privilege raised (no point of privilege found) ... DA147 Committee deliberation to commence only after research documents requested at July 13 and 22, 2020, committee meetings have been received and made available to committee members, motion on (Sweet: defeated) ... DA85-86
Election recall review, committee recommendations
Advertising restrictions, motion on (Dang: defeated) ... DA130 Municipal elected officials and school trustees be subject to recall legislation similar to that for MLAs, motion on (Turton/R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA142 Petition signature threshold formula, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA125 Petition signature threshold of a minimum of 40 per cent and collection period of 90 days (Fir: carried) ... DA127 Petition signature verification procedure similar to political party registration, motion on (Feehan: carried) ... DA128 Petition signatures to be collected only from individuals eligible to vote in election in which the member to whom the petition relates was elected, motion on (Feehan: carried) ... DA131 Petition signature threshold a maximum of 40 per cent of registered electors and collection period of 90 days ... DA145-46 Petition signature threshold a maximum of 40 per cent of registered electors and collection period of 90 days, motion to accept motion (Horner: carried) ... DA148 Petition signature threshold a maximum of 40 per cent of registered electors and collection period of 90 days (Horner: carried), point of privilege raised ... DA147 Petition signature threshold a maximum of 40 per cent of registered electors and collection period of 90 days, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA148 Petitioner must be eligible to vote for MLA who is the subject of the petition, motion on (Pancholi: carried) ... DA131 Prohibition of petitions less than 18 months after a general election or 12 months before a fixed election period, motion on (Horner: carried as amended) ... DA132 Recall vote by secret ballot, successful vote simple majority of voters followed by by-election, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA136-37
Election recall review, public/stakeholder input
Issues and recommendations document to be prepared by research services, motion on (Pancholi: carried) ... DA91
Elections, provincial
Votes required for official count, committee recommendation for consultation with Chief Electoral Officer on 2019 general election report recommendations (Horner: carried) ... DA199
Giorno, Guy (partner, Fasken)
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA176
Kliparchuk, Marcey (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall)
Presentation on citizens' initiatives and election recall ... DA101
Lavender, J.D. (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall)
Presentation on citizens' initiatives ... DA96
Marciano (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall)
Presentation on citizens' initiatives and election recall ... DA98
Motions (committee)
Election recall review, committee recommendation to prohibit petitions less than 18 months after a general election or 12 months before a fixed election period (Horner: carried as amended) ... DA132
Political advertising by third parties (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.)
Funding for election advertising, committee recommendation to limit contributions to Alberta residents, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA209 Funding for election advertising, committee recommendation to limit contributions to Alberta residents, motion on (Fir: carried), amendment to include political advertising, motion on (Ceci: defeated) ... DA209
Political candidates
Nomination contests, regulation ... DA176
Political parties
Leadership contests, regulation ... DA176
Subcommittee on committee business (Democratic Accountability Committee)
Draft stakeholder list preparation, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA46 Draft stakeholder list preparation based on identified focus issues, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA13-14 Establishment, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA3 Recommendations on virtual public meetings procedure ... DA82-83 Work ... DA7
Voting in provincial elections
Voter identification requirements ... DA35
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